to winnow truth from falsehood辨别真伪

The committee will need to winnow out the nonsense and produce more practical proposals if it is to achieve results.委员会若要取得成果, 需要摈除不着边际的观点, 提出更实际的建议。

Time has winnowed out certain of the essays as superior.历经岁月淘洗, 某些文章终成经典。

Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three.行政官员将候选名单筛减至3人。