a tool for separating solids from liquids or larger solids from smaller solids, made of a wire or plastic net attached to a ring. The liquid or small pieces pass through the net but the larger pieces do not. 滤器；筛子；笊篱；漏勺 
Press the apricot jam through a sieve and stir in one tablespoon of cold water. 将杏酱过筛子，加入一汤匙冷水搅拌。 Wash the rice in a sieve under cold running water. 把米放在筛子里，用流动的冷水冲洗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- large
- strain something through
- pass something through
- press something through
- …
- in a/the sieve
- through a/the sieve
Word OriginOld English sife (noun), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeef and German Sieb.
Idioms
have a memory/mind like a sieve
- (informal)
to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily 记性差；健忘