单词 | winnow |
释义 | winnow winnow /ˈwɪn.əʊ/ aep /-oʊ/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for winnow F0 to blow the chaff (= the outer coverings) from grain before it can be used as food Thesaurus+: ↑Removing the skin or seed from fruit and vegetablesF0 FORMAL to reduce a large number of people or things to a much smaller number by judging their quality: » A list of 15 candidates has been winnowed down to a shortlist of three.» a winnowing processThesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strong |
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