liquidate
verb
UK/ˈlɪk.wə.deɪt/
US/ˈlɪk.wə.deɪt/
Definitions of liquidate verb
business(商業)
- Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To close a business and sell its assets to repay debts.
清算；結業清盤
Due to continued losses, the company was forced to liquidate.
由於持續虧損，公司被迫進行清算。
After declaring bankruptcy, they had to liquidate all their assets.
在宣布破產後，他們不得不清算所有資產。
To pay off their debts, they decided to liquidate the company.
為了償還債務，他們決定清算公司。
remove(移除)
- Transitive(及物動詞)
To eliminate or remove someone, often by killing, especially those considered a threat to a government or political organization.
清除；剷除（對政府或政治組織構成威脅的人）
Historically, many authoritarian regimes have liquidated dissidents.
歷史上，許多威權政權都曾清除異議人士。
The group was allegedly planning to liquidate anyone who opposed their ideology.
據稱，該組織計劃剷除任何反對其意識形態的人。
After the coup, they quickly liquidated members of the former government.
政變後，他們迅速清除了前政府成員。