sieve

• n. [粮食][矿业] 筛子；滤网；不能保守秘密的人
• vt. 筛；滤
• vi. 筛；滤
• n. (Sieve)人名；(英)西夫

来自古英语 sife,筛子，来自 Proto-Germanic*sib,筛，来自 PIE*seib,流出，滴出，词源同 sift,seep.

sieve (n.)

Old English sife "sieve," from Proto-Germanic *sib (cognates: Middle Dutch seve, Dutch zeef, Old High German sib, German Sieb), from PIE *seib- "to pour out, sieve, drip, trickle" (see soap (n.)). Related to sift. The Sieve of Eratosthenes (1803) is a contrivance for finding prime numbers. Sieve and shears formerly were used in divinations.

sieve (v.)

late 15c., from sieve (n.). Related: Sieved; sieving.

1. Empty the contents of the pan into the sieve.

将锅里的东西倒到筛子上。

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2. Liquidize the mixture and then pass it through a sieve.

将混合物打成泥状，然后用滤网滤一下。

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3. Strain the juice through a piece of gauze or a sieve.

用一块纱布或过滤网将果汁过滤一下。

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4. Press the raspberries through a fine sieve to form a puree.

用一个细筛子将山莓压碎过滤，以制成山莓泥。

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5. Push the potatoes through a sieve to make a puree.

用漏勺轧土豆做成土豆泥。

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