cullKK [kʌl] /kʌl/發音動詞1撲殺、宰殺The authorities decided to cull thousands of birds to stop the disease.當局決定撲殺數千隻禽鳥以阻止疫情擴散。2剔除、淘汰The library culled old books that nobody had borrowed for years.圖書館剔除了多年來無人借閱的舊書。3蒐集、擷取、摘取The report culls data from more than twenty separate studies.這份報告從二十多項研究中擷取資料。4採、摘文學She culled wildflowers along the path beside the stream.她沿著溪邊的小徑採野花。名詞1撲殺、宰殺Farmers protested against the cull of badgers in the region.農民抗議在該地區撲殺獾的措施。2剔除品、次級品The culls are sold cheaply at the back of the market.那些剔除品在市場後方以低價出售。