winnow

英 [ˈwɪnəʊ]

美 [ˈwɪnoʊ]

v.  簸，扬，风选(以去掉谷壳)

现在分词：winnowing　过去分词：winnowed　第三人称单数：winnows　过去式：winnowed　

GRE

BNC.37778 / COCA.21960

短语动词

短语用例

winnow sb/sth out (of sth)

• 筛选；遴选；选拔
  to remove people or things from a group so that only the best ones are left

牛津词典

verb

• 簸，扬，风选（以去掉谷壳）
  to blow air through grain in order to remove its outer covering (called the chaff )

柯林斯词典

• VERB 筛选;遴选
  If youwinnowa group of things or people, you reduce its size by separating the ones that are useful or relevant from the ones that are not.
  1. Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three.
     行政官员将候选名单筛减至3人。

英英释义

noun

• the act of separating grain from chaff
  1. the winnowing was done by women
  Synonym:winnowingsifting

verb

• blow away or off with a current of air
  1. winnow chaff
• select desirable parts from a group or list
  1. cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence
  2. winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants
  Synonym:cull out
• separate the chaff from by using air currents
  1. She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field
  Synonym:fan
• blow on
  1. The wind was winnowing her hair
  2. the wind winnowed the grass

双语例句

• A Winnow Linear Classifier and Its Application in TREC 2003 Novelty
  一种Winnow线性分类器及其在TRECNovelty任务中的应用
• The utility model relates to a power rice sheller, in particular to a light power rice sheller with a screen and a rotating winnow device.
  本实用新型涉及一种动力打稻机，特别是一种带筛、带转扬装置的轻型动力打稻机。
• Splice Site Identification Based on Improved Winnow Algorithm
  基于改进的Winnow算法的剪接位点识别
• Study on spam filters based on Winnow algorithm
  基于Winnow算法的垃圾邮件过滤器研究
• Winnow the husks from the corn
  用风选法除去谷物的壳
• Yahoo did not confirm its use, but reports indicate that its high-profile leader, Marissa Mayer, is relying on the stack ratings model to winnow out employees and fire them& the "yank" part of the equation.
  虽然雅虎并没有确认这一点，但大量报道显示，这家公司行事高调的掌门人玛丽莎•梅耶尔正在依靠堆垛式评级模型筛除、解雇一些员工&这一评估方程式的“封杀”部分。
• The new X prize is designed to winnow the genetic wheat from the chaff.
  新设立的这个X奖是为了在茫茫基因大漠中“披沙拣金”。
• A building for storing threshed grain. winnow the husks from the corn
  谷仓储存脱粒后的谷物的建筑物
• Both positive Winnow and balanced Winnow were realized in this system and after test balanced Winnow was found superior to positive Winnow.
  在本系统中，分别实现了最基本的Winnow和BalancedWinnow，经测试发现BalancedWinnow的性能要优于最基本的Winnow。
• Due to the huge gap between the quota and actual applications, immigration officers had to hold a random drawing to winnow down the applications.
  由于配额和实际申请之间的巨大差距，移民局官员只得采用随机抽取的方法来筛选众多的申请。