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vt.簸,扬(谷),吹开糠皮,吹掉,精选 vi.扬谷,分出好坏,飞行 n.扬谷,扬谷器

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名词:winnower 动词过去式:winnowed 过去分词:winnowed 现在分词:winnowing 第三人称单数:winnows

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牛津现代英汉双解词典
/'wɪnəʊ; `wɪno/
v
(a) [Tn] blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove (the chaff) 风选(谷物)(以除去皮壳).
(b) [Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth away/out; ~ sth from sth remove (the chaff) from grain in this way (用风选法)除去(皮壳)
*winnow the husks from the corn 用风选法除去谷物的壳
* (fig 比喻) winnow the truth from the mass of conflicting evidence 从大量相互矛盾的证据中去伪存真.

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朗文当代英英词典(第4版)
v also winnow down
[Language: Old English; Origin: windwian]
[T]
to make a list, group, or quantity smaller by getting rid of the things that you do not need or want
= whittle down
 We need to winnow the list of candidates to three.
winnow out [winnow sb/sth⇔out] phr v
to get rid of the things or people that you do not need or want from a group
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