| 词汇 | winnow |
| 释义 | winnowUK:*/ˈwɪnəʊ/US:/ˈwɪnoʊ/ ,(win′ō)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:Australian:Jamaican: 主要翻译 winnow [sth] vtr (grain: separate from chaff)扬（谷）；簸去（糠皮）The farmers winnowed the wheat by throwing it in the air to separate the grain from the lighter chaff. winnow [sth] vtr figurative (separate good from the bad)筛选出；选取出A panel of judges winnowed the number of entrants in the competition until there were only four finalists left. winnow n (device for winnowing)扬谷用具；簸谷器Jack used a winnow to separate the stalk from the seeds. 其他翻译 winnow [sth] down to [sth] v expr (leave only what is desirable)选择Elsa looked at all the available courses and finally winnowed her choices down to two universities. winnow [sth/sb] out, winnow out [sth/sb] vtr + adv (exclude what is undesirable)筛选；遴选The selection process winnowed out those who were not up to the job. winnow [sth/sb] out, winnow out [sth/sb] vtr + adv (find what is desirable)选拔By sifting through the facts, the detective finally succeeded in winnowing out the truth. |
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