winnowing 的 3 个定义
- to free from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
- to drive or blow away by fanning.
- to blow upon; fan.
- (7)
- to free grain from chaff by wind or driven air.
- to fly with flapping wings; flutter.
- a device or contrivance used for winnowing.
- an act of winnowing.
winnowing 近义词
blow away
更多winnowing例句
- At one point he had 100 counts before winnowing it down to 35.
- The natural winnowing process will move more quickly than many fear.
- Winnowing down countless artifacts to compile A History of New York in 101 Objects was challenging enough.
- Winnowing it down to the 10 best series was a near-impossible task.
- A terrible winnowing began: Sunni Muslims to the right, everyone else to the left.
- When it has become white and fine, it is placed in a kind of linen winnowing-fan, which is kept damp in a peculiar manner.
- It is the winnowing fan of death that makes for the development of animal life.
- A winnowing process—Swartboy's thick lips acting as a fan—was next gone through; and the legs and wings were thus got rid of.
- Jud had hardly said this when there came a loud hoot, and the sound of winnowing wings reached them.
- On the second afternoon, such is effect of rigid winnowing, there were but nine men to ride.