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单词 resift
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resiftv.

Brit. /ˌriːˈsɪft/, U.S. /riˈsɪft/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, sift v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + sift v.
transitive. To sift again. Also intransitive.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > sifting > sift [verb (transitive)] > again
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1806 R. Hunter Lady Maclairn I. 93 I leave you to sift and resift the documents thus obtained.
1834 G. Bennett Wanderings New S. Wales II. x. 212 It is then resifted at another bench and rebaked.
1870 R. Anderson Hist. Missions Amer. Board II. xix. 152 They were sifted and re-sifted, with every effort to separate the precious from the vile.
1913 J. Burroughs Summit of Years v. 96 His nose began working anxiously, he sifted and resifted the air with it.
1952 M. Harris City of Discontent IV. iii. 289 The people—they will sift and resift the sands that record their hours..and they will separate pure from impure.
1998 N. Ferguson House of Rothschild 30 Where an archive has apparently been well sifted by a previous historian, I have elected not to re-sift, at the risk of perpetuating error.
2008 Jrnl.-World (Lawrence, Kansas) (Nexis) 2 Jan. Sift the flour before measuring. Resift it with the baking powder, salt and spices.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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