chaff
英 [tʃɑːf]
美 [tʃæf]
n. 谷壳; 糠; (作为牛饲料的)麦秸，干草
v. (友善地)开玩笑，取笑，打趣
现在分词：chaffing 过去式：chaffed 过去分词：chaffed 复数：chaffs 第三人称单数：chaffs
BNC.23677 / COCA.25449
习惯用语
n.
- sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff
- 识别优劣；分清好坏；去芜存菁
to distinguish useful or valuable people or things from ones that are not useful or have no value
牛津词典
noun
- 谷壳；糠
the outer covering of the seeds of grain such as wheat , which is separated from the grain before it is eaten - （作为牛饲料的）麦秸，干草
straw (= dried stems of wheat ) and hay (= dried grass) cut up as food for cows
verb
- （友善地）开玩笑，取笑，打趣
to make jokes about sb in a friendly way
柯林斯词典
- 谷糠;麸皮
Chaffis the outer part of grain such as wheat. It is removed before the grain is used as food. - PHRASE 分清良莠;去芜存菁
If youseparate the wheat from the chafforsort the wheat from the chaff, you decide which people or things in a group are good or important and which are not.- It isn't always easy to separate the wheat from the chaff.
分清良莠并不总是很容易。
- It isn't always easy to separate the wheat from the chaff.
英英释义
noun
- foil in thin strips
- material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
verb