v.筛下；筛分；详察
Sift the flour before making the cake. 做蛋糕前先把面粉筛一下。
Snow sifted through the crack in the roof into the room. 雪从屋顶上的裂缝飘进屋里。
Sift out the wheat from the chaff. 把小麦的壳筛出来。
She had to sift ashes from the cinders. 她只好把煤渣中的灰筛出去。
The police will sift through the data for clues. 警察将从数据中仔细研究线索。
We have to sift through the application forms very carefully to separate the wheat from the chaff. 我们得把申请书仔细筛选一下以甄别优劣。
adj.未筛过的(未经详细检查的)
