cull

The government decided to cull the deer population to prevent damage to the local crops.

(Chinese) 政府决定剔除部分鹿群，以防止当地农作物受损。

The editor had to cull the best stories from thousands of letters submitted by readers.

(Chinese) 编辑不得不从读者提交的数千封信件中挑选出最好的故事。