英语词汇“chaff”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

chaff¹ n. [uncountable]

the outer coverings of seeds of grains separated during beating or threshing:to separate the wheat from the chaff.
something worthless;
refuse:Your paper has some good ideas but it's hard to find them in all the chaff.

chaff² v.

to tease;
ridicule slightly;
kid: [~ + object]The schoolkids liked to chaff him about his ears.[no object]just chaffing around.

n. [uncountable]

good-natured teasing.

chaff¹ n.

the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing.
straw cut up for fodder.
worthless matter;
refuse.
Botanythe membranous, usually dry, brittle bracts of the flowers of certain plants.
MilitaryAlso called window. strips of metal foil dropped by an aircraft to confuse enemy radar by creating false blips.

bef. 1000; Middle English chaf, Old English ceaf; cognate with Middle Low German, Dutch kaf

chaff′less, adj.
chaff′like′, adj.

chaff² v.t., v.i.

to mock, tease, or jest in a good-natured way;
banter:She chaffed him for working late. They joked and chaffed with each other.

good-natured ridicule or teasing;
raillery.

perh. from chaff¹ 1640–50

chaff′ing•ly, adv.

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chaff /tʃɑːf/ n

the mass of husks, etc, separated from the seeds during threshing
finely cut straw and hay used to feed cattle
something of little worth; rubbish (esp in the phrase separate the wheat from the chaff)
thin strips of metallic foil released into the earth's atmosphere to confuse radar signals and prevent detection

Etymology: Old English ceaf; related to Old High German keva husk

ˈchaffy adj

chaff /tʃɑːf/ n

light-hearted teasing or joking; banter

to tease good-naturedly; banter

Etymology: 19th Century: probably slang variant of chafe, perhaps influenced by chaff¹

ˈchaffer n

单词	chaff
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 chaff¹ /tʃæf/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] the outer coverings of seeds of grains separated during beating or threshing:to separate the wheat from the chaff. something worthless; refuse:Your paper has some good ideas but it's hard to find them in all the chaff. chaff² /tʃæf/USA pronunciation v. to tease; ridicule slightly; kid: [~ + object]The schoolkids liked to chaff him about his ears.[no object]just chaffing around. n. [uncountable] good-natured teasing. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 chaff¹ (chaf, chäf ),USA pronunciation n. the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing. straw cut up for fodder. worthless matter; refuse. Botanythe membranous, usually dry, brittle bracts of the flowers of certain plants. MilitaryAlso called window. strips of metal foil dropped by an aircraft to confuse enemy radar by creating false blips. bef. 1000; Middle English chaf, Old English ceaf; cognate with Middle Low German, Dutch kaf chaff′less, adj. chaff′like′, adj. chaff² (chaf, chäf ),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. to mock, tease, or jest in a good-natured way; banter:She chaffed him for working late. They joked and chaffed with each other. n. good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery. perh. from chaff¹ 1640–50 chaff′ing•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chaff /tʃɑːf/ n the mass of husks, etc, separated from the seeds during threshing finely cut straw and hay used to feed cattle something of little worth; rubbish (esp in the phrase separate the wheat from the chaff) thin strips of metallic foil released into the earth's atmosphere to confuse radar signals and prevent detection Etymology: Old English ceaf; related to Old High German keva husk ˈchaffy adj chaff /tʃɑːf/ n light-hearted teasing or joking; banter vb to tease good-naturedly; banter Etymology: 19th Century: probably slang variant of chafe, perhaps influenced by chaff¹ ˈchaffer n
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