winnow的英文翻譯是什么意思,詞典釋義與在線(xiàn)翻譯:
英英釋義
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the act of separating grain from chaff;
"the winnowing was done by women"
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separate the chaff from by using air currents;
"She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
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blow on;
"The wind was winnowing her hair"
"the wind winnowed the grass"
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select desirable parts from a group or list;
"cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"
"winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
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blow away or off with a current of air;
"winnow chaff"
winnow的用法和樣例:
例句
- A device for winnowing grain.
簸谷器; 風(fēng)選機去糠的設備 - The girl is winnowing the chaff from the corn.
那個(gè)女孩正在簸去谷殼。
經(jīng)典引文
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The tea is..winnowed and sifted, so as to free it from impurities.
出自: E. Forbes