chaff 详细解释

chaff

[tʃɑ:f]

n.谷壳, 糠, 揶揄
v.开玩笑, 戏弄

n.[C]

1. 粗糠, 谷壳

2. (切细的)草料, 秣

3. 无价值的东西, 废物

The neighbors' suspicions were chaff of the lowest sort based on gossip.

邻居们因流言蜚语而产生怀疑, 这是最无聊不过的事了。

4. (干扰雷达用的)金属箔片

词形变化

形容词: chaffy | 动词过去式: chaffed | 动词过去分词: chaffed | 动词现在分词: chaffing | 动词第三人称单数: chaffs |

英英释义

名词 chaff:

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

同义词：husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble

foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure

动词 chaff:

be silly or tease one another

同义词：kid, jolly, josh, banter

补充

chaffchaff英:[tʃɑ:f] 美:[tʃæf]n.1.谷壳2.切碎的干草或稻草3.逗弄, 打趣4.无价值的东西vt.1.打趣, 开玩笑

例句

1. A few grains of wheat might be hidden in this mound of chaff.这一大堆垃圾中或许藏着一丁点有用的东西。 2. In this way you eliminate the chaff and concentrate on the key areas.这样你可以排除无意义的东西, 专注于关键领域。 3. I don't mind a bit of chaff so long as it is good-humoured.只要是出于善意的玩笑, 我是开得起的。 4. Investors need to separate the wheat from the chaff if they want a reasonable return.投资者如果想得到合理的回报, 就需要识别优劣。 5. My job is to sort the wheat from the chaff so as to make life easier for the adjudicators.我的工作是理出有用的信息, 使审判官的工作更轻松。 6. The other boys chaffed Peter about his romantic ideas.其他男孩子都取笑彼得不切实际的想法。 7. We often chaff him for his fear of his wife.我们常常拿他的怕老婆开玩笑。

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