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- a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp筛（子）; 筛网; 滤器。
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- used figuratively with reference to the fact that a sieve does not hold all its contents〈喻〉什么都装不住的东西：
she's forgotten all the details already, she's got a mind like a sieve.
她已经忘记了所有细节, 她什么都记不住。
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1- put (a food substance or other material) through a sieve筛（食物或其他原料）。
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- （常作sieve something out）remove (unwanted items)剔除：
filters sieve large particles out of the water to prevent them from harming the pumps.
过滤器会将大的颗粒从水中滤出以免它们损伤水泵。
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sieve through
figurative examine in detail〈喻〉仔细检查： lawyers had sieved through her contract.
律师已经仔细检查了她的合同。
派生词
sieve-like
adjective词源
Old English sife (noun)， of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeef and German Sieb.