sieve

US [sɪv]
UK [sɪv]
  • v.筛;滤;过筛
  • n.筛子;滤器;笊篱;漏勺
  • Web滤网;筛网;过滤
Plural Form:sieves  Present Participle:sieving  Past Tense:sieved  
sieve
n.
1.
滤器;筛子;笊篱;漏勺a tool for separating solids from liquids or larger solids from smaller solids, made of a wire or plastic net attached to a ring. The liquid or small pieces pass through the net but the larger pieces do not.
IDM
have a memory/mind like a sieve
(informal)
记性差;健忘to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily
v.
1.
~ sth
筛;过筛;滤to put sth through a sieve

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