Eventually, the then-Governor of Virginia, Alexander Spotswood, commissioned Lieutenant Robert Maynard, an experienced naval commander, to capture or kill Blackbeard.

最终，当时弗吉尼亚州的州长亚历山大·斯波茨伍德派遣一位海战经验丰富的海军上尉，罗伯特·梅纳德去抓获或者除掉黑胡子。

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Used as a phrasal, it means to collapse, lower a person's mood, injure or kill, capture or reduce.

用作短语时，意思是摧垮，崩溃，让人心情不好，受伤、杀死、捕获或者减少。

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A major military offensive in South Waziristan is underway and has killed hundreds of Taliban fighters but has not been able to capture or kill Hakimullah Mehsud or any of his key deputies.

VOA: standard.2010.01.09

The U.S.support is credited with helping the Philippine government capture or kill key leaders of two Islamic insurgent groups in the country's southern islands, but the VFA has become a target for Filipino leftist and nationalist factions who want it scrapped.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

But in November of seventeen-eighteen, the governor of Virginia sent soldiers to kill or capture him.

VOA: special.2011.07.26

FARC's former enclave, but they have failed to capture or kill any of the top guerrilla leaders.

ECONOMIST: Colombia's presidential election

Congo mission began dispatching special forces to capture or kill him.

WSJ: U.N. Peacekeepers at War in the Congo

U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies have worked successfully with Pakistani security services to capture or kill key al-Qaida figures, including Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

NPR: Risky Business: U.S. Must Rely On Foreign Spies