winnow
英 [ˈwɪnəʊ] 美 [ˈwɪnoʊ]

vt.

扬；辨别；选择；除去

变形

过去式：winnowed过去分词：winnowed现在分词：winnowing第三人称单数：winnows

英英释义

winnow[ 'winəu ]

• n.the act of separating grain from chaff

  "the winnowing was done by women"

  同义词：winnowingsifting

• v.
  • separate the chaff from by using air currents

    "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"

    同义词：fan

  • blow on

    "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"

  • select desirable parts from a group or list

    "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"

    同义词：cull out

  • blow away or off with a current of air

    "winnow chaff"

双语例句

1. A device for winnowing grain.
   簸谷器; 风选机去糠的设备
2. The girl is winnowing the chaff from the corn.
   那个女孩正在簸去谷壳。

权威例句

Applying Winnow to Context-Sensitive Spelling Correction
A Winnow-Based Approach to Context-Sensitive Spelling Correction
A Winnow-Based Approach to Context-Sensitive Spelling Correction
A Winnow-Based Approach to Context-Sensitive Spelling Correction
Text Chunking based on a Generalization of Winnow.
Empirical Support for Winnow and Weighted-Majority Algorithms: Results on a Calendar Scheduling Domain
Empirical support for Winnow and Weighted-Majority based algorithms: results on a calendar scheduling domain
The perceptron algorithm versus winnow: linear versus logarithmic mistake bounds when few input variables are relevant ☆
Redundant Noisy Attributes, Attribute Errors, and Linear-threshold Learning Using Winnow
Redundant noisy attributes, attribute errors, and linear-threshold learning using winnow