"culled" in Chinese (Simplified)
精选的剔除的 (控制数量)
Definition
被挑选并去除，通常指为了控制数量或提高品质而将某些动物或植物从群体中分离出来。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于正式或科学场合，通常说动物为控制数量被有选择地移除或扑杀；也可表示资料、图书被筛选和去除。涉及杀害时有争议。
Examples
The sick animals were culled from the herd.
患病的动物被**剔除**出了兽群。
Old books were culled from the library.
旧书被**筛选清理**出了图书馆。
Weak plants are often culled to help the others grow.
弱小的植物常被**去除**以帮助其他植物生长。
The deer were culled last winter to prevent overpopulation.
去年冬天，为防止数量过多，鹿被**有选择性地捕杀**了。
They culled through hundreds of applications to find the best candidates.
他们**筛选了**数百份申请，才找到最合适的候选人。
Some footage was culled from the final edit to keep the film shorter.
为使电影更短，一些片段被**删减**了。