winnow

Các nghĩa

1. sàng

   To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.

   transitive

   By Jacob Behel, of Mifflintown, Pa.,—Improvement in winnowing Machines, Patented August 21, 1847.

   [W]ind began to winnow the river delta's dried sediments.

2. sàng, sảy, lọc

   To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.

   figuratively · transitive

   They winnowed the field to twelve.

   They winnowed the winners from the losers.

   They winnowed the losers from the winners.

3. thổi, quạt, làm bay

   To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.

   literary · transitive

   The light snow lay on the narrow and winding path before them, pure as if just fresh winnowed by the wind.

Dạng khác

• winnows present, singular, third-person
• winnowing participle, present
• winnowed participle, past

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