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sift

/sift/US // sɪft //UK // (sɪft) //

筛选,筛,筛分,筛查

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to separate and retain the coarse parts of with a sieve.
    • : to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto cake.
    • : to separate by or as if by a sieve.
    • : to examine closely: The detectives are still sifting the evidence.
    • : to question closely.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to sift something.
    • : to pass or fall through or as if through a sieve.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbtake out residue; remove impurities
Forms: sifting

Examples

  • Moreover, as agencies continue to invest in more data-generating tools, they are having to sift through more data than ever, and are struggling to keep up.

  • He takes core samples of that mud, dries it, sifts it and counts carbon atoms to determine how much the whole wetland sequesters.

  • The Nationals had to sift through whether that was related to his age or the pandemic-altered schedule.

  • There will be more scheduled games wiped out between now and March 14, and the selection committee’s task of sifting through and sizing up the accomplishments will be challenging.

  • I spent a lot of time sifting through the fury and fear online looking for some clue about what we’re supposed to do now.

  • Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl.

  • But should you lack the energy to sift through the glut of options yourself, we can at least helpfully endorse this one.

  • But if you can sift through all of the legal posturing, a fairly accurate portrait of Sterling himself does begin to emerge.

  • Bernard: Film festivals sift out stuff that would never make the cut.

  • Sift the dry ingredients over a piece of parchment paper and then pour into a medium bowl.

  • He watched the Eye's slim white fingers reach down into the layer of diamonds, watched them sift the glittering gems.

  • It would be amusing to watch those flatfoots sitting around trying to sift a motive out of the thing.

  • Sift the whole through a fine cloth and add the yolks of a hundred poached eggs.

  • Drink, and go to sleep—sleep so sound that you waken only when Moukir and Nakir, the death angels, sift soul from body.

  • Who knows but some of her charms might miraculously sift in through a rent in my package and breathe a spell upon my words?