| 单词 | chaff |
| 释义 | chaff n. & v. --n 1. the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. 2. chopped hay and straw used as fodder. 3. light-hearted joking; banter. 4. worthless things; rubbish. 5. strips of metal foil released in the atmosphere to obstruct radar detection. --v 1. tr. & intr. tease; banter. 2. tr. chop (straw etc.). Phrases and idioms chaff-cutter a machine for chopping fodder. separate the wheat from the chaff distinguish good from bad. Derivatives chaffy adj. Etymology: OE ceaf, c{aelig}f prob. f. Gmc: sense 3 of n. & 1 of v. perh. f. CHAFE |
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