| 词汇 | chaff |
| 释义 | chaff noun[ U ] uk /tʃɑːf//tʃæf/ us /tʃæf/ the outer layer that is separated from grains such as wheat before they are used as food谷壳，糠 dried grass and stems when used to feed cattle干草饲料 Animal food alfalfa bird feeder birdseed buckwheat cattle cake feeder feedstock fodder forage hay haylage mangelwurzel manger oats pasture pigswill rye slop swill trough You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fruits & seeds & their parts chaff verb uk /tʃɑːf//tʃæf/ us /tʃæf/ chaffverb (BE ANNOYED)[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] to be or become annoyed or lose patience, often because of rules or limits: （因规则或约束）恼火，生气，不耐烦 Scientists chaffed at the restriction, saying it would slow down crucial medical research. Local residents have chaffed under some of the changes. Synonym chafe He chaffed at Nigel's criticisms of his management style and plans for the company. Businesses, which have chaffed under the tighter regulations, would prefer to operate under less restrictive laws. She chaffed against the male-dominated hierarchy. Democrats were chaffing from 24 years of political exile. Becoming angry and expressing anger (almost) burst a blood vesselidiom ape ballistic bananas bay for bloodidiom blow chip fulminating fume get bent out of shapeidiom get your knickers in a twistidiom give someone evilsidiom roof sharp splenetic splenetically stew strop temper throw chaffverb (RUB)[ I or T ] to make something sore by rubbing: Use petroleum jelly or nappy rash cream if you suffer from chaffing. The rope ran through her hand, chaffing her skin. Synonym chafe Scratching and rubbing abrade abrasion buff chafe erode erosive grind rasp regrind rub rub something down rubdown scour scrape scratch scratching scuff smooth towel wear (something) away chaffverb (JOKE)[ I or T ] to make jokes about a person to them, or say unkind things to them that you think are funny: "You look as if you're going to a funeral," she chaffed him. He chaffed her about her party. As they sat chaffing around the table there was a knock at the door. Synonym tease He avoided the canteen because he did not feel at ease with fellow officers who constantly chaffed him about his background. Teasing joke josh kid kiddingly leg only joking!idiom pull someone's legidiom rag rag on someone raillery rib ribbing roast spoof standing joke tease teaser teasingly wind wind something up Examples of chaffchaff I chaffed about their going and made jests about it, but since they came back they have written reports of 30,000 words each. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We were just chaffing you during those years, just playing with you and toying with you. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What was happening at that time was that the crowd beside me were chaffing the "specials" and the police. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nobody should chaff these people with regard to their nervousness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I intended merely to chaff him a little, but not to be offensive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To those who chaff against its restraints we argue the benefits of the social wage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must sort out the chaff from the maize in the wording of this subsection. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Talk about chaff—his speech was all chaff and no wheat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He says that we should separate the grain from the chaff when speaking of prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have a suspicion that he has been blowing quite a bit of chaff across the table. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The basic point is that the judiciary are remarkably good at sorting the wheat from the chaff in such cases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not dealing with ignorant people, with no ability to distinguish the chaff from the wheat, the essential from the inessential. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that he does not mind a little friendly chaff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to sort the wheat from the chaff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are providing for a local public inquiry at which the wheat can be separated from the chaff and the legitimate arguments from the illegitimate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of chaff These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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