cull

• Существительное, обозначающее действие по отбору или удалению чего-либо, часто используемое в контексте сокращения популяции животных или выбора лучших предметов из группы.

A noun referring to the act of selecting or removing something, often used in the context of reducing a population of animals or selecting the best items from a group.

1. Selective removalB2formal

   The act of removing or killing animals from a group to control population or improve quality.

   Отбраковка

   • The annual deer cull helps maintain a healthy forest ecosystem.
   • Farmers conducted a cull of sick livestock to prevent disease spread.
   • The government authorized a cull of invasive species in the region.

   Synonymseliminationthinning

2. Selection processC1formal

   The process of selecting and removing inferior or unwanted items from a larger group.

   Отбор

   • The editor performed a cull of outdated articles from the database.
   • A cull of underperforming employees was announced by management.
   • The museum's cull of duplicate artifacts freed up storage space.

   Synonymseliminationpruningremovalscreeningselectionsortingthinningwinnowing

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по отбору или сбору чего-либо из большей группы, часто с намерением удалить или сократить.

A verb used to indicate the act of selecting or gathering something from a larger group, often with the intention of removing or reducing.

1. Select or gatherB2formal

   To choose or collect something from a larger group, often with care.

   Отбирать

   • The editor culled the best articles for the anthology.
   • She culled the most relevant data from the report.
   • They culled the finest examples from the collection.

   Synonymschoosecollectgathergleanpickselectsiftsort

   Antonymsdiscardreject

2. Reduce populationB2formal

   To selectively kill animals in a population to control its size or health.

   Отбраковывать

   • The park rangers culled the deer population to prevent overgrazing.
   • Farmers cull weak animals from the herd to improve breeding.
   • The government authorized a cull of invasive species.

   Synonymsdestroyeliminatereduceremoveslaughterthin out

   Antonymsbreedconserveincreasepreservepropagateprotect

Phrasal variantscull out