winnow out ( winnowing, winnowed, winnows )

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  PHRASAL VERB If you winnow out part of a group of things or people, you identify the part that is not useful or relevant and the part that is. 淘汰; 筛除 [书面]

  例：

  The committee will need to winnow out the nonsense and produce more practical proposals if it is to achieve results.

  若想取得实效，委员会将需要摈除那些没有实际意义的观点，提出更切合实际的建议。

  例：

  Time has winnowed out certain of the essays as superior.

  历经岁月的淘洗，有些文章成为经典。