winnowed

winnowed读音音标

英 [\'wɪnəʊd]

美 [\'wɪnoʊd]

winnowed意思解释

adj.

扬净的，风选的；

v.

扬( winnow的过去式和过去分词 )；

辨别；

选择；

除去

英英释义

n.

the act of separating grain from chaff

\"the winnowing was done by women\"

同义词：winnowingsifting

v.

separate the chaff from by using air currents

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

同义词：fan

blow on

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

select desirable parts from a group or list

\"winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants\"

同义词：cull out

blow away or off with a current of air

\"winnow chaff\"