filtering
filtering — 名詞
1. the process of cleaning a liquid, gas, beam of light, or similar stream by passi
過濾
用濾材去除雜質
the process of cleaning a liquid, gas, beam of light, or similar stream by passing it through a material that holds back what is not wanted
The filtering of the muddy water took half an hour in camp.
在營地裡，過濾混濁的河水花了半小時。
noun: filtering of + substance
The factory improved its filtering to cut smoke from the chimneys.
那家工廠改善了自己的過濾流程，以減少煙囪排出的煙。
Careful filtering of the oil kept metal dust out of the engine.
仔細過濾機油，讓金屬粉末不會進入引擎。
Modern water bottles use carbon filtering to make stream water safer.
現代水瓶會使用活性碳過濾，讓溪水更安全。
- filtration
more technical and common in science or engineering writing
- straining
often for separating solids from liquids with a sieve or cloth
- purification
broader; may involve filtering but can include other cleaning methods
文法句型
filtering of + substance
water filtering
air filtering
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. Common with substances and systems such as water filtering, air filtering, or carbon filtering.
2. the act of checking information, messages, people, or applications and allowing
篩選
挑出可保留的內容
the act of checking information, messages, people, or applications and allowing only the suitable ones to continue
Strict filtering of job applications reduced the pile to twenty candidates.
嚴格的篩選讓求職申請最後只剩二十名候選人。
administrative use: filtering of applications
The teacher's filtering of online articles kept the class away from fake health advice.
老師對網路文章的篩選，讓全班避開了假的健康建議。
Better filtering on the app stopped scam messages before breakfast.
App 上更好的篩選，在早餐前就擋下了詐騙訊息。
Search filtering helped Tara find child-friendly museums for the weekend trip.
搜尋篩選幫 Tara 找到適合小孩參觀的博物館，安排週末旅行。
文法句型
filtering of + items
filtering on + platform
search filtering
用法筆記
Often used for digital tools, hiring, or moderation work. The focus is on deciding what may pass through, not on physically cleaning a substance.
filtering — 動詞
- filteringpresent simple I / you / we / they
- filterings3rd person singular
- filteringing-ing form
- filteringedpast simple
1. to separate out dirt, solids, or other unwanted parts by letting a liquid, gas,
濾淨
用濾材去掉不要的部分
to separate out dirt, solids, or other unwanted parts by letting a liquid, gas, or beam move through a filter or similar material
The machine is filtering the cooking oil before the next batch starts.
這台機器正在把食用油濾淨，下一批開始前就會完成。
transitive: filtering + substance
Rainwater was filtering through the sand bed behind the greenhouse.
雨水正穿過溫室後方的沙層，慢慢被濾淨。
intransitive: filter through + material
Yumi is filtering paint from the bucket so the spray gun will not clog.
Yumi 正在把桶裡的油漆濾淨，免得噴槍堵住。
The clinic is filtering the air so dust will not reach patients.
診所正在把空氣濾淨，好讓灰塵不會飄到病人那裡。
- contaminate
to make a substance dirty or unsafe instead of cleaning it
文法句型
filter + object
filter through + material
be filtering + object
用法筆記
Use this sense for physical substances or waves. It can be transitive, as in filtering the oil, or intransitive with through, as in water filtering through sand.
常見錯誤
2. to examine information, people, or possible choices and remove what should not b
篩掉
把不合適的排除在外
to examine information, people, or possible choices and remove what should not be included or allowed through
The website is filtering rude comments before they reach the public page.
這個網站正在把粗魯留言篩掉，免得它們出現在公開頁面上。
digital moderation: filter + comments
Soraya spent all morning filtering resumes for the new cashier job.
Soraya 花了一整個早上篩掉不合適的履歷，替新收銀員職缺做初選。
The border team is filtering passengers with expired travel papers.
邊境團隊正在把證件過期的旅客篩掉。
Smart software is filtering spam, but it still misses some fake invoices.
智慧軟體正在把垃圾郵件篩掉，但還是漏掉了一些假發票。
文法句型
filter + messages
filter + applicants
be filtering + comments
用法筆記
Usually takes messages, data, applicants, or passengers as its object. Distinguish from verb/1, which describes a physical substance moving through a filter.