sieve

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sieve1 /sɪv/ noun [countable]  1  a) DFUa round wire kitchen tool with a lot of small holes, used for separating solid food from liquid or small pieces of food from large pieces 漏勺，笊篱〔一种厨具〕 b) TZa round wire tool for separating small objects from large objects 筛子，细筛 →4  See picture on 见图 Page A5 Where to eat 吃东西的地方2. have a memory like a sieve informalFORGET to forget things easily 记性很差，健忘

Examples from the Corpus

sieve• Now place a sieve over a big bowl.• Press a sieve gently over the surface to create a textured effect.• Strain cooking liquid through a fine sieve into a pot.• Strain the sauce through a fine-mesh sieve and pour into a sauce boat.• Force chilies through a food mill or sieve, straining out seeds and skins.• Or put some ice cubes in the sieve before straining the soup, Roraback suggests.• Pleased with the way dust has settled on the sieves.• The fines continue to be washed through the sieve until the water runs clear.

Related topics: Cooking

sieve2 verb [transitive]  DFCto put flour or other food through a sieve 筛；滤 Sieve the flour and cocoa powder into a bowl. 把面粉和可可粉筛进碗里。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

sieve• Then they are stoneground or mechanically milled and sieved.• Liquidise or sieve half the soup and return it to the pot with the remainder.• Liquidise the soup and then sieve it.• Purée and sieve remaining fruit, and pour over turned-out pudding before serving.• They sieved the tides of fate.• Josh shuffled off down the lip of the basin still sieving the water.• Stone the prunes, sieve them, with any remaining juice.Origin sieve1 Old English sife

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sieve¹ /sɪv/ noun [countable]
1.
  a. a round wire kitchen tool with a lot of small holes, used for separating solid food from liquid or small pieces of food from large pieces
  b. a round wire tool for separating small objects from large objects
2. have a memory like a sieve informal to forget things easily
     

THESAURUS

■ preparing food
   ▪ grate to cut cheese, carrot etc into small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool: Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the top of the pasta.
   ▪ melt to make butter, chocolate etc become liquid: Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.
   ▪ sieve British English, sift American English to put flour or other powders through a sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces): Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.
   ▪ chop to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knife: Chop up the vegetables.
   ▪ dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: Dice the carrots and then fry them in butter.
   ▪ season to add salt, pepper etc to food: Season the meat before grilling.
   ▪ crush to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powder: Add one clove of crushed garlic.
   ▪ mix to combine different foods together: Mix together all the ingredients in one bowl.
   ▪ beat/whisk to mix food together quickly with a fork or other tool: Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
   ▪ stir to turn food around with a spoon: Stir the sauce gently to prevent burning.
   ▪ fold something in to gently mix another substance into a mixture: Fold in the beaten egg whites.
   ▪ knead to press dough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making bread: Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.
   ▪ drizzle to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something: Drizzle with olive oil.
   ▪ let something stand to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it: Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.
   ▪ serve to put different foods together as part of a meal: Serve with rice and a salad. | Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce.

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sieve² verb [transitive]
to put flour or other food through a sieve:
    Sieve the flour and cocoa powder into a bowl.