| 单词 | sift |
| 释义 | sift —sift /sɪft/ verb [T] (EXAMINE) ↑Verb Endings for sift ► F0 to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not: » The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person.» After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers.» The police are trying to sift out the genuine warnings from all the hoax calls they have received.Thesaurus+: ↑Analysing and evaluating , ↑Assessing and estimating valueverb [T] (SEPARATE) ↑Verb Endings for sift ► F0 to put flour, sugar, etc. through a sieve (= wire net shaped like a bowl) to break up large pieces: » When the cake is cooked, sift some icing sugar over the top of it.Thesaurus+: ↑Preparing food , ↑Preparing food using heat |
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