sift

单词音标

sift音标[sift]

汉语翻译

vt. 筛, 过滤, 撒, 详查

vi. 筛, 被筛下, 精选

词型变化

名词:sifter动词过去式:sifted过去分词:sifted现在分词:sifting第三人称单数:sifts

英语解释

动词 sift:

separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

同义词：sieve, strain

check and sort carefully

同义词：sieve

distinguish and separate out

同义词：sieve

例句

Perhaps most important, these elections will put new faces before the public, especially from the opposition camp. This testing of the waters will measure the impact of the candidates, build name recognition and sift the issues.

也许*重要的是，这些选举将使大众认识新面孔，尤其是来自反对党阵营的。这样投石问路将会测如候选人的影响力，建立知名度，并过滤问题。

We have to sift through the application forms very carefully to separate the wheat from the chaff.

我们得把申请书仔细筛选一下以甄别优劣。

Snow sifted through the crack in the roof into the room.

雪从屋顶上的裂缝飘进屋里。

Sift the flour before making the cake.

做蛋糕前先把面粉筛一下。