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;過去式:?liquidated;過去分詞:?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
來自liquid,流動，液體。用于經(jīng)濟學(xué)資產(chǎn)的流動性，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.
雙語例句
- 1. They're likely to hold big fire sales to liquidate their inventory.
- 他們可能會舉行清倉大甩賣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They have not hesitated in the past to liquidate their rivals.
- 過去他們曾毫不猶豫地鏟除對手。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The government tried to liquidate the rebel movement and failed.
- 政府試圖肅清反叛運動，結(jié)果失敗了。
來自《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的猶太人.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company.
- 全體投票一致通過停業(yè)清理公司。
來自辭典例句