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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 15525 COCA: 17578

sieve

1 sieve /ˈsɪv/ noun
plural sieves
1 sieve
/ˈsɪv/
noun
plural sieves
Learner's definition of SIEVE
[count]
: a kitchen tool that has many small holes and that is used to separate smaller particles from larger ones or solids from liquids筛(子);漏勺;滤器;滤网

have a memory/mind like a sieve

informal
: to have a very bad memory : to be unable to remember things记性差;健忘
2 sieve /ˈsɪv/ verb
sieves; sieved; sieving
2 sieve
/ˈsɪv/
verb
sieves; sieved; sieving
Learner's definition of SIEVE
[+ object]
: to put (something) through a sieve筛;过滤
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 15525 COCA: 17578

sieve

1 of 2

noun

: a device with meshes or perforations through which finer particles of a mixture (as of ashes, flour, or sand) of various sizes may be passed to separate them from coarser ones, through which the liquid may be drained from liquid-containing material, or through which soft materials may be forced for reduction to fine particles

sieve

2 of 2

verb

sieved; sieving
: sift

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Rinse the grains in a sieve, then add them to the boiling liquid. Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2022 Pour the custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. April Goess, San Antonio Express-News, 13 July 2022 Pour the mixture through a fine sieve into a pitcher or glass bottle and store in the refrigerator. Sahar Khan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2022 Once blended, fit a fine mesh sieve over a glass measuring cup and pour the ginger mixture in. Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 17 May 2022 If using fresh passion fruit, cut the fruit in half and strain the pulp through a fine sieve, rubbing to remove the pulp from seeds. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022 Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium heatproof bowl; discard solids. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022 If necessary, such as with seedy berries, strain the sorbet base through a fine-mesh sieve into a 4-cup container. Olga Massov, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 Strain the broth through a fine-mesh sieve, discarding any solids. Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2022
Verb
Strain mixture through fine mesh sieve to remove seeds. Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2022 Sponges filter so much water that, for example, the community at Karasik can sieve almost the entire 600 meters of ocean above it every year. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2022 To bridge to the state of technology in the advanced world in the 1970s, China had begun to build machines that could handle mass-scale calculations, sieve through huge amounts of information, and coordinate complex operations. Jing Tsu, Wired, 23 Jan. 2022 As if responding to those concerns — the only valid criticisms following two excellent performances — the Wolverines blended run and pass with aplomb against the sieve-like Northern Illinois defense. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2021 Set sieve over boiling water, cover (lid will not fit tightly, and that’s okay), and steam 15 minutes. Leela Punyaratabandhu, Bon Appétit, 3 Aug. 2021 The developers building the tunnel, Pearson said, will be allowed to sieve as little as one percent of the topsoil. Roff Smith, National Geographic, 12 Nov. 2020 Shoveling aside nearly half a meter of old goat droppings and sieving through sediment, the team unearthed the nearly complete skull of an enigmatic human ancestor, the oldest member of the genus that eventually led to our own. Michael Price, Science | AAAS, 28 Aug. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English sive, from Old English sife; akin to Old High German sib sieve

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sieve was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 15525 COCA: 17578
sieve

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIEVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEfine, large細篩子;粗篩子VERB + SIEVEstrain 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PREPOSITIONin 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。

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