"sifting" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 筛选
• 过滤

Definition

筛选指通过筛子把大块和小块分开，通常用于面粉或沙子。也可以指仔细筛查信息以找到重要的内容。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Sifting”可用于字面意思（如做蛋糕时筛面粉）和比喻（如“sifting through files”）。常与“through”搭配。不要与更广义的“filtering”混淆。

Examples

She is sifting flour for the cake.

她正在为蛋糕**筛选**面粉。

The workers are sifting sand at the construction site.

工人在工地上**筛选**沙子。

He spent hours sifting through his old photos.

他花了几个小时**筛选**他的旧照片。

I've been sifting through emails all morning and I'm still not done.

我整个早上都在**筛选**邮件，还没完成。

She was sifting through the evidence, trying to find a clue.

她在**筛查**证据，试图找到线索。

After sifting flour, make sure to measure it again for accuracy.

**筛选**完面粉后，记得再量一次确保精准。