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。

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The latest drop was prompted by the news on May 29th that BP's attempt to plug the leak with a "top kill" had failed.

5月29日英国石油公司试图用“灭顶法”封堵泄露失败的消息不胫而走，其股价迎来了最近一次的下跌。

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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。

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We did the top kill -- we were able to force mud down the wellbore to the point where we actually suppressed all the oil.

WHITEHOUSE: Daily Press Briefing

The solutions for -- the solution with the top kill, first in stabilizing the well with heavy drilling mud, ultimately would lead to the cement capping of that well.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

And as -- whether it was the top kill, whether it was the top cap, any of the exercises that needed to be signed off on by the federal on-scene coordinator in order to make happen, those were done.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing