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cull

/kʌl/

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to remove people or things from a larger group according to a choice or standard

筛除；剔除

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The editors had to cull outdated references from the bibliography.
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编辑们不得不从参考文献中剔除过时的资料。
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Pronunciation: /kʌl/

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