英语词汇“chaff”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

chaff1

/tʃɑːf

/ /tʃaf

noun [mass noun]

1The husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing.Spikes were threshed and florets (hereafter called seeds) separated from chaff by sieving and forced-air separation....

The chaff is winnowed out by the activities of millions of independent actions.
Then the chaff - the husks and debris - was ‘winnowed’ or blown off the heavier grain with the aid of the wind or with fans.

Synonyms

husks, hulls, bran, pods, seed cases, shells, capsules, sheaths;

North American shucks

1.1Chopped hay and straw used as fodder.They each get through six buckets of chaff, hay, bran and molasses a day, plus all the mints, carrots and apples they are given by grateful landlords and landladies on their delivery round....

He always had bran, pollard, hay and chaff on hand and would pay the highest prices for dairy produce.
I think the real danger if you take them off a balancer or trace element supplement and just feed them chaff or local stuff then they can become short of breath.

2Worthless things; rubbish: he hopes to separate scientifically supported claims from pseudoscientific chaff...

His article crosses the line from constructive and thoughtful criticism to contrarian polemic, the net effect being a dilution of truly worthwhile lessons at the expense of extraneous chaff.
Which is a shame because strip away the chaff and you will find an interesting, diverse artist who has produced an impressive body of work.
Most morality and the things which provoke the ‘Angry of Tunbridge Wells’ letters are all just chaff when compared to the real things which have been sorted out and the things which do need sorting out in the world.

Synonyms

rubbish, refuse, waste, garbage, litter, discarded matter, debris, detritus, scrap, dross;

flotsam and jetsam, lumber;

sweepings, leavings, leftovers, remains, scraps, dregs, offscourings, odds and ends;

muck;

North American trash;

Australian/New Zealand mullock

informal dreck, junk

British informal grot, gash

Archaeology debitage

rare draff, raff, raffle, cultch, orts

3Strips of metal foil released in the air to obstruct radar detection.The countermeasures system includes a pilot illumination radar warning receiver, chaff and infrared decoy dispensers, and an active multi-mode jammer located in the wingtip pods....

For operational roles, the aircraft is fitted with a radar warning receiver, chaff and flares dispensers, and active electronic countermeasures.
DAG will include missile warning system, radar warning receiver, towed radar decoy and chaff and flare dispensers.

Phrases

separate (or sort) the wheat from the chaff

Origin

Old English cæf, ceaf, probably from a Germanic base meaning 'gnaw'; related to Dutch kaf, also to chafer.

Rhymes

chaff2

/tʃɑːf

/ /tʃaf

noun [mass noun]

Light-hearted joking; banter: we used to come in for a fair amount of ribbing and good-natured chaff...

Made us roar in the mess, though I've had to put up with a certain amount of good-natured chaff about having a father who reads the Guardian, let alone writes for it!
Every one had a hearty welcome for my people, and some good-natured chaff about their having "buried themselves" so long.
The air was full of good-natured chaff and badinage between persons who had never seen each other before and never expected to again.

Synonyms

banter, repartee, raillery, ripostes, sallies, quips, wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay, teasing, ragging;

badinage, witty conversation, witty remarks, witticism(s), joking, jesting, jocularity, drollery;

French bons mots

informal kidding, kidology, ribbing, joshing, wisecracking

rare persiflage

verb [with object]

Tease: the pleasures of drinking and betting and chaffing your mates...

Manda had a feeling he enjoyed chaffing Michael and making his life miserable, but she had no idea why.
It seemed the whole city was en fate as rival supporters with all manner of blue-and-white manifestations chaffed one another good-humoredly and cheered loudly.
Still they laughed and called to each other at the joy of returning home, and chaffed one another in loud voices.

Synonyms

tease, make fun of, poke fun at, rag, mock, laugh at, guy;

deride, ridicule, scoff at, jeer at, jibe at;

taunt, bait, goad, pick on

informal take the mickey out of, send up, rib, josh, kid, wind up, have on, pull someone's leg, make a monkey out of

North American informal goof on, rag on, put on, pull someone's chain, razz, fun, shuck

Australian/New Zealand informal poke mullock at, poke borak at, sling off at, chiack

British vulgar slang take the piss out of

archaic make sport of, twit, quiz, smoke, flout at, rally

Origin

Early 19th century: perhaps from chafe.

单词	chaff
释义	chaff1 /tʃɑːf / /tʃaf / noun [mass noun] 1The husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing.Spikes were threshed and florets (hereafter called seeds) separated from chaff by sieving and forced-air separation.... The chaff is winnowed out by the activities of millions of independent actions. Then the chaff - the husks and debris - was ‘winnowed’ or blown off the heavier grain with the aid of the wind or with fans. Synonyms husks, hulls, bran, pods, seed cases, shells, capsules, sheaths; North American shucks 1.1Chopped hay and straw used as fodder.They each get through six buckets of chaff, hay, bran and molasses a day, plus all the mints, carrots and apples they are given by grateful landlords and landladies on their delivery round.... He always had bran, pollard, hay and chaff on hand and would pay the highest prices for dairy produce. I think the real danger if you take them off a balancer or trace element supplement and just feed them chaff or local stuff then they can become short of breath. 2Worthless things; rubbish: he hopes to separate scientifically supported claims from pseudoscientific chaff... His article crosses the line from constructive and thoughtful criticism to contrarian polemic, the net effect being a dilution of truly worthwhile lessons at the expense of extraneous chaff. Which is a shame because strip away the chaff and you will find an interesting, diverse artist who has produced an impressive body of work. Most morality and the things which provoke the ‘Angry of Tunbridge Wells’ letters are all just chaff when compared to the real things which have been sorted out and the things which do need sorting out in the world. Synonyms rubbish, refuse, waste, garbage, litter, discarded matter, debris, detritus, scrap, dross; flotsam and jetsam, lumber; sweepings, leavings, leftovers, remains, scraps, dregs, offscourings, odds and ends; muck; North American trash; Australian/New Zealand mullock informal dreck, junk British informal grot, gash Archaeology debitage rare draff, raff, raffle, cultch, orts 3Strips of metal foil released in the air to obstruct radar detection.The countermeasures system includes a pilot illumination radar warning receiver, chaff and infrared decoy dispensers, and an active multi-mode jammer located in the wingtip pods.... For operational roles, the aircraft is fitted with a radar warning receiver, chaff and flares dispensers, and active electronic countermeasures. DAG will include missile warning system, radar warning receiver, towed radar decoy and chaff and flare dispensers. Phrases separate (or sort) the wheat from the chaff Origin Old English cæf, ceaf, probably from a Germanic base meaning 'gnaw'; related to Dutch kaf, also to chafer. Rhymes barf, behalf, calf, coif, giraffe, Graf, graph, half, laugh, scarf, scrum half, staff, strafe, wing half chaff2 /tʃɑːf / /tʃaf / noun [mass noun] Light-hearted joking; banter: we used to come in for a fair amount of ribbing and good-natured chaff... Made us roar in the mess, though I've had to put up with a certain amount of good-natured chaff about having a father who reads the Guardian, let alone writes for it! Every one had a hearty welcome for my people, and some good-natured chaff about their having "buried themselves" so long. The air was full of good-natured chaff and badinage between persons who had never seen each other before and never expected to again. Synonyms banter, repartee, raillery, ripostes, sallies, quips, wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay, teasing, ragging; badinage, witty conversation, witty remarks, witticism(s), joking, jesting, jocularity, drollery; French bons mots informal kidding, kidology, ribbing, joshing, wisecracking rare persiflage verb [with object] Tease: the pleasures of drinking and betting and chaffing your mates... Manda had a feeling he enjoyed chaffing Michael and making his life miserable, but she had no idea why. It seemed the whole city was en fate as rival supporters with all manner of blue-and-white manifestations chaffed one another good-humoredly and cheered loudly. Still they laughed and called to each other at the joy of returning home, and chaffed one another in loud voices. Synonyms tease, make fun of, poke fun at, rag, mock, laugh at, guy; deride, ridicule, scoff at, jeer at, jibe at; taunt, bait, goad, pick on informal take the mickey out of, send up, rib, josh, kid, wind up, have on, pull someone's leg, make a monkey out of North American informal goof on, rag on, put on, pull someone's chain, razz, fun, shuck Australian/New Zealand informal poke mullock at, poke borak at, sling off at, chiack British vulgar slang take the piss out of archaic make sport of, twit, quiz, smoke, flout at, rally Origin Early 19th century: perhaps from chafe.
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