1·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。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Sift out the wheat from the chaff.
把小麦的壳筛出来。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
3·The company allowed members of the research team to sift out stones not deemed to be of gem quality.
这家公司允许研究小组的成员筛除被视为没有达到珠宝质量的石头。
4·Instead, computers would dispatch intelligent agents, or software messengers, to explore Web sites by the thousands and logically sift out just what's relevant.
取而代之的是，计算机将派出智能代理或软件信使，对成千上万的网站进行搜索，然后逻辑地筛选出相关的内容。
5·And sift out important and influencing projects to do.
筛选部分重点项目，有影响力的项目承接。
6·Be sure to sift out any limbs or material that could hurt your child if he jumps on the pile.
记得要先把尖利的，任何会伤到孩子的东西筛选出来。因为他可能会在叶堆里蹦蹦跳跳。
7·A handful of researchers, armed with MRIs, have begun to sift out the chemical mix that makes up love.
几个研究人员，已经通过核磁共振成像机器开始筛选那些组成爱的化学组合。
8·Again use your intuition to sift out the likely messages against those that are clearly false and meant to be misleading.
再一次利用你们的直觉去过滤出那些不是明显的错误和意味着误导的可能的信息。
9·You then sift out the pips, skins, stalks etc and further reduce the puree, before pouring it into well-oiled trays for drying.
滤出果核、果皮、茎干等，进一步提炼糊糊，然后倒入光滑的托盘里等待干燥。
10·The only effect of time has been to sift out the bad products: for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.
时间的惟一作用是淘汰劣质书籍，因为只有真正好的文学著作才能流芳百世。