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sifting

UK //ˈsɪftɪŋ//US //ˈsɪftɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'siften',与古英语 'siftan'(筛分)相关,可能源自原始日耳曼语词根。

noun

❶ 指通过筛子过滤或分离物质的过程,常用于去除杂质或获取更细的颗粒。

“The sifting of flour is important to remove lumps before baking.”

(在烘焙前筛面粉很重要,可以去除结块。)

“Archaeologists use sifting to find small artifacts in the soil.”

(考古学家通过筛土来寻找土壤中的小型文物。)

❶ 比喻仔细检查或分析信息以找出重要内容,常用于调查或研究场景。

“The detective spent days sifting through the evidence.”

(侦探花了数天时间仔细分析证据。)

“Journalists are sifting the facts from the rumors.”

(记者们正在从谣言中筛选事实。)

同义词:filtering, sorting, separating

verb

❶ 用筛子过滤或分离物质的动作,强调去除不需要的部分。

“She was sifting the powdered sugar onto the cake.”

(她正在把糖粉筛到蛋糕上。)

“The machine is sifting the gravel into different sizes.”

(机器正在将砾石按不同尺寸筛分。)

同义词:straining, riddling, winnowing

常见短语

sifting through — 指费力地检查大量物品或信息以寻找特定内容,常用于描述繁琐的搜索过程。

“She was sifting through old photos to find her childhood pictures.”

(她正在翻看旧照片以寻找童年时的影像。)