noun🔗Share籾殻The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant."To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff."籾殻を分離するために、初期の文化は穀物の籠を空中に投げ、軽い籾殻を風に吹き飛ばさせました。agricultureplantfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share籾殻Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle."The farmer mixed the chaff with grain to feed his cows. "農夫は牛に食べさせるために、籾殻を穀物と混ぜました。foodagricultureanimalplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareもみがら, つまらないものAny excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless."The farmer discarded the chaff from the wheat, wanting only the valuable grain. "農夫は貴重な穀物だけを求めて、小麦からもみがらを捨てた。itemthingnegativevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share冗談、からかいLight jesting talk; banter; raillery."Their friendly conversation was mostly just playful chaff, but sometimes they discussed serious topics too. "彼らの友好的な会話はほとんどが冗談でしたが、時には真面目な話題も話し合いました。communicationlanguageentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareチャフ、レーダー妨害Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection."During the military exercise, the aircraft released chaff to confuse the enemy radar. "軍事演習中、航空機は敵のレーダーを混乱させるためにチャフを放出しました。militarytechnologyelectronicsweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareからかう, 冷やかすTo use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter."During lunch, the friends would chaff each other playfully about their embarrassing moments from the week. "昼食の間、友人たちはその週の恥ずかしい出来事について、楽しそうに互いをからかい合っていた。languagecommunicationwordentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share嘲笑する, からかうTo make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz."The teacher chaffed the student about his late homework, asking jokingly, "Did you really need a time machine to finish that?" "先生は、宿題が遅れた生徒をからかい、「それを終わらせるのに本当にタイムマシンが必要だったのか?」と冗談めかして尋ねました。languagecommunicationentertainmenthumanattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading