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chaff

🇬🇧 UK/tʃæf/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

The husks and inedible parts separated from grain; anything worthless or trivial.

谷壳；糠；无价值的东西

v.

To tease or make fun of someone in a light-hearted way; to banter.

开玩笑；戏弄；揶揄

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
chaffother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.separate the wheat from the chaff去粗取精

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The farmer separated the wheat from the chaff.

  • 2.

    His jokes were just chaff, nothing serious.

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