cull

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  • n.（为防止动物种群量过多而通常对最弱者的）选择性宰杀
  • v.部分捕杀
  • Web挑选；采；摘
Simple Present：culls  Present Participle：culling  Past Tense：culled  

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Cull
v.
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部分捕杀，选择性宰杀（为防止动物种群量过多而杀掉其中一定数量）to kill a particular number of animals of a group in order to prevent the group from getting too large
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（为防止动物种群量过多而通常对最弱者的）选择性宰杀the act of killing some animals (usually the weakest ones) of a group in order to prevent the group from getting too large
the annual seal cull
每年对海豹的选择性宰杀

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1.
By today's standards, a cull of Australians or Americans would be at least 60 times as productive as one of Bangladeshis.
按照今天的标准，一个澳大利亚人或美国人的碳排放至少是一个孟加拉人的60倍。
àn zhào jīn tiān de biāo zhǔn , yī gè ào dà lì yà rén huò měi guó rén de tàn pái fàng zhì shǎo shì yī gè mèng jiā lā rén de liù shí bèi 。
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A Defence spokesman said the cull was finished and had been conducted in the most humane way possible.
国防部发言人表示，捕杀袋鼠采用了最人道的方式，并已圆满完成任务。
guó fáng bù fā yán rén biǎo shì , bǔ shā dài shǔ cǎi yòng le zuì rén dào de fāng shì , bìng yǐ yuán mǎn wán chéng rèn wu 。
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The shark tore two chunks from Cull's left leg, ripping off half his calf and leaving him with deep lacerations to his knee and thigh.
鲨鱼在Cull的左腿上撕下两大块肉，把他的小腿咬掉了一半，大腿和膝盖也有很深的伤口。
shā yú zài Cull de zuǒ tuǐ shàng sī xià liǎng dà kuài ròu , bǎ tā de xiǎo tuǐ yǎo diào le yí bàn , dà tuǐ hé xī gài yě yǒu hěn shēn de shāng kǒu 。
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Since the first case of the disease was confirmed in November the country has embarked on a mass cull.
自去年十一月第一例口蹄疫确认后，韩国就开始了大规模屠宰。
zì qù nián shí yī yuè dì yí lì kǒu tí yì què rèn hòu , hán guó jiù kāi shǐ le dà guī mó tú zǎi 。
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So, in an effort to bring some clarity, I've tried to cull some of the best analysis of the budget-deficit debate this week.
因此，为了拨开一些迷雾，我试着挑了一些对本周预算赤字争论的最佳分析。
yīn cǐ , wèi le bō kāi yì xiē mí wù , wǒ shì zhe tiāo le yì xiē duì běn zhōu yù suàn chì zì zhēng lùn de zuì jiā fēn xī 。
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City officials are considering either a cull of the rabbits, in which a number of them would be killed, or a trap and relocate program.
政府官员在考虑选出一部分兔子杀掉，或者制定一个限制和重新安置的计划。
zhèng fǔ guān yuán zài kǎo lǜ xuǎn chū yí bù fen tù zǐ shā diào , huò zhě zhì dìng yī gè xiàn zhì hé chóng xīn ān zhì de jì huà 。
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And although some activists are calling for a cull, few MPs, even among the clean ones, have joined them.
尽管一些激进分子要求挑选出某些议员，甚至一些清白的议员，加入他们。
jǐn guǎn yì xiē jī jìn fēn zǐ yāo qiú tiāo xuǎn chū mǒu xiē yì yuán , shèn zhì yì xiē qīng bái de yì yuán , jiā rù tā men 。
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Some of the extra staff were required but a 7. 5% cull might be necessary now, bringing down the payroll by 400, 000 or so.
一些额外的雇员是必要的，但现在压缩7.5%的人数也是可以的，这将减少40万人的支出。
yì xiē é wài de gù yuán shì bì yào de , dàn xiàn zài yā suō bǎi fēn zhī qī diǎn wǔ de rén shù yě shì kě yǐ de , zhè jiāng jiǎn shǎo sì shí wàn rén de zhī chū 。
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It is likely though that the divine breath will cull the souls not yet ready to partake of their divinity.
然而很可能那神圣的呼吸将会剔出还没有准备好分享他们神性的那些灵魂。
rán ér hěn kě néng nà shén shèng de hū xī jiāng huì tī chū hái méi yǒu zhǔn bèi hǎo fēn xiǎng tā men shén xìng de nà xiē líng hún 。
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Therefore a few years ago when the TaitungChristianHospital needed to cull the patient charts to make space, I volunteered to help.
几年前台东基督教医院想缩减病历量以便有更大的利用空间，我自愿帮忙这件病历筛选工作。
jǐ nián qián tái dōng jī dū jiào yī yuàn xiǎng suō jiǎn bìng lì liàng yǐ biàn yǒu gèng dà de lì yòng kōng jiān , wǒ zì yuàn bāng máng zhè jiàn bìng lì shāi xuǎn gōng zuò 。
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