| 单词 | winnowing |
| 释义 | winnowing (once / 13296 pages) n WORD FAMILY winnowing: winnowings+/winnow: winnowed, winnowing, winnows USAGE EXAMPLESStill, the winnowing of partners — who can take home hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in annual compensation — is taking place more frequently. New York Times(Nov 21, 2016) On her own feed, Constantin found herself winnowing down her friends in order to avoid arguments. The Guardian(Nov 16, 2016) It largely worked in 2015 as seven minutes were shaved off the length of the average game, winnowing it down to three hours. New York Times(Nov 09, 2016) n the act of separating grain from chaff the winnowing was done by women Syn|Hyper sifting, winnow separation sorting one thing from others |
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