sift

篩、過篩

Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl.

把麵粉和泡打粉篩進一個大碗裡。

篩選、細查、詳查

Investigators spent weeks sifting the evidence from the crash site.

調查人員花了好幾週細查墜機現場的證據。

撒、篩撒

She sifted powdered sugar over the warm cake.

她在溫熱的蛋糕上撒了一層糖粉。

飄落、篩落

Fine snow sifted through the cracks in the old door.

細雪從舊門的縫隙飄落進來。

翻找、篩查、逐一檢視

We had to sift through hundreds of applications before choosing three.

我們得逐一檢視數百份申請，才挑出三位人選。