capture and kill; hunt down
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to hunt and kill; to capture and kill
neutralOften used in contexts of law, conservation, or hunting related to animals.
Fǎ法
lǜ律
yán严
jìn禁
bǔ捕
shā杀
bīn濒
wēi危
wù物
zhǒng种
。
The law strictly prohibits hunting and killing endangered species.
Wèi为
le了
fáng防
zhǐ止
jí疾
bìng病
chuán传
bō播
，
tā他
men们
bù不
dé得
bù不
bǔ捕
shā杀
shòu受
gǎn感
rǎn染
de的
shēng牲
chù畜
。
To prevent the spread of disease, they had to cull the infected livestock.
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Zhè这
qún群
láng狼
bèi被
zhǐ指
kòng控
bǔ捕
shā杀
le了
shù数
shí十
zhǐ只
yáng羊
。
This pack of wolves was accused of killing dozens of sheep.
Guò过
dù度
bǔ捕
shā杀
dǎo导
zhì致
zhè这
zhǒng种
yú鱼
lèi类
shù数
liàng量
ruì锐
jiǎn减
。
Overhunting has led to a sharp decline in the population of this fish species.