top kill

基本解釋

As The Economist went to press, BP was saying only that the top kill was still under way.
而正如《經(jīng)濟(jì)達(dá)人》指出的，英國石油公司也只是說，“滅頂法”仍在進(jìn)行中。
This “top kill” was meant to get enough mud into the pipes to seal the well and stop the flow of oil.
這種“滅頂法”是一種為了封閉油井，阻止油漏而將足夠的重液打入管道的方法。
Even if BP's current "top kill" effort to stop the gushing well works, the oil hanging at and below the surface still needs to be cleaned up before a storm makes it worse, Studwell said.
即使英國石油公司目前的“殺手锏”能成功阻止原油的泄露，但是在颶風(fēng)將這一切變得更糟糕之前，那些漂浮在海面上以及海面下的原油需要盡快清理干凈。

However,despite their successes, the Pakistani security forces had failed to kill or capture top Taliban leaders in the region until the announcement of spokesman Muslim Khan's arrest along with four other commanders on Friday.

If this was less risky than, say, the top kill, we would have done that before.
WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing
Analysis of the pressures at play in the top kill procedure may help reveal who was right.
ECONOMIST: Nerves are fraying a month after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
As The Economist went to press, BP was saying only that the top kill was still under way.
ECONOMIST: Nerves are fraying a month after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill