top kill

基本解释

As The Economist went to press, BP was saying only that the top kill was still under way.
而正如《经济达人》指出的，英国石油公司也只是说，“灭顶法”仍在进行中。
This “top kill” was meant to get enough mud into the pipes to seal the well and stop the flow of oil.
这种“灭顶法”是一种为了封闭油井，阻止油漏而将足够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.
即使英国石油公司目前的“杀手锏”能成功阻止原油的泄露，但是在飓风将这一切变得更糟糕之前，那些漂浮在海面上以及海面下的原油需要尽快清理干净。

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