Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense sieves, present participle sieving, past tense, past participle sieved
1N-COUNT 滤勺;笊篱;筛子 A sieve is a tool used for separating solids from liquids or larger pieces of something from smaller pieces. It consists of a metal or plastic ring with a wire or plastic net underneath, which the liquid or smaller pieces pass through. 滤勺;笊篱;筛子
Press the raspberries through a fine sieve to form a puree.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIEVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤fine, large細篩子;粗篩子VERB + SIEVE➤strain sth through用篩子過濾⋯➤pass sth through, press sth through, push sth through讓⋯通過篩子;把⋯壓過篩子;把⋯推過篩子➤place sth in把⋯放進篩子PREPOSITION➤in a/the sieve在篩子裏◇Wash the rice in a sieve under cold running water.把米放在篩子裏,用流動的冷水沖洗。➤through a/the sieve濾過篩子◇Strain the cream through a fine sieve into the egg mixture.把奶油用細篩子濾到雞蛋糊裏。