Ⅰ ❶ (古代战争中割掉敌人的左耳计数献功) count the number of enemy troops one killed by the number of the left ears cut from the bodies ❷ (断,割) cut ❸ (诛戮) kill;put to death ❹ (消灭) eliminate;abolish;exterminate;wipe out Ⅱ [书] ❶ (割下的耳朵) the ears cut from the bodies ❷ (俘虏) captive;captured personnel;prisoner of war