sift/sɪft/

vt

1. 筛；筛分；过滤

• Their work was to sift gold from sand. 他们的工作是从沙里淘金。

2. 细查；详审

• The police were sifting evidence. 警察在细查证据。

vi

1. 筛

2. 细查，探究

• I sifted through my purse and only found $10. 我仔细翻看了自己的钱包，只找到10美元。

词组sift out 区分；挑选

• sift out truth from the false 去伪存真