winnow

the act of separating grain from chaff

从谷壳中分离谷粒的行为

the winnowing was done by women

风选是由妇女进行的

winnowing

sifting

blow away or off with a current of air

用气流吹走

winnow chaff

筛糠

select desirable parts from a group or list

从组或列表中选择所需的部分

cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence

从诗人的信件中挑出有趣的信件

winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants

从长长的申请者名单中筛选出入围者

cull out

separate the chaff from by using air currents

用气流把箔条从中分离出来

She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field

她站在那里整日在田里簸箕

fan

blow on

吹气

The wind was winnowing her hair

风在吹拂她的头发

the wind winnowed the grass

风吹走了草