及物动词

1. 停业清理，清算，清盘（破产的公司等）
To liquidate a company is to close it down and sell all its assets, usually because it is in debt.

1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

e.g. The mafia liquidated the informer
the double agent was neutralized

Synonym: neutralizeneutralisewasteknock offdo in

2. settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off

e.g. liquidate a company

3. convert into cash

e.g. I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband

4. eliminate by paying off (debts)

Synonym: pay off