LEARNit Dictionary
sift
verb
/sɪft/
UK
/sɪft/
US
1
to put flour or some other fine substance through a sieve / sifter
الک کردن, غربال کردن, آرد الک کردن, بیختن
2
to examine something very carefully in order to decide what is important or useful or to find something important
غربال کردن, بررسی دقیق کردن, کاوش کردن
We will sift every scrap of evidence.
Computers are being used to sift the information.
Crash investigators have been sifting through the wreckage of the aircraft.
3
to separate something from a group of things
جدا کردن, تفکیک کردن, الک کردن, غربال کردن
He sifted the relevant data from the rest.
She looked quickly through the papers, sifting out from the pile anything that looked interesting.