单词 | chaff |
释义 | chaff (tʃɑːf , tʃæf ) 1. uncountable noun Chaff is the outer part of grain such as wheat. It is removed before the grain is used as food. 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. 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 |
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