| 释义 |
cull¹ /kʌl/ vt. | n.
I vt.
1. 挑出，选出
cull the best passages from the poet's works 从这位诗人的作品中选出最佳段落
150 musicians, singers, dancers, and actors culled from all over the country 从全国各地选出的 150 位音乐家、歌唱家、舞蹈家和演员
cull important facts from the mass of evidence 从大堆证据中挑出重要事实
2. 挑选，拣选
She culled the peaches, picking only the choicest ones. 她挑拣桃子，只挑出最好的。
3. 拣掉，除去，剔去
cull the spoiled berries from each box 剔去各箱中的坏浆果
choose the right and cull out the wrong 选择正确摈弃错误
4. 采集(花等)；收集
His knowledge is culled from a huge number of sources. 他的知识是从众多的来源中集聚而得的。
5. 按质挑出(牛、羊等)；(从一群中)剔除(多余的、病弱的或无繁殖力的牛、羊等)；(为剔除病弱的和繁殖力低的牛、羊等而)细查(一群家畜)
6. 剔出(树木)
II n.
1. 被剔除的等外品水果(或蔬菜、木材等)；被剔出的畜牲；劣种鸟
2. 挑选，拣选；剔除
a seal cull to reduce the population 剔出海豹予以杀戮以减少其种群量
[< OFr coillir to pick < L colligere < com- together + legere gather; 见 COLLECT] |