Chaff

[tʃɑːf;tʃæf] or [tʃæf]

解释:

(noun.) foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure.

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

录入:威廉敏娜--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.

(n.) Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.

(n.) Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.

(n.) Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.

(n.) The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower.

(v. i.) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.

(v. t.) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.

杰弗里整理

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Husks, hulls, glumes.[2]. Refuse, worthless matter.

v. a. Ridicule, mock, scoff, deride, jeer, flout, make fun of, POKE FUN AT.

伊莱录入

解释:

n. a general name for the husks of corn or other grain as threshed or winnowed: refuse or worthless matter: light banter badinage.—v.t. to banter or tease by some raillery.—ns. Chaff′-cut′ter Chaff′-en′gine a machine for cutting straw or hay into chaff.—n. and p.adj. Chaff′ing.—adv. Chaff′ingly.—adjs. Chaff′less; Chaff′y.

编辑:韦斯利