winnow

英 ['wɪnəʊ] 美 ['wɪnoʊ]

• v. 吹开糠皮；把挑出来；精选

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 poet's correspondence"
   "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
   

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

   "winnow chaff"
   

经典引文

• The tea is..winnowed and sifted, so as to free it from impurities.

  出自： E. Forbes

近反义词

【近义词】

• air 空气
• single 单一的
• examine 检查
• go through 经历
• sort through 整理
• pick over 挑选(把好的挑出来)...
• inspect 检查
• sort 种类
• fan 风扇
• sifting 筛
• winnowing 【粮食】风选，扬场；簸去...