culling

英 ['kʌlɪŋ] 美 ['kʌlɪŋ]

• n. 被选出或采摘之物；挑选
• 动词cull的现在分词形式.

英英释义

动词 cull:

1. remove something that has been rejected

2. look for and gather

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The mathematicians turned to culling periodic solutions.
   数学家们转而去挑选周期解。
2. Culling stem cells destroys the days-old embryo harboring them, regardless of whether it was cloned or left over in a fertility clinic.
   一般来讲，无论是被克隆还是被转移到其他环境中，挑选干细胞线将会自动破坏曾经养育它的胚胎。

词汇搭配

• cull 拣选
• artificial culling 人工淘汰
• culling chute 鉴定栏
• culling level 淘汰标准
• independent culling 独立选择

近反义词

【近义词】

• selection 选择