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sift

/sɪft

verb [with object]

1Put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles: sift the flour into a large bowl...

Into a small bowl sift together flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, and salt.
Many spend the day knee-deep in water sifting for diamonds.
At the end of each session, we removed the seed trays and sifted the sand to recover the remaining millet seeds.

Synonyms

sieve, strain, screen, filter, riddle, purify, refine, winnow

archaic bolt, griddle

1.1Cause to flow or pass as through a sieve: Miranda sifted the warm sand through her fingers...

Despite his awkward arrival, Howard smiled down at the sand a few centimeters beneath his nose, sifting a hand-full of the white granules through his fingers.
Gemini awoke the next morning, not to her father prodding her in the side, but to a warm breeze sifting in through her window and the hot summer sun falling across her face.
The question tickled something long hidden, perhaps a meadow where sifting, warm light still shone, a memory of gossamer rays wrapped round his body in all splendorous tranquility.

1.2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] (Of snow, ash, etc.) descend lightly or sparsely as if sprinkled from a sieve: ash began to sift down round them...

Diamonds sparkle in the radiance of my headlamp as snow sifts from an ebony sky.
Snow was sifting down at Tiffindell ski resort near Rhodes yesterday morning, adding to over 25 cm which had fallen since Friday.
Watch any good fell runner descending from a summit and it's like sand sifting through an egg timer.

2Examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important: until we sift the evidence ourselves, we can’t comment objectively [no object]: the fourth stage involves sifting through the data and evaluating it...

Rummaging through a small compartment next to her, she began to sift through old cards and small papers that she might need later on.
Lord Hutton was asked to do a specific job: to take evidence, sift it, and reach conclusions.
For this reason, post-publication review is very important to sifting good theory from bad.

Synonyms

search through, look through, rummage through, root about/around in, ferret (about/around) in, poke around in, go through, turn over, explore, examine, inspect, scrutinize, pore over, investigate, conduct investigations into, enquire into, conduct an enquiry into, delve into, go into, analyse, screen, sieve, probe, dissect, review, assess

British informal rootle around in

Australian/New Zealand informal fossick through

rare roust around in

2.1 (sift something out) Separate something, especially something to be discarded, from something else: he asked for streamlined procedures to sift out frivolous applications...

One of the positive aspects of the dotcom slump was that many pseudo-web designers were sifted out.
Faced with ideas that negated their newly claimed identities, they neither argued nor capitulated, but simply left - thereby definitively sifting such ideas out of their religious beliefs.
FitzGerald had done what he does best - sifted gems out of public statistics.

Synonyms

separate out, filter out, sort out, isolate, divide, part, segregate, put to one side, weed out, get rid of, remove

noun [usually in singular]

1An act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important: a careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris...

I decided to have a sift around the net and see what I could find.
These figures suggest that the sift did not discriminate against people on the basis of which university they had attended.
And the way these used to work was that they would have each applicant come onto the stage and play a short piece of music and they'd do a very quick sift.

1.1An amount of sifted material: the floor was dusted with a fine sift of flour...

Bundt cakes are so pretty, they don't need more than a sift of powdered sugar or a drizzle of simple syrup.
Add a few drops of water or a sift of flour as needed to get the desired texture.

Derivatives

sifter

/ˈsɪftə

/ noun ...

The powder is filtered through a coarse sifter and put away in canvas bags.
Sugar sifters were used to sprinkle granulated or powdered sugar liberally not only on fresh fruit but also on sweet pastries, and the cream ladle was used to add fresh or clotted cream.
We had flour on a tarp in the yard with sifters and measuring cups, bubble juice, face paints, and my son's favorite messy item: shaving cream.

Origin

Old English siftan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziften, also to sieve.

单词	sift
释义	sift /sɪft / verb [with object] 1Put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles: sift the flour into a large bowl... Into a small bowl sift together flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, and salt. Many spend the day knee-deep in water sifting for diamonds. At the end of each session, we removed the seed trays and sifted the sand to recover the remaining millet seeds. Synonyms sieve, strain, screen, filter, riddle, purify, refine, winnow archaic bolt, griddle 1.1Cause to flow or pass as through a sieve: Miranda sifted the warm sand through her fingers... Despite his awkward arrival, Howard smiled down at the sand a few centimeters beneath his nose, sifting a hand-full of the white granules through his fingers. Gemini awoke the next morning, not to her father prodding her in the side, but to a warm breeze sifting in through her window and the hot summer sun falling across her face. The question tickled something long hidden, perhaps a meadow where sifting, warm light still shone, a memory of gossamer rays wrapped round his body in all splendorous tranquility. 1.2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] (Of snow, ash, etc.) descend lightly or sparsely as if sprinkled from a sieve: ash began to sift down round them... Diamonds sparkle in the radiance of my headlamp as snow sifts from an ebony sky. Snow was sifting down at Tiffindell ski resort near Rhodes yesterday morning, adding to over 25 cm which had fallen since Friday. Watch any good fell runner descending from a summit and it's like sand sifting through an egg timer. 2Examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important: until we sift the evidence ourselves, we can’t comment objectively [no object]: the fourth stage involves sifting through* the data and evaluating it... Rummaging through a small compartment next to her, she began to sift through old cards and small papers that she might need later on. Lord Hutton was asked to do a specific job: to take evidence, sift it, and reach conclusions. For this reason, post-publication review is very important to sifting good theory from bad. Synonyms search through, look through, rummage through, root about/around in, ferret (about/around) in, poke around in, go through, turn over, explore, examine, inspect, scrutinize, pore over, investigate, conduct investigations into, enquire into, conduct an enquiry into, delve into, go into, analyse, screen, sieve, probe, dissect, review, assess British* informal rootle around in Australian/New Zealand informal fossick through rare roust around in 2.1 (sift something out) Separate something, especially something to be discarded, from something else: he asked for streamlined procedures to sift out frivolous applications... One of the positive aspects of the dotcom slump was that many pseudo-web designers were sifted out. Faced with ideas that negated their newly claimed identities, they neither argued nor capitulated, but simply left - thereby definitively sifting such ideas out of their religious beliefs. FitzGerald had done what he does best - sifted gems out of public statistics. Synonyms separate out, filter out, sort out, isolate, divide, part, segregate, put to one side, weed out, get rid of, remove noun [usually in singular] 1An act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important: a careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris... I decided to have a sift around the net and see what I could find. These figures suggest that the sift did not discriminate against people on the basis of which university they had attended. And the way these used to work was that they would have each applicant come onto the stage and play a short piece of music and they'd do a very quick sift. 1.1An amount of sifted material: the floor was dusted with a fine sift of* flour... Bundt cakes are so pretty, they don't need more than a sift of powdered sugar or a drizzle of simple syrup. Add a few drops of water or a sift of flour as needed to get the desired texture. Derivatives sifter /ˈsɪftə / noun ... The powder is filtered through a coarse sifter and put away in canvas bags. Sugar sifters were used to sprinkle granulated or powdered sugar liberally not only on fresh fruit but also on sweet pastries, and the cream ladle was used to add fresh or clotted cream. We had flour on a tarp in the yard with sifters and measuring cups, bubble juice, face paints, and my son's favorite messy item: shaving cream. Origin Old English siftan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziften*, also to sieve. Rhymes adrift, drift, gift, grift, lift, rift, shift, shrift, squiffed, swift, thrift, uplift
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