SIFT - Translation from English into Chinese

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I. sift [sıft] VB trans

1. sift:

sift: 筛 shāi

sift: 过滤 guòlǜ

sift out the best: 选出最好的

2. sift:

sift: 细查 xìchá

sift: 细审 xìshěn

sift the evidence: 细查证据

II. sift [sıft] VB intr

1. sift:

sift: 筛 shāi

sift: 被筛下 bèi shāixià

2. sift:

sift: 细查 xìchá

Present
I	sift
you	sift
he/she/it	sifts
we	sift
you	sift
they	sift

Past
I	sifted
you	sifted
he/she/it	sifted
we	sifted
you	sifted
they	sifted

Present Perfect
I	have	sifted
you	have	sifted
he/she/it	has	sifted
we	have	sifted
you	have	sifted
they	have	sifted

Past Perfect
I	had	sifted
you	had	sifted
he/she/it	had	sifted
we	had	sifted
you	had	sifted
they	had	sifted

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sift out the best: 选出最好的

sift the evidence: 细查证据

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

However, with concentration, he can sift through the thoughts of the many people around him to remotely track someones thoughts by recognizing their brainwave patterns.

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Bill sifted through the rubble and found articles ranging from coins to keys, from silver and gold jewellery to doll sets.

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Through sifting, these endosperm particles, the semolina, are separated from the bran.

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It will then give the pupil at least one practice at each slight variation of sifted out questions.

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It includes a number of ads in its search results, increasing the results you need to sift through to find what you are looking for.

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