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单词 winnowing
释义
Winnowing
nnoun.actthe act of separating grain from chaff
Synset:sifting winnow
Examples:
  • the winnowing was done by women
Derivationally Related Form:winnowsift
Hypernyms:separation
Inherited Hypernyms:winnowseparationsortinggroupingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactseparate the chaff from grain by using air currents
Examples:
  • She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field
Derivationally Related Form:winnowingwinnow
Hypernyms:sieve sift strain
Inherited Hypernyms:winnowsiftseparatechange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.motionblow on
Examples:
  • The wind was winnowing her hair
  • the wind winnowed the grass
Hypernyms:fan
Inherited Hypernyms:winnowfanshakemove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionselect desirable parts from a group or list
Synset:cull out winnow
Examples:
  • cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence
  • winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants
Hypernyms:choose pick out select take
Inherited Hypernyms:cull outchoosedecide
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.changeblow away or off with a current of air
Synset:fan winnow
Examples:
  • winnow chaff
  • The speaker ceased to be an amusing little gnat to be fanned away and was kicked off the forum
Hypernyms:remove take take away withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:winnowremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
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