英语词汇“top kill”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

top kill n. (a) killing or death of the above-ground parts of plants, esp. when resulting from the use of herbicides which do not damage the root; an instance of this; (b) a procedure for sealing a leaking oil well in which large amounts of a material heavier than oil (such as heavy mud and rapid-setting concrete), are pumped into the top of the well.

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1931 Ann. Rep. 1930: Northern Region & Northern Rocky Mountain Forest Exper. Station (U.S. Dept. Agric.: Forest Service) 17 This compound gives a good top kill even though injected into only one top stalk.

1985 Financial Post (Toronto) (Nexis) 16 Feb. i. 12 If that attempt at a ‘top kill’ fails, Mobil can still attempt a ‘bottom kill’ by pumping mud and concrete into the bottom of the hole through the new relief well.

2013 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Dec. b 3 An effort to stop the leak..in a procedure known as a top kill would most likely fail, largely because of the overwhelming amount of oil flowing out of the stricken well.

2021 D. A. McGranahan & C. L. Wonkka Ecol. Fire-Dependent Ecosystems (e-book ed.) viii Top-kill in dormant, dry seasons..increases resprouting rates and resprout growth rates.

单词	top kill
释义	> as lemmas top kill top kill n. (a) killing or death of the above-ground parts of plants, esp. when resulting from the use of herbicides which do not damage the root; an instance of this; (b) a procedure for sealing a leaking oil well in which large amounts of a material heavier than oil (such as heavy mud and rapid-setting concrete), are pumped into the top of the well. ΚΠ 1931 Ann. Rep. 1930: Northern Region & Northern Rocky Mountain Forest Exper. Station (U.S. Dept. Agric.: Forest Service) 17 This compound gives a good top kill even though injected into only one top stalk. 1985 Financial Post (Toronto) (Nexis) 16 Feb. i. 12 If that attempt at a ‘top kill’ fails, Mobil can still attempt a ‘bottom kill’ by pumping mud and concrete into the bottom of the hole through the new relief well. 2013 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Dec. b 3 An effort to stop the leak..in a procedure known as a top kill would most likely fail, largely because of the overwhelming amount of oil flowing out of the stricken well. 2021 D. A. McGranahan & C. L. Wonkka Ecol. Fire-Dependent Ecosystems (e-book ed.) viii Top-kill in dormant, dry seasons..increases resprouting rates and resprout growth rates. extracted from topn.¹adj. < as lemmas
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