| [/tʃɑːf; US tʃæf; tʃæf/] n [U] 用法:
1 outer covering of corn, etc, separated from the grain by threshing or winnowing 谷物的皮谷. Cf 参看 husk. 用法:
2 hay or straw cut up as food for cattle （切碎作饲料用的）乾草, 草料. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) separate the wheat from the chaff => separate2. chaff 2
[/tʃɑːf; US tʃæf; tʃæf/] v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (about sth) (dated or fml 旧或文) tease sb in a good-natured way （善意地）戏弄某人, 开某人的玩笑:
They chaffed him about his love-life. 他们拿他的爱情生活开玩笑. chaff 3
n [U] good-natured teasing or joking （善意的）戏弄或玩笑. |