winnow
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you winnow a group of things or people, you reduce its size by separating the ones that are useful or relevant from the ones that are not. 筛选; 遴选[文学性]
Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three. 行政官员将候选人名单筛减到三人。
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winnow /ˈwɪnəʊ/ (winnowing,winnowed,winnows)
剑桥词典
- 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 15 applicants has been winnowed down to three. 15名候选人已经筛选到只剩3人。
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