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sift AHD[sĭft] D.J.[sɪft]K.K.[sɪft]v.(动词)sift.ed, sift.ing, sifts v.tr.(及物动词)- To put (flour, for example) through a sieve or other straining device in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles.筛分:将(如面粉)放入筛子或其它过滤装置中以便把精细的颗粒从粗颗粒中分离出来
- To distinguish as if separating with a sieve:选拔,精选:似用筛子分离般分类:sifted the candidates for the job.筛选该职务的候选人
- To apply by scattering with or as if with a sieve:撒:用或似用筛子般撒以使用:sift sugar on a dessert.把糖撒在甜食上
- To examine and sort carefully:审查:仔细检查和挑选:sift the evidence.审查证据
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To make use of a sieve.筛:用筛子筛
- To pass through or as if through a sieve:通过或似通过筛子:a meal that sifts easily.很容易透过筛子的粗粉
- To make a careful examination:细查:进行仔细的检查:sifted through back issues of the magazine.仔细审查这份杂志的过期期刊
- Middle English siften 中古英语 siften
- from Old English siftan 源自 古英语 siftan
siftʹer n.(名词) |