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winnow是什么意思

2024-02-20 17:10:17
winnow
美[wɪnoʊ]  英[wɪnəʊ]
v.  吹开糠皮;把挑出来;精选
  名词:winnower  过去式:winnowed  过去分词:winnowed  现在分词:winnowing  第三人称单数:winnows
  近义词:air,single,examine,gothrough,sortthrough,pickover,inspect,sort,fan,sifting,winnowing,

英英释义

Noun
  1. the act of separating grain from chaff;

    "the winnowing was done by women"

Verb
  1. separate the chaff from by using air currents;

    "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"

  2. blow on;

    "The wind was winnowing her hair" "the wind winnowed the grass"

  3. select desirable parts from a group or list;

    "cull out the interesting letters from the poets correspondence" "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"

  4. blow away or off with a current of air;

    "winnow chaff"

例句

  1. A device for winnowing grain.簸谷器; 风选机去糠的设备
  2. The girl is winnowing the chaff from the corn.那个女孩正在簸去谷壳。