liquidate
v 清偿（债务）；清理（帐目）（liquid+ate→像把水弄清一样→清理）
释义2：
liquidate
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◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. wind up the affairs of (a company or firm) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets• 清算（公司债务、资产等） [no obj.] (of a company) undergo such a process• （公司）清算（债务、资产等） convert (assets) into cash• 将（资产）变现，变卖 »a plan to liquidate £1 billion worth of property over seven years. 七年内将价值10亿英镑的资产变现的计划。 pay off (a debt)• 清偿（债务）2. eliminate, typically by violent means; kill • 除掉，杀戮【派生】
♦ liquidation noun【语源】
1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'set out (accounts) clearly'): from medieval Latin liquidat-made clear, from the verb liquidare, from Latin liquidus (see liquid ). Sense 1 was influenced by Italian
liquidare and French
liquider, sense 2 by Russian
likvidirovat'
俄语/英语字母转换