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1. Oxford Dictionary

   sift

   • IPA[sɪft]

   英式

   • v.
     put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles；cause to flow or pass as through a sieve
   • n.
     an act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important；an amount of sifted material

   • verb: sift, 3rd person present: sifts, gerund or present participle: sifting, past tense: sifted, past participle: sifted

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles sift the flour into a large bowl 同義詞 sieve, strain, screen, filter, riddle, ... 更多purify, refine, winnow, archaicbolt, griddle
   • ▪ cause to flow or pass as through a sieve Miranda sifted the warm sand through her fingers
   • ▪ (of snow, ash, etc.) descend lightly or sparsely as if sprinkled from a sieve ash began to sift down round them
   • 2. examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important until we sift the evidence ourselves, we can't comment objectively the fourth stage involves sifting through the data and evaluating it 同義詞 search through, look through, rummage through, root about in, root around in, ... 更多ferret (about) in, ferret (around) in, poke around in, go through, turn over, explore, examine, inspect, scrutinize, pore over, investigate, conduct investigations into, inquire into, conduct an inquiry into, delve into, go into, analyse, screen, sieve, probe, dissect, review, assess, informalrootle around in, fossick through, rareroust around in
   • ▪ separate something, especially something to be discarded, from something else he asked for streamlined procedures to sift out frivolous applications 同義詞 separate out, filter out, sort out, isolate, divide, ... 更多part, segregate, put to one side, weed out, get rid of, remove

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important a careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris
   • ▪ an amount of sifted material the floor was dusted with a fine sift of flour