sift
sift — 動詞
- siftpresent simple I / you / we / they
- siftshe / she / it
- siftedpast simple
- sifting-ing form
1. To make a dry powder ingredient such as flour, sugar, or cocoa finer by passing
過篩
用篩子將粉末分離成細粒
To make a dry powder ingredient such as flour, sugar, or cocoa finer by passing it across a sieve or mesh, breaking up any lumps and removing larger bits.
Ari sifted the flour into a large mixing bowl before adding the eggs.
Ari 將麵粉過篩倒入一個大攪拌碗中，然後才加入雞蛋。
sift + noun + into + noun — common cooking pattern
The baker carefully sifted the sugar onto the cake for a smooth finish.
烘焙師傅小心地將糖粉篩在蛋糕上，讓表面均勻細緻。
Sift the cocoa powder first if you want the cake mixture to stay light.
如果想要蛋糕糊保持輕盈，先把可可粉過篩再使用。
imperative: sift + noun — standard recipe instruction
Ignacio always sifts his flour twice when he makes a sponge cake.
Ignacio 做海綿蛋糕時，總會把麵粉過篩兩次。
- sift flour
- sift sugar
- sift cocoa powder
- sift into a bowl
- sift over the cake
- clump
To form lumps, the opposite result of sifting
文法句型
sift + noun (ingredient)
sift + noun + into/onto + noun
sift + noun + over + noun
用法筆記
Common in recipe instructions in the imperative form. The object is almost always a dry powder: flour, sugar, cocoa powder, or icing sugar.
常見錯誤
2. To go through a large amount of material or information item by item, with the a
篩選
仔細檢查大量資料以找出所需
To go through a large amount of material or information item by item, with the aim of discovering a particular thing or keeping the valuable parts while setting the rest aside.
Detectives sifted through hundreds of phone records looking for any unusual calls.
警探們仔細篩查了數百筆通話記錄，尋找任何異常的通話。
sift through + noun — examine a collection thoroughly
Tariq sifted through all the job applications before inviting anyone for an interview.
Tariq 仔細審閱了所有求職申請，然後才邀請任何人來面試。
A good editor can sift useful information out of a messy draft.
好的編輯能夠從雜亂的草稿中篩選出有用的資訊。
sift + noun + out of + noun — extract selectively
The analyst spent weeks sifting data from thousands of survey responses.
那位分析師花了數週時間，從數千份問卷回覆中篩選資料。
- sift through evidence
- sift through data
- sift through applications
- sift out errors
- sift out irrelevant details
- sift fact from fiction
- examine
More general; does not imply going through a large collection or separating useful from useless
- scrutinize
Suggests very close, critical attention but not the act of sorting through a large set
- filter
Closer to 'sift out'; implies removing unwanted elements from a flow
- sort through
Very similar but slightly less methodical; can be used interchangeably in many contexts
- overlook
To fail to notice, the opposite of careful examination
文法句型
sift through + noun (collection)
sift + noun + out
sift + noun + from + noun
用法筆記
Often used with 'through' when the focus is on the act of examining (sift through documents). Use 'out' when the focus is on removing or extracting (sift out the errors). The object is usually a large, messy collection — documents, data, evidence, applications.
常見錯誤
sift through
phrasal verbTo examine a set of things one by one in a careful and thorough way, especially when there is a large amount to look at.
仔細翻查；逐一檢視
The journalist sifted through dozens of old newspaper articles to find the original report.
Élise sifted through her grandmother's photo albums looking for pictures from the 1960s.
sift out
phrasal verbTo remove unwanted or less useful things from a group by examining them carefully, so that only the best or most relevant remain.
篩除；剔除
The hiring team sifted out the weakest applications before the first round of interviews.
It took Joon weeks to sift out all the incorrect entries from the database.
同根字
- sifter名詞B2
- sifting名詞C1
常見搭配
常用片語
- sift through the evidence
- sift out the errors
- sift fact from fiction