sifted
past simple and past participle ofsift
| 单词 | sifted |
| 释义 | sifted past simple and past participle ofsift sift verb[T] uk/sɪft/us/sɪft/siftverb[T](SEPARATE)to putflour,sugar, etc. through asieve(=wirenetshapedlike abowl)tobreakuplargepieces: When thecakeiscooked, sift someicingsugarover thetopof it. Preparing food
siftverb[T](EXAMINE)to make acloseexaminationof all thepartsof something inordertofindsomething or toseparatewhat isusefulfrom what is not: Thepoliceare sifting theevidenceverycarefullytotryandfindtheguiltyperson. After my father'sdeath, I had to siftthroughall hispapers. Thepolicearetryingto siftoutthegenuinewarningsfromall thehoaxcallsthey havereceived. Analysing and evaluating
Examplesofsiftedsifted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Nevertheless, it may be claimed that the facts collected have been carefullysifted, the references conscientiously verified, and the opposing theories honestly presented. From theCambridge English Corpus The entire mixture was shaken thoroughly for 5 min andsiftedthrough a coarse sieve of 250 mm pore size mesh. From theCambridge English Corpus Seeds were placed on sterilizedsiftedriver sand. From theCambridge English Corpus To this end, theysiftedthrough a variety of philosophies, ancient and modern, and tailored them to their practice of distillation analysis. From theCambridge English Corpus The arenas were filled with clean, dry,siftedsand (particle size < 500 m) into which the experimental materials were positioned (see below). From theCambridge English Corpus The structure was cleaned, its contents weresifted, and profiles of the tomb were drawn. From theCambridge English Corpus The papers have not been ignored, but they have beensiftedrather than studied in detail. From theCambridge English Corpus The contents of each dish weresiftedthrough, and the number of each seed species or bead was recorded. From theCambridge English Corpus The science needs to be carefullysiftedhowever. From theCambridge English Corpus However, up until at least 1741 and possibly beyond, the content is not mindlessly repeated, but carefullysiftedthrough, revised, and consistently expanded. From theCambridge English Corpus At the second, these standards aresiftedby appeal to some moral condition that is thought to be essential to law. From theCambridge English Corpus Their small size enables her to become intimately familiar with their populations, and she has clearlysiftedthrough her sources carefully and thoroughly. From theCambridge English Corpus The pupae were thensiftedand transferred to normal rearing cages and treated in the standard manner as above. From theCambridge English Corpus Arguments are carefully explained and weighed and the findings of a wide range of research studies aresiftedand summarised. From theCambridge English Corpus Much more evidence will have to besiftedbefore these issues can be settled definitively. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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