首页英语词典siftsift英英释意

sift

英[sɪft] 美[sɪft]
  • vt. 筛选;撒;过滤;详查
  • vi. 筛;详查;撒下;细究
  • n. (Sift)人名;(匈)希夫特

英英释意


1. move as if through a sieve;
"The soldiers sifted through the woods"
2. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements;
"sift the flour"
3. check and sort carefully;
"sift the information"
4. distinguish and separate out;
"sift through the job candidates"