sift
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sift | |
| he / she / it sifts | |
| past simple sifted | |
| past participle sifted | |
| -ing form sifting |
- [transitive] sift something
to put flour or some other fine substance through a sieve / sifter 筛（面粉或颗粒较细的物质） Extra ExamplesSift the flour finely before adding it to the mixture. 把面粉细细筛一遍再加到混合料里 。 You will need 100g self-raising flour, sifted. 你需要100克自养面粉，过筛。
- [transitive, intransitive]
to examine something very carefully in order to decide what is important or useful or to find something important 细查；详审 - sift something
We will sift every scrap of evidence. 我们将细查每一点证据。 Computers are being used to sift the information. 计算机正被用来筛选信息。 - sift through something
Crash investigators have been sifting through the wreckage of the aircraft. 调查坠机事件的专家一直在仔细检查飞机残骸。
Extra ExamplesHe's mentally sifting for truths. 他在脑子里细细思忖想找出事实真相。 I spent hours sifting through those heavy art books. 我花了好几个小时翻看那些沉甸甸的画册。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- out
- for
- through
- spend hours sifting through something
- spend time sifting through something
- sift something
- [transitive] sift something (out) from something
to separate something from a group of things 区分；挑选；精选
Word OriginOld English siftan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziften, also to sieve.