n.[C]

1. 粗糠，谷壳
2. （切细的）草料，秣
3. 无价值的东西，废物
   The neighbors' suspicions were chaff of the lowest sort based on gossip.

   邻居们因流言蜚语而产生怀疑，这是最无聊不过的事了。

4. （干扰雷达用的）金属箔片

n.

1. 玩笑，逗趣[U]
   I didn't mind their chaff.

   我不在乎他们的玩笑。

vt.

1. 戏弄，逗弄
   The boys chaffed the French boy about his mistakes in speaking English.

   男孩子们取笑那个法国孩子讲英语时出的错。

vi.

1. 开玩笑，打趣

n.

1. the husks of grain or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing.
   ▸chopped hay and straw used as fodder.
2. strips of metal foil released in the air to obstruct radar detection.

n.

v.