A few grains of wheat might be hidden in this mound of chaff.这一大堆垃圾中或许藏着一丁点有用的东西。

In this way you eliminate the chaff and concentrate on the key areas.这样你可以排除无意义的东西, 专注于关键领域。

I don't mind a bit of chaff so long as it is good-humoured.只要是出于善意的玩笑, 我是开得起的。

Investors need to separate the wheat from the chaff if they want a reasonable return.投资者如果想得到合理的回报, 就需要识别优劣。

My job is to sort the wheat from the chaff so as to make life easier for the adjudicators.我的工作是理出有用的信息, 使审判官的工作更轻松。

The other boys chaffed Peter about his romantic ideas.其他男孩子都取笑彼得不切实际的想法。