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单词 to thresh out
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to thresh out
to thresh out
1. transitive. To separate the grain of (a cereal crop) from the husks and straw by any of various methods, such as by shaking, trampling, beating with a flail, or (later) by means of a combine harvester or similar machine. Sometimes also: to separate the seed of (a pulse) in the same way.Also with the grain, seed, etc., as direct object.
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a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Judges vi. 11 Gedeon..threischide out [E.V. a1382 Bodl. 959 shekede out, a1425 Corpus Oxf. shockide out], and purgide wheetis in a pressour.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Micah iv. C Therfore get the vp (o thou doughter Sion) and throsshe out the corne.
1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. vi. iii. 163 Cutting off all the Seed stems, and when they are dried, threshing out the Seed.
1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry I. 448 Millet, either green, or after its grain is threshed out, is very good fodder for cattle.
1949 National Geographic Mag. Sept. 331/2 ‘Viners’ that thresh out the peas were working day and night.
2008 T. Volk CO2 Rising ii. 20 The harvester chopped down the stalk [of barley].., automatically threshed out the seed heads, and conveyed them into a giant hopper at the rear.
2. transitive. figurative. To discuss (a matter) thoroughly in order to reach a decision, consensus, or conclusion; to arrive at (an agreement, plan, etc.) after a great deal of discussion or argument; = to thrash out 2 at thrash v. Phrasal verbs.In quot. 1805 referring to critiquing a book.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > hold discussions about, debate [verb (transitive)] > exhaustively
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to thresh out1805
to thrash out1829
to hash out1916
1805 J. Montgomery Let. 14 Oct. in J. Holland & J. Everett Mem. Life & Writings J. Montgomery (1855) II. 108 What apology can I offer for not threshing out the ‘Memoirs of Warton’, since I remained at home all the week?
1885 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 29 810 That point had been threshed out before Mr. Justice Pearson.
1893 Spectator 18 Mar. 349 The matter should have been thoroughly threshed out.
2013 StarStudio July 82/3 It became evident that Jessica was not ready to talk to Vice just yet. She begged off from threshing things out with him over the phone.
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