sift
vt. 筛分; 精选; 撒; 审查
vi. 筛; 细查
If you sift a powder such as flour or sand, you put it through a sieve in order to remove large pieces or lumps.
Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
将面粉和发酵粉筛入中等大小的搅拌碗中。
If you sift through something such as evidence, you examine it thoroughly.
Police officers have continued to sift through the wreckage following yesterday's bomb attack...
警察继续仔细检查昨天炸弹袭击后留下的残骸。
Brook has sifted the evidence and summarises it clearly.
布鲁克已经仔细审查过证据并将其总结得一清二楚。
1. move as if through a sieve;
2. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements;
3. check and sort carefully;
4. distinguish and separate out;
Put sesame and 300 ml a blender and blend until smooth. Add in 300 ml blend and sift.
芝麻加清水300毫升同放搅拌机内先搅拌至幼滑, 再加入清水300毫升搅拌,用筛过滤,隔去芝麻渣.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
在一个中号碗里, 筛和面粉, 可可粉, 小苏打, 泡打粉和盐.在一个大号碗里,混合黄油和糖.一次加一个鸡蛋.加香草精. 往大号碗里分3次加面粉混合和牛奶,以面粉结束.
Electronic software helped sift through the applications.
电子软件有助于进行应用区分.
Sift flour into the above mixture and stir to form a dough, chill for 20 minutes.
面粉筛入以上材料内拌匀成面团, 放入冰箱内20分钟.
Someone left a real mess for you to sift through.
有人给你制造了大堆的麻烦.