thresh

thresh
[θrɛʃ]
verb
[with obj.]
  1. separate grain from (corn or other crops), typically with a flail or by the action of a revolving mechanism
    摔打(谷或其他庄稼)使脱粒
    machinery that can reap and thresh corn in the same process.
    可同时收割和打谷的机器。
    [as noun threshing]farm workers started the afternoon's threshing.
    农场工人们开始了下午的打谷。
    ■(thresh something over)analyse a problem in search of a solution
    反复研究;推敲
  2. variant spelling of thrash(in the sense of violent movement)
    同 thrash(“剧烈扭动”义项)
语源
  1. Old English therscan, later threscan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorsen and German dreschen. Compare with thrash
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