cull

/kʌl/· verb

科学/科研/医疗C1

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Chinese meaning

(为wèi控kòng制zhì疫yì情qíng等děng)扑pū杀shā

选xuǎn择zé性xìng杀shā灭miè以yǐ控kòng制zhì数shù量liàng

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尼ní泊pō尔ěr动dòng物wù园yuán为wèi控kòng制zhì禽qín流liú感gǎn而ér扑pū杀shā染rǎn病bìng鸟niǎo兽shòu

Example

bird flu to spread through Nepal’s Central Zoo in June and July killing or prompting the culling of at least 65 birds and animals

禽qín流liú感gǎn在zài六liù月yuè和hé七qī月yuè间jiān蔓màn延yán至zhì尼ní泊pō尔ěr中zhōng央yāng动dòng物wù园yuán,导dǎo致zhì至zhì少shǎo六liù十shí五wǔ只zhī鸟niǎo类lèi和hé动dòng物wù死sǐ亡wáng或huò被bèi扑pū杀shā。

Source: Mongabay · 12 Aug 2026

Background ✎

尼ní泊pō尔ěr中zhōng央yāng动dòng物wù园yuán因yīn通tōng报bào延yán迟chí、生shēng物wù安ān全quán松sōng懈xiè致zhì使shǐ禽qín流liú感gǎn疫yì情qíng恶è化huà,调diào查chá显xiǎn示shì至zhì少shǎo六liù十shí五wǔ只zhǐ动dòng物wù死sǐ亡wáng或huò被bèi扑pū杀shā。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 coillier,同源于拉丁语 colligere(挑选,聚集)

  • 单纯词,不可拆

Collocations

  • cull animals / mass culling / prompt the culling of

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