| 释义 |
winnow
UK ['wɪn.əʊ] US [-oʊ] verb transitive
■to blow the chaff (= the outer coverings) from grain before it can be used as food 扬，簸（谷物）
■formal
■to reduce a large number of people or things to a much smaller number by judging their quality 筛选，挑选•A list of 12 candidates has been winnowed down to a shortlist of three.12名候选人已经筛选到只剩三人。 •a winnowing process筛选过程 |