Sift



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.筛, 过滤
• ［英］ v.筛, 过滤 ( to separate out by a sieve)
• ［同］ 派生词: sifter ( n.筛子)
• ［例］ Heavy soot sifted in through the open window.

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English siftan; akin to Old English sife sieve
• Date: before 12th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to put through a sieve <sift flour>
    • b. to separate or separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve
  • 2. to go through especially to sort out what is useful or valuable <sifted the evidence> — often used with through<sift through a pile of old letters>
  • 3. to scatter by or as if by sifting <sift sugar on a cake>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to use a sieve
  • 2. to pass or fall as if through a sieve
• ? sifter noun

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