| 单词 | winnow |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['winəu] |
| 解释 | v.把(谷物)的杂质吹掉，扬去 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.把(谷物)的杂质吹 掉，扬去(to remove chaff by a current of air) 【考】 winnow : wheat / refine : oil(扬去小麦糠秕/对油 进行提炼)winnow : chaff / filter : impurities(去除谷壳/过滤掉杂 质)winnow : grain / purify : water(扬去谷物杂质/净化 使水更纯) 【记】 注意不要和minnow(小 鱼)相混 【例】 winnow the chaff from the grain(扬去谷壳) |
| 字源 | winnow (v.) late 14c., from Old English windwian "to fan, winnow," from wind "air in motion, paring down," see wind (n.1). Cognate with Old Norse vinza, Old High German winton "to fan, winnow," Gothic diswinþjan "to throw (grain) apart." |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 扬谷(通过风吹使谷壳脱离谷物); 筛选 【记】win = wind, now: 需要风的是扬谷 【区】minnow(n 小鱼) 【类】winnow: wheat[grain] = refine: oil = purify: water扬去小麦糠秕 = 提炼油 = 净化水winnow: chaff = filter: impurities 去除谷壳 = 过滤掉杂质 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自wind；打开window，看见willow，wind吹来，将谷皮winnow；win now 现在赢了，扬眉吐气→吐出的气都能将谷子的壳吹掉 【相关】window, willow |
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