及物动词
不及物动词
1. 筛(面粉、沙子等)
If you sift a powder such as flour or sand, you put it through a sieve in order to remove large pieces or lumps.
2. 细查;详审
If you sift through something such as evidence, you examine it thoroughly.
1. distinguish and separate out
e.g. sift through the job candidates
Synonym: sieve
2. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
e.g. sift the flour
3. check and sort carefully
e.g. sift the information
Synonym: sieve
4. move as if through a sieve
e.g. The soldiers sifted through the woods