cull
gb/kˈʌl/ us/kˈʌl/
C1
Anglais
kiválogat, kiszűr, ritkít, leöl, kigyűjt, merít, állományritkítás, selejtállat, szed, leszed
VERBE
C1
1
Schéma d’usage :
cull [items/people] (from [group/list])
We culled the list of applicants down to ten finalists.
A jelentkezők listáját tíz döntősre szűkítettük.
The editor culled several repetitive paragraphs from the draft.
A szerkesztő több ismétlődő bekezdést kihúzott a kéziratból.
The museum is culling damaged items from its storage collection.
Exemples pédagogiques
I culled the photos and deleted the blurry ones.
Átválogattam a fotókat, és töröltem az elmosódottakat.
They culled the list to five names.
Öt névre szűkítették a listát.
Erreur fréquente :
Don’t confuse cull (/kʌl/) with call (/kɔːl/) or cull with kill in every context.
Sens
remove the unwanted from a group
Collocations
cull the list
|cull names
|cull candidates
|cull applications
|cull outdated books
|cull weak ideas
|cull unnecessary details
|cull low performers
|cull items from the catalog
|cull the collection
Synonymes
weed out (Emphasizes removing the bad or unsuitable.)
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eliminate (More general; can sound more formal or final.)
Antonymes
keep (Means not removing items from the group.)
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include (Means adding or retaining rather than removing.)
Thèmes
work
|education
|daily_life
|selection
Définition
To take out the ones you don’t want from a group.
To remove things or people that are not needed or not good enough from a larger group, leaving a smaller or better set.
VERBE
C1
2
Schéma d’usage :
cull [animals] (to [purpose])
Officials ordered a cull of the infected poultry to stop the outbreak.
A járvány megfékezésére a hatóságok elrendelték a fertőzött baromfi leölését.
The park service culled deer to prevent overgrazing.
A park igazgatósága ritkította a szarvasállományt, hogy megelőzze a túllegelést.
Farmers may cull older animals when feed is scarce.
Exemples pédagogiques
They culled some deer to reduce the population.
Néhány szarvast kilőttek, hogy csökkentsék az állományt.
Erreur fréquente :
In this sense, cull usually means killing, not just choosing.
Sens
kill animals to reduce numbers
Collocations
cull deer
|cull badgers
|cull the herd
|cull the flock
|mass cull
|humanely cull
|cull infected birds
|cull animals to control disease
|selectively cull
|government cull
Synonymes
slaughter (More direct and often harsher; not necessarily selective.)
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thin (Often used for wildlife/forestry; focuses on reducing numbers.)
Antonymes
protect (Opposite goal: keep animals safe rather than kill them.)
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conserve (Focuses on maintaining populations rather than reducing them.)
Thèmes
animals
|environment
|agriculture
|public_health
Définition
To kill some animals to control the population or disease.
To kill some animals in a herd or wild population in order to reduce numbers, improve herd quality, or control disease.
VERBE
C1
FORMAL
3
Schéma d’usage :
cull [information/quotes/data] from [sources]
The report culled data from three national surveys.
A jelentés három országos felmérésből merített adatokat.
Many of the examples were culled from real customer emails.
A példák közül sokat valódi ügyfél-e-mailekből gyűjtöttek össze.
She culled key quotations from dozens of articles.
Exemples pédagogiques
He culled facts from several websites.
Több weboldalról gyűjtött ki tényeket.
Erreur fréquente :
Common in passive form: 'be culled from' (= taken from).
Sens
gather information by selecting sources
Collocations
cull information
|cull data
|cull statistics
|cull facts
|cull quotes
|cull insights
|cull details
|culled from reports
|culled from interviews
|culled from the internet
Synonymes
extract (Highlights pulling something out from within a source.)
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compile (Emphasizes assembling selected material into one place.)
Antonymes
ignore (Means not using information from a source.)
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invent (Means making up information rather than taking it from sources.)
Thèmes
information
|media
|research
|work
Définition
To take useful information from different sources.
To collect or extract useful pieces of information by selecting them from one or more sources.
NOM
C1
4
Schéma d’usage :
a cull (of [animals])
A cull was announced after the disease was detected in the region.
Miután kimutatták a betegséget a térségben, állományritkítást jelentettek be.
The council approved a cull of deer in the overpopulated areas.
A tanács jóváhagyta a túlszaporodott területeken élő szarvasok ritkítását.
There was public protest against the planned cull.
Exemples pédagogiques
They planned a cull of deer.
Szarvasállomány-ritkítást terveztek.
Sens
the act of reducing by removal
Collocations
a deer cull
|an annual cull
|a targeted cull
|a selective cull
|a large-scale cull
|a government cull
|a cull of infected animals
|a cull program
|a cull policy
|a planned cull
Synonymes
reduction (General term; not necessarily selective.)
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slaughter (Focuses on killing; may imply less selectivity.)
Antonymes
restocking (Adding animals/items rather than reducing them.)
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increase (The opposite direction of change in size.)
Thèmes
animals
|environment
|agriculture
|selection
Définition
An organized removal (often killing) of some animals or items.
The process or event of removing selected members of a group, especially animals, to reduce the group or improve its overall quality.
NOM
C2
TECHNICAL
5
selejtállat
C1
Schéma d’usage :
a cull; culls
The culls were separated from the main herd before winter.
A selejtállatokat a tél előtt elkülönítették a fő csordától.
Older cows are often sold as culls at the end of the season.
Az idősebb teheneket a szezon végén gyakran selejtállatként értékesítik.
The vet helped the farmer decide which animals were culls.
Sens
an animal removed from a herd
Collocations
breeding cull
|cull cow
|cull ewes
|identify culls
|sell culls
|separate culls
|market culls
|culls at auction
|cull animals
|cull stock
Synonymes
reject (General word for something not accepted; not specific to animals.)
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nonbreeder (Focuses specifically on breeding suitability.)
Antonymes
breeder (An animal kept for breeding, not removed.)
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keeper (Informal; something chosen to be kept.)
Thèmes
animals
|agriculture
Définition
An animal chosen to be removed from a herd.
An animal that is selected to be removed from a herd or breeding group, often because it is old, sick, or not suitable for breeding.
VERBE
C2
LITERARY
6
Schéma d’usage :
cull [flowers/fruit] (from [place])
They culled wild berries along the trail.
Vad bogyókat szedegettek az ösvény mentén.
She culled a few roses from the garden for the table.
Leszedett néhány rózsát a kertből az asztalra.
Fresh herbs were culled from the planter outside the kitchen.
Sens
pick flowers or fruit
Collocations
cull flowers
|cull roses
|cull blossoms
|cull herbs
|cull berries
|cull fruit
|cull wild berries
|cull from the garden
|cull from the hedgerow
|cull from the field
Synonymes
pick (Everyday word; less formal.)
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gather (Often suggests collecting in quantity.)
Antonymes
plant (Opposite action: putting plants in rather than taking out.)
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leave (Not taking the flowers/fruit.)
Thèmes
nature
|food
|daily_life
Définition
To pick flowers or fruit (literary).
To pick or gather something, especially flowers or fruit, from where it grows, often by selecting the best ones.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
cull
API
GB/kˈʌl/
US/kˈʌl/
Syllabes et accentuation
cull (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (cull)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: cull
- Plural: culls
Verb
- Base: cull
- 3rd Person Singular: culls
- Present Participle: culling
- Past: culled
Famille de mots
Expressions
cull and destroy
1/kˈʌl ˈænd dɪstɹˈɔɪ/
fixed phrase
technical
kill to stop disease spread
To kill animals to stop a disease spreading.
Exemples
- Veterinary authorities used a cull-and-destroy policy to contain the outbreak.
- The farm was required to cull and destroy all exposed birds.
- Officials defended the decision to cull and destroy the herd after the positive test.
cull out
1/kˈʌl ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
remove as unsuitable
To take out the ones you don’t want.
Exemples
- We culled out duplicate records before analyzing the data.
- The coach culled out the weakest players during tryouts.
- She culled out the clothes she no longer wore.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I culled out the old files.
cull the herd
1/kˈʌl ðə hˈɚd/
idiom
business
cut down a group’s numbers
To reduce a group by removing the weakest members.
Exemples
- The company decided to cull the herd and focus on its most profitable products.
- After the merger, management culled the herd of redundant roles.
- The program culled the herd by dropping the least active users.