Chaff



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.谷物的皮壳, 米糠
• ［英］ n.谷物的皮壳, 米糠 ( the husks separated in threshing or winnowing)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English chaf, from Old English ceaf; akin to Old High German cheva husk
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
• 2. something comparatively worthless
• 3. the scales borne on the receptacle among the florets in the heads of many composite plants
• 4. material (as strips of foil or clusters of fine wires) ejected into the air for reflecting radar waves (as for confusing an enemy's radar detection)
• ? chaffy adjective

II. noun

• Etymology: probably from ［sup］1［/sup］chaff
• Date: 1821
• light jesting talk ; banter

III. verb

• Date: 1827
• transitive verb
  • to tease good-naturedly
• intransitive verb
  • jest, banter

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