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单词 sifter
释义
sifter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪf.tər/us
/ˈsɪf.tɚ/
apieceofkitchenequipmentthat you putflour,sugar, etc. through inordertobreakuplargepieces:
afloursifter面粉筛
asugarsifter撒糖瓶
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apieceofequipmentthatsoil,sand,rubble, etc. is put through inordertoseparateit intolargerandsmallerpieces:
Shovels, sifters, and othergardeningtoolswerefoundat thesite.
Archaeologists useshovels, sifters and magnetometers tosearchforartifacts.
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More examples
  • Shake thedryingredientsthrough afloursifter orstrainertoremovelumps.
  • Using a sifter or ashakercoverthedoughwith thecocoa.
  • At thereadywerelargearchaeology-styledirtsifters, though theyprovedunnecessary.
  • Bulldozers and sifters havebegunthemammothtaskofshiftingthesandfrom people'syardsandhomesback to thebeach.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Straining & filtering devices
  • air filter
  • butter paper
  • coffee filter
  • filter
  • filter bed
  • filter paper
  • funnel
  • greaseproof paper
  • HEPA filter
  • hopper
  • parchment paper
  • salad spinner
  • sieve
  • skimmer
  • strainer
  • tea strainer
  • water filter
  • wringer

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Farm vehicles & equipment
Gardening tools
Archaeology
(Definition ofsifterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
sifter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪf.tər/us
/ˈsɪf.tɚ/
acontainerwith manysmallholesinitslidforsiftingsubstances, usuallyfoods
（盖上有小孔的）筛具
afloursifter面粉筛
asugarsifter撒糖瓶

Examplesofsifter

sifter
This means that he picks up on aspects that the semantic lyric sifters ignore when scrutinising the stanzas on the page.
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All the postmasters are in the invidious position of being censors and sifters.
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Now, unfortunately, newly married people have got to pay more for the pot scourers, pastry boards, coal and cinder sieves and sifters and so on.
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I now turn to the question of cinder sieves and sifters.
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No relaxation can possibly be made on coal and cinder sieves and sifters.
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I am surprised at cinder sifters being taxed.
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One almost trembles with awe at the very names of these spectacular articles, coal sieves and cinder sifters.
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They have to use their cinders, and are only to glad to have sifters.
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But,sifterall, the onus for making the change that is proposed this afternoon does lie on those who are recommending it.
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Will it act as the primarysifterand decide whether to table a remedial order, or will remedial orders be made in every case?
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He repeated it later on babies' baths, and it arose at 3 o'clock in the morning on pot scourers and coal and cinder sifters.
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We are not like a salt cellar to be turned upside down and shaken, or a sugarsifter.
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I would not class coal and cinder sieves and sifters with dustbins for instance—or even with pot scourers and steel wool.
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But there are very special circumstances which apply in the case of coal or cinder sieves or sifters.
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That is to say, as a result of the price of sieves and cinder sifters, people may buy fewer of them.
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