liquidate
英 ['l?kw?de?t]
美['l?kw?det]
- vt. 清算；償付；消除
- vi. 清算；清理債務(wù)
TEM8GRE低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?liquidates;過(guò)去式:?liquidated;過(guò)去分詞:?liquidated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?liquidating;
助記提示
1、詞根liquid-由原始含義引申為：make liquid or clear, clarify.
2、liquid- + -ate.
3. which goes back to a metaphorical sense of Latin liquere, 'be clear' – thus 'clear a debt'.
2、liquid- + -ate.
3. which goes back to a metaphorical sense of Latin liquere, 'be clear' – thus 'clear a debt'.
中文詞源
liquidate 使清算，使清償
來(lái)自liquid,流動(dòng)，液體。用于經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)資產(chǎn)的流動(dòng)性，清算，清償?shù)取?/p>
英文詞源
- liquidate (v.)
- 1570s, "to reduce to order, to set out clearly" (of accounts), from Late Latin or Medieval Latin liquidatus, past participle of liquidare "to melt, make liquid or clear, clarify," from Latin liquidus (see liquid). Sense of "clear away" (a debt) first recorded 1755. The meaning "wipe out, kill" is from 1924, possibly from Russian likvidirovat. Related: Liquidated; liquidating.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. They're likely to hold big fire sales to liquidate their inventory.
- 他們可能會(huì)舉行清倉(cāng)大甩賣。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. They have not hesitated in the past to liquidate their rivals.
- 過(guò)去他們?cè)敛华q豫地鏟除對(duì)手。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The government tried to liquidate the rebel movement and failed.
- 政府試圖肅清反叛運(yùn)動(dòng)，結(jié)果失敗了。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. Hitler tried to liquidate the Jews in Germany.
- 希特勒試圖全部消滅德國(guó)的猶太人.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company.
- 全體投票一致通過(guò)停業(yè)清理公司。
來(lái)自辭典例句