"culled" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 精選的
• 剔除的 (控制數量)

Definition

被挑選並去除，通常指為了控制數量或提升品質而將某些動物或植物從羣體中分離出來。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式或科學場合，常描述動物因控制數量而被有選擇地移除或撲殺；也可以用於資料、圖書等被挑選或去除。涉及殺害時語感較爭議。

Examples

The sick animals were culled from the herd.

生病的動物被**剔除**出了獸羣。

Old books were culled from the library.

舊書被**篩選清理**出了圖書館。

Weak plants are often culled to help the others grow.

弱小的植物常被**去除**，以幫助其他植物生長。

The deer were culled last winter to prevent overpopulation.

去年冬天，為防止數量過多，鹿被**有選擇性地捕殺**了。

They culled through hundreds of applications to find the best candidates.

他們**篩選了**數百份申請，才找到最合適的候選人。

Some footage was culled from the final edit to keep the film shorter.

為使電影更短，一些片段被**刪減**了。