单词 | wheat |
释义 | wheat (hwiːt ) Word forms: wheats 1. variable noun B2 Wheat is a cereal crop grown for food. Wheat is also used to refer to the grain of this crop, which is usually ground into flour and used to make bread. ...farmers growing wheat, corn, or other crops. ...wheat flour. 2. to separate the wheat from the chaff phrase If you separate the wheat from the chaff or sort the wheat from the chaff, you decide which people or things in a group are good or important and which are not. It isn't always easy to separate the wheat from the chaff. Image of wheat © Volosina, Shutterstock Idioms: separate the wheat from the chaff to decide which things or people in a group are good or necessary, and which are not The reality is often blurred by the propaganda. It is becoming more and more difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: ear of wheat Would you be thinking of the overall picture if you feared being cut down like an ear of wheat? Times, Sunday Times Like an ear of wheat? Times, Sunday Times The tail of the bull occasionally appears to end in an ear of wheat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ear of wheat represents the rural and agricultural nature of the council territory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ear of wheat on the dexter (armsbearers right, viewers left) side symbolizes agriculture, which for centuries held great importance to the municipality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Due to the floodings, the crops are now rare, especially cotton and wheat product affected by this flooding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rate of increase for most wheat products appears to be accelerating. The Star (South Africa) Wheat products (such as bread and pasta) and dairy products (such as milk) are common culprits. The Sun The common culprits are wheat products such as bread and pasta, dairy products like milk and processed foods that are difficult to digest. The Sun Clean eaters eschew everything that tastes nice, but especially dairy and wheat products. Times, Sunday Times Industry experts are revising their estimates for the total wheat yield. Times, Sunday Times He often expressed regret that he hadn't used the chemical to increase his wheat yield. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The effort paid off by increasing his wheat yield from 12 bushels per acre to 60 bu/acre. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We will lose plant protection materials, which will cut wheat yields by 30 per cent. The Sun Wheat yield was about 3.4 tons per hectare, barley - 3.3 tonnes per hectare, sunflower - 2.6 tonnes per hectare, maize - 6.1 tonnes per hectare, which exceeded the average. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 小麦 Japanese: 小麦 |
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