winnow是什么意思？

winnow

英[ˈwɪnəʊ] 美[ˈwɪnoʊ]

• vt. 扬，辨别， 选择， 除去；

第三人称单数：winnows;

过去式：winnowed;

过去分词：winnowed;

现在分词：winnowing;

例句

• to winnow truth from falsehood 去伪存真, 辨别真假
• winnow the chaffaway 筛掉谷壳
• It's important to winnow truth from falsehood in scientific research. 在科研工作中去伪存真是很重要的.
• You should winnow out the inaccuracies of this paper this afternoon. 你今天下午把这篇文章中不精确的内容删掉.
• The committee will need to winnow out the nonsense and produce more practical proposals if it is to achieve results. 委员会若要取得成果，需要摈除不着边际的观点，提出更实际的建议。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  筛选;遴选
  If you winnow a group of things or people, you reduce its size by separating the ones that are useful or relevant from the ones that are not.
  例句
  Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three. 行政官员将候选名单筛减至3人。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  扬,簸 (谷物)
  winnow the chaffaway 筛掉谷壳
  辨别; 选择; 除去
  to winnow truth from falsehood 去伪存真, 辨别真假

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the act of separating grain from chaff;
  "the winnowing was done by women"
• Verb
  1. separate from chaff;
  "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"
  2. blow on;
  "The wind was winnowing her hair"
  3. treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated;
  "winnow grain"
  4. remove by a current of air;
  "winnow chaff"