sift /sift/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) move as if through a sieve
• (v.) separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

Chinese translation

• vt. 筛, 过滤, 撒, 详查
• vi. 筛, 被筛下, 精选

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/sift/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-6 · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.02 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

sifting, sifted, sifts

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