单词	sift
释义	siftsift /sɪft/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsift Origin: Old English siftan Verb Table VERB TABLE sift Simple Form Present I, you, we, they sift he, she, it sifts Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they sifted Present perfect I, you, we, they have sifted he, she, it has sifted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had sifted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will sift Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have sifted Continuous Form Present I am sifting he, she, it is sifting you, we, they are sifting Past I, he, she, it was sifting you, we, they were sifting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been sifting he, she, it has been sifting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been sifting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be sifting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been sifting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES It will take a while to sift through all these magazines. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS By midday Monday, police were sifting through more than 300 tips. Having sifted through the estate agents' details, arrange appointments to view as many properties as possible. I sift through memory, and this is what I say: She was a princess. Police continued to sift through the statements of various witnesses Saturday. Shama meanwhile had begun to sift through a small sheaf of numbered pages. She prided herself on her ability to sift through the most innocent conversations and turn them into major scandals. Tim Brown sifted through the trade talk, clearly and succinctly. To ensure that information would sift through from all corners of the Company, a local spokesperson was elected from each department. word sets WORD SETS► Cooking allspice, nounbake, verbbarbecue, verbbaste, verbblanch, verbboil, verbbottle, verbbouillon cube, nounbraise, verbbreadcrumbs, nounbreaded, adjectivebrine, nounbroil, verbbrown, verbbutter, verbcandied, adjectivecaper, nouncaramel, nouncardamom, nouncarve, verbcasserole, nouncasserole, verbcaster sugar, nouncharbroil, verbchervil, nounchestnut, nounchicory, nounchill, verbchilli powder, nounchip, verbcilantro, nouncinnamon, nounclean, verbclove, nouncochineal, nouncoconut, nouncook, verbcook, nouncookbook, nouncookery, nouncookery book, nouncordon bleu, adjectivecore, verbcoriander, nouncream, verbcrisp, verbcube, verbculinary, adjectivecumin, nouncurry powder, noundeep fry, verbdessertspoon, noundevilled, adjectivedice, verbdone, adjectivedress, verbessence, nounfat, nounflambé, adjectiveflan, nounflavouring, nounflour, nounflour, verbfrost, verbfrosting, nounfry, verbglaze, verbglaze, noungourmet, adjectivegourmet, noungrate, verbgrease, noungrease, verbgreaseproof paper, noungrill, verbgrill, noungrind, verbgut, verbhard-boiled, adjectivehaute cuisine, nounhob, nounhull, verbhusk, verbice, verbicebox, nounicing, nounicing sugar, nouningredient, nounjoint, verbknead, verblard, nounlard, verbleaven, nounliquidize, verbmarinade, nounmarinate, verbmarjoram, nounmicrowave, verbmince, verbmincer, nounmint, nounmix, verbmix, nounnouvelle cuisine, nounnutmeg, nounoil, nounolive oil, nounoverdone, adjectiveparboil, verbpare, verbpickle, verbpipe, verbpit, verbpitted, adjectivepkt, pluck, verbplum tomato, nounpoach, verbprecooked, adjectivepreheat, verbprep, verbprove, verbrecipe, nounreduce, verbrice paper, nounrind, nounrise, verbroast, verbroast, nounroast, adjectiverosemary, nounroux, nounsaffron, nounsage, nounsalt, nounsalt, verbsauce, nounsausage meat, nounsauté, verbsavory, nounscalloped, adjectivesear, verbseason, verbseasoning, nounself-raising flour, nounself-rising flour, nounsesame, nounshell, verbshortening, nounshort-order cook, nounshuck, verbsieve, verbsift, verbsifter, nounsimmer, verbsimmer, nounskewer, verbsmoke, verbsoak, verbsoda, nounsodium bicarbonate, nounspice, nounspice, verbspicy, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, verbsteep, verbstew, verbstock, nounstone, verbstrain, verbstuff, verbstuffing, nounsunny-side up, adjectivesweat, verbsweet-and-sour, adjectiveTabasco, nountandoori, adjectivetarragon, nountbsp, teaspoon, nountenderize, verbtenderloin, nountextured vegetable protein, nounthaw, verbthyme, nountimer, nountoast, nountoast, verbtoss, verbtruss, verbtsp, turmeric, noununderdone, adjectivevinaigrette, nounvinegar, nounwhip, verbwhisk, verbyeast, nounzap, verbzest, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► sift through wreckage (=carefully look through all the pieces)· Crash investigators have been sifting through the wreckage of the plane. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► out · The older I get, the more efficient I become at sifting out the rubbish.· The purpose of the pre-hearing assessment is to sift out those applications which are unlikely to succeed.· The problems of sifting out the valuable and proven ingredients of native medicines are formidable. ► through · A lone clerk sifts through, consigning some to the incinerator and some to a filed.· By midday Monday, police were sifting through more than 300 tips.· To ensure that information would sift through from all corners of the Company, a local spokesperson was elected from each department.· The object is to gather enough evidence and sift through all the forensics information needed to write an acceptable arrest warrant.· Clearly, I said, it was going to take me some time to sift through all the material. NOUN► flour · About 3 weeks later sift the flour in each tube again.· In another bowl, sift flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.· At this stage sift the flour, take out the adults and kill them.· Mix and sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and stir in almonds.· Léonie sifted silky flour on to the wide brass pan of the scales.· In medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture.· Prepare the Yorkshire pudding by sifting the flour into a large bowl.· In a medium-sized bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. 1to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces2 (also sift through) to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or decide what is important and what is not:  Police are sifting through the evidence.sift something ↔ out phrasal verb to separate something from other thingssift out from It’s hard to sift out the truth from the lies in this case.
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