| 主要翻译 |
| winnow [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (grain: separate from chaff) | 扬（谷）
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| | | 簸去（糠皮）
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| | The farmers winnowed the wheat by throwing it in the air to separate the grain from the lighter chaff. |
| winnow [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (separate good from the bad) | 筛选出
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| | | 选取出
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| | A panel of judges winnowed the number of entrants in the competition until there were only four finalists left. |
| winnow nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (device for winnowing) | 扬谷用具
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| | | 簸谷器
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| | Jack used a winnow to separate the stalk from the seeds. |
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| 其他翻译 |
| winnow [sth] down to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (leave only what is desirable) | 选择
xuǎn zé |
| | 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
shāi xuǎn |
| | | 遴选
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| | 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
xuǎn bá |
| | By sifting through the facts, the detective finally succeeded in winnowing out the truth. |