Sifted - Английское значение и перевод слова Sifted на Русский язык

noun

A bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window.

Примеры использования:

He reached through the hole in the door and slid the bolt on the inside.

verb

Fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket.

Примеры использования:

All the doors were locked and bolted

verb

(of a horse or other animal) run away suddenly, typically from fear.

Примеры использования:

The horses shied and bolted

verb

Travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.

Примеры использования:

He explored the fontainebleau forest

verb

To travel to a new place to learn about it or become familiar with it

Примеры использования:

[ t ] they set out to explore the city., we have to explore new ways to market our products., many …

noun

A porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it.

Примеры использования:

An oil filter

verb

Pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material.

Примеры использования:

The eye filters out ultraviolet radiation

noun

A piece of equipment or a device for removing solids from liquids or gases, or for limiting the particular type of light, sound, or electricity going through it

Примеры использования:

An oil filter, a coffee filter, [ i always + adv/prep ] reports of the accident began to filter in.…

verb

Look at (someone or something) closely, typically to assess their condition or to discover any shortcomings.

Примеры использования:

They inspected the paintwork for cracks and flaws

verb

Look over carefully

verb

To look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, esp. about quality or condition

Примеры использования:

After the accident both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage., someone from the heal…

verb

Remove contaminants from.

Примеры использования:

The filtration plant is able to purify 70 tons of water a day

verb

To rid something of dirty or harmful substances

Примеры использования:

Flower growers here are required to purify all their runoff water.

noun

A question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning.

Примеры использования:

They started asking riddles and telling jokes

verb

Speak in or pose riddles.

Примеры использования:

He who knows not how to riddle

noun

A large coarse sieve, especially one used for separating ashes from cinders or sand from gravel.

Примеры использования:

For inside the mill, the shelling stones began to turn, the riddles (large-meshed sieves) rhythmica…

noun

A fixed or movable upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter from draughts, heat, or light, or to provide concealment or privacy.

Примеры использования:

The special branch man remained hidden behind the screen for prosecution witnesses

verb

Conceal, protect, or shelter (someone or something) with a screen or something forming a screen.

Примеры использования:

Her hair swung across to screen her face

noun

A flat surface in a theater, on a television, or on a computer system on which pictures or words are shown

Примеры использования:

I spend most of the day working in front of a computer screen., her ambition is to write for the sc…

verb

Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

Примеры использования:

Customers were warned to scrutinize the small print

verb

To examine someone or something very carefully

Примеры использования:

All new products are scrutinized by the laboratory.

verb

To examine something very carefully in order to discover information

Примеры использования:

The data raises questions about how closely wall street banks scrutinized the loans.

noun

A utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp.

Примеры использования:

Puree the potatoes through a sieve

verb

Put (a food substance or other material) through a sieve.

Примеры использования:

Sieve the flour and sugar together in a bowl

noun

A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material

verb

Force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort.

Примеры использования:

I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound

noun

A force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.

Примеры использования:

The usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine

noun

A particular breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant.

Примеры использования:

Australia has been trying to breed better strains of plants and animals for ever.

verb

Blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff.

Примеры использования:

A combine cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain in one operation

verb

To reduce a large number of people or things to a much smaller number by judging their quality

Примеры использования:

The six architects chosen to compete for the commission were winnowed from an original list of 27.