Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #14483
cull
剔除;淘汰
核心释义
remove something that has been rejected
- 1.
从较大的群体中挑选或带走某人或某物。
To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- 2.
收集,采集。
To gather, collect.
- 3.
从群体中挑选并宰杀动物,以控制种群数量。
To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
- 4.
杀死(动物等)。
To kill (animals, etc).
- 5.
为缩减规模而裁减,去除。
To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
- 6.
选择性地不渲染或处理某些对象,如多边形。
To selectively not render or process certain objects, such as polygons.
从较大的群体中挑选或带走某人或某物。;收集,采集。;从群体中挑选并宰杀动物,以控制种群数量。;杀死(动物等)。;为缩减规模而裁减,去除。
用法In use
The editor culled the weakest paragraphs from the report before printing it.
用法提示:动词 culled 表示“剔除、删除”,后接被移除的宾语 the weakest paragraphs。
Wildlife managers cull sick deer when the herd becomes too large.
用法提示:动词 cull 表示“淘汰、移除(病弱动物)”,及物用法,后接宾语 sick deer。
The breeder keeps the healthiest animals, and the culls are sold at auction.
用法提示:名词 culls 指“被剔除/淘汰的动物”,是 cull 的复数形式,在句中作主语。
cull sth (from sth)
动词用法:cull 为及物动词,表示“剔除、淘汰”,可在宾语后接 from 短语说明来源;也可用被动语态 be culled。
The farmer culled the sick animals from the herd.
农民从牛群中剔除了病畜。
be a cull
名词用法:cull 为可数名词,指被剔除或淘汰的个体;常用 be a cull 表示“属于被淘汰之列”,复数形式为 culls。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cull the herd
- 淘汰畜群(中的病弱个体)
- Farmers cull the herd to prevent disease from spreading.农民淘汰病弱牲畜以防疾病传播。
- cull data
- 筛选数据
- The team culled the data from public records.团队从公共记录中筛选数据。
- cull from
- 从……中挑选
- The stories were culled from local folklore.这些故事是从当地民间传说中挑选出来的。
- cull sick animals
- 剔除患病的动物
- Park rangers cull sick animals to protect the healthy population.公园管理员剔除患病的动物,以保护健康种群。
- cull the weak
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
cull:想象用 C 形钩子把羊群中的病羊钩走剔除,剩下的才是好的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:动物管理、数据清理、产品筛选 该词多用于书面或专业语境:作动词常表示有选择地剔除或清除,常见于动物管理、数据清理等场景;作名词则指被剔除的等外品或动物。口语中较少单独使用,通常可改用更常见的词语,如 remove、淘汰。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These six words all rhyme with cull (/kʌl/): the stressed vowel and following consonant are /ʌl/. Watch out for lookalikes that sound different: pull /pʊl/ and full /fʊl/ rhyme with each other but not with cull, and call /kɔːl/ has a different vowel.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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