🌾winnow (wɪn.oʊ)

含义

to remove the less desirable parts from a group; originally, to separate grain from chaff by blowing air

含义翻译

去除不需要的部分，保留更好的部分；最初，通过吹气分离稻谷和稻草

quchu bu xuyao de bufen, baoliu geng hao de bufen; zuichu, tongguo chuiqi fenli daogu he daocao

例句

The committee will winnow the list of applicants to ten finalists.

委员会将把申请者名单减少到十个决赛选手。

Wei yuan hui jiang ba shenqingzhe mingdan jianshao dao shige jue sai xuan shou.

示例表达

winnow down

减少下来

Jianshao xiala

同义词

sift, filter, prune, pare down, cull

反义词

accumulate, gather

搭配词

winnow out candidates, winnow down options, winnow the field, winnow the list