sift out
phrasal verbsift something out
- to remove something that you do not want from a substance by putting it through a sieve
筛除；筛去 - Put the flour through a sieve to sift out the lumps.
把面粉过筛，除去面块。
- Put the flour through a sieve to sift out the lumps.
- to separate something, usually something you do not want, from a group of things
剔除；淘汰 - We need to sift out the applications that have no chance of succeeding.
我们需要剔出那些成功无望的申请。 - They will try to sift out the winners and the losers.
他们将努力选出胜方和败方。
- We need to sift out the applications that have no chance of succeeding.