| 词组 | weed out |
| 释义 | Idiom weed someone or something out Theme: OMISSION to remove someone or something unwanted or undesirable from a group or collection.We had to weed them out one by one.The auditions were held to weed out the actors with the least ability.I'm going through my books to weed out those that I don't need anymore. Idiom weed outweed out (someone/something) to remove someone or something not wanted.The school needs to weed out wasteful spending.You need to be able to weed people out if they can't do a good job. Phr V weed out weeds, weeding, weeded weed out sb/sth or weed sb/sth out to get rid of people or things that you do not want from a groupThe first round of interviews will weed out the weakest applicants.A simple computer program can easily weed out any duplicate records. weed out sb/sth • weed sb/sth out to get rid of some people or things from a group, because they are unsuitable or not good enough: A committee was established to weed out corrupt party officials. First we need to weed out any data that is no longer valid. a system of tests designed to weed out candidates who lack leadership qualities weed outTo remove one or multiple undesirable things from a group. A noun or pronoun can be used between "weed" and "out." The military uses stringent standards to weed out unqualified enlistees. We need to weed all of these bugs out before we go live. weed someone or something outFig. to remove someone or something unwanted or undesirable from a group or collection. (Fig. on removing weeds from the soil.) We had to weed the less productive workers out one by one. The auditions were held to weed out the actors with the least ability. I'm going through my books to weed out those that I don't need anymore. weed outEliminate as inferior, unsuited, or unwanted, as in She was asked to weed out the unqualified applicants. This expression transfers removing weeds from a garden to removing unwanted elements from other enterprises. [First half of 1500s] weed outv. 1. To remove some weeds: We weeded out the clover. The gardener weeded the dandelions out. 2. To separate or get rid of some unfit or undesirable part; eliminate someone or something: The interviewers weeded out most of the applicants. The coach weeded the weaker players out. |
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