英语释义

1. to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air

2. to get rid of (something undesirable or unwanted) remove —often used with out
winnow out certain inaccuracies
— Stanley Walker

3. separate, sift
an old hand at winnowing what is true and significant
— Oscar Lewis

4. select

5. to treat (something, such as grain) by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated

6. to free of unwanted or inferior elements pare

7. narrow, reduce
winnowed the field to four contenders

8. to blow on fan
the wind winnowing his thin white hair
— Time

9. to separate chaff from grain by fanning

10. to separate desirable and undesirable elements

11. a device for winnowing

12. the action of winnowing

13. a motion resembling that of winnowing

14. to remove (people or things that are less important, desirable, etc.) from a larger group or list to make (a list of possible choices) smaller by removing the less desirable choices

15. to remove (the unwanted coverings of seeds) from grain by throwing the grain up in the air and letting the wind blow the unwanted parts away

16. to remove (as waste from grain) by a current of air

17. to sort or separate from a larger group

片语

Winnower Patrol巡防筛除者

main winnower主簸扬器

treadle winnower足踏扇车

hair winnower风力清毛机

Moonglove Winnower月地黄筛除者

winnow winnower扬谷器

windmill风车；风车房；旋转玩具；直升飞机

Winnower Gate箕门

tea winnower[食品]

finished winnower精选风选机

英汉例句

• under the rice huller head winnower is designed for separating husks, unripe paddy and dust from the mixture of unhulled paddy and brown rice.

  砻谷机头的下面设有分离箱，能使稻壳、瘪谷、尘土从谷糙混合物中分离出去。