| 释义 |
chaff /chäf or chaf/ noun- Husks from corn that has been threshed or winnowed
- Chopped hay and straw used as animal feed or bedding
- Strips of metallic foil, bits of wire, etc, fired into or dropped through the air to deflect radar signals and so interfere with detection
- Rubbish, or worthless material
- The dry bracts enclosing the flowers of some members of the daisy family
- Light banter, badinage
transitive verb- To tease
- To banter with
ORIGIN: OE ceaf; cf Du kaf chaffˈing noun and adjective chaffˈingly adverb chaffˈy adjective chaffˈ-cutter or chaffˈ-engine noun A machine for cutting up straw or hay |