sift
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(a) [Tn] put (sth) through a sieve 篩(某物)
sift the flour, sugar, etc 篩面粉、 糖等.
(b) [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (out) from sth; ~ sth out separate sth from sth by putting it through a sieve 篩分(某物)
sift (out) the lumps from the flour, the wheat from the chaff 把面粉中的面塊篩出來、 把小麥的殼篩掉.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
shake or sprinkle (sth) through a sieve 篩下(某物)
sift flour (into the mixture) 把面粉篩進混合物里
sift sugar onto a cake 把糖篩撒在糕餅上.
3 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (through) sth (fig 比喻) examine sth very carefully 詳察, 細審(某事物)
sift through the piles of correspondence 仔細檢查成堆的信件
sift the evidence, data, etc 認真審查證據、 數據等.