| 释义 |
●ˌsift ˈthrough sth (for sth) to carefully examine a large amount of sth in order to find sth important or decide what is useful 详细审查，仔细检查（以寻找某物）◆I sifted through his papers for clues.
我认真推敲他的文件，寻找线索。◆The judges sifted through 8 000 entries and finally picked the winner.
评委详细审看了 8 000 份参赛作品，最后评出了获奖者。◆This pile of reports needs to be sifted through by the end of this week.
这一叠报告本周末之前需要审阅完毕。[v + prep] |