winnow

winnow
verb
  1. [with obj.]blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff
    风选（谷物）（以除去表壳）
    ■remove (chaff) from grain
    除去（皮壳）
    women winnow the chaff from piles of unhusked rice.
    女人们把成堆成堆的稻谷扬去谷壳。
    ■reduce the number in a set of (people or things) gradually until only the best ones are left
    筛选（人或物）；选取
    the contenders had been winnowed to five.
    经过筛选，竞争者剩下五名。
    ■find or identify (a valuable or useful part of something)
    发现；辨别（某物有价值或有用之处）
    amidst this welter of confusing signals, it's difficult to winnow out the truth.
    在杂乱无章的信号之中，要辨别真相很困难。
    ■identify and remove (the least valuable or useful people or things)
    辨别并去除（最无价值或无用之人或物）
    guidelines that would help winnow out those not fit to be soldiers.
    将有助于筛去那些不适合当兵之人的准则。
  2. [no obj.](poetic/literary)(of the wind) blow
    (诗／文)（风）吹拂，吹散，吹动
    the autumn wind winnowing its way through the grass.
    秋风一路轻拂草地。
    ■[with obj.](of a bird) fan (the air) with wings
    （鸟用翼）扇动，振翅
派生
winnower
noun
语源
  1. Old English windwian, from wind (see wind)
英语宝典
热门查询
英语宝典
考试词汇表
　
返回
搜单词
背单词