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liquidate

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v.清算

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liquidate为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:liquidation 动词过去式:liquidated 过去分词:liquidated 现在分词:liquidating 第三人称单数:liquidates

liquidate


/'lɪkwɪdeɪt; `lɪkwɪ,det/
v [Tn]
1 pay or settle (a debt) 清偿或结算(债务).
2 close down (a business) and divide up the proceeds to pay its debts 清算(公司)(清理资产以偿还债务).
3 get rid of (sb), esp by killing 清除(某人)(尤指杀掉)
*liquidated his political opponents 肃清政敌.

liquidate


v
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin;Origin: , past participle of liquidare 'to melt', from Latin liquidus; LIQUID2]
[I and T]
to close a business or company and sell the things that belong to it, in order to pay its debts
[T]technical
to pay a debt
 The stock was sold to liquidate the loan.
[T]informal
to kill someone or destroy something that is causing a problem