sifting
present participle ofsift
| 单词 | sifting |
| 释义 | sifting present 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
Examplesofsiftingsifting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They argued for a narrower focus, with moresiftingof the data seeking entry to personality research. From theCambridge English Corpus Authoritative sources remain necessary for scholarship - along with the sampling andsiftingthat help us to generate ideas and form research strategies. From theCambridge English Corpus Observations were made three times a day bysiftingthe sand in order to record the number of pupae. From theCambridge English Corpus Selection of a sample sufficiently large for aggregate analysis would involve considerablesiftingof a sampling frame of all married couples. From theCambridge English Corpus It could be a very useful piece of evidence insiftingthrough competing hypotheses for psychological design. From theCambridge English Corpus Along the whole transect 7622 individual ants were collected by littersifting. From theCambridge English Corpus The cleaning andsiftingof the debris found at the time of our work in the area was not very productive. From theCambridge English Corpus This process of thorough searching for information can be very resource intensive, requiring staff time for searching andsiftingthe results. From theCambridge English Corpus Whensiftingthrough the evidence, however, it is important not to miss the wood for the trees. From theCambridge English Corpus By carefullysiftingthrough a wide range of archival accounts (including mission accounts), the author has performed a very valuable service. From theCambridge English Corpus All those appointed were experienced atsiftingthrough complex issues and coming to reasonable conclusions based on evidence presented to them. From theCambridge English Corpus Still, he shows here once again his uncanny ability insiftingthrough documentary material with an eye for the revealing episode and the telltale behaviour. From theCambridge English Corpus After an initialsifting, the fine ashes were mixed with the bricks as part of the firing element, while the breeze or cinder was used as fuel for the kilns. From theCambridge English Corpus Surely, then, the theological assumptions that are of most interest are those that remain after the process ofsiftingand checking for consistency has been completed. From theCambridge English Corpus The usual methodology is to uphold the dictionary definitions whilesiftingthrough the historical archive for patterns or behavior that conform to or contradict the model. 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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