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    sieve

    US /sɪv/

    ・

    UK /sɪv/

    C1
    n.NounDevice with fine mesh to filter out liquids
    Sieves are commonplace in kitchens, I use one when I strain tea
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo push food through fine mesh to remove pips, etc.
    You need to sieve flour before using it for cakes

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    Reef Life of the Andaman - Part 1 - Introduction & Corals

    04:02Reef Life of the Andaman - Part 1 - Introduction & Corals
    • a feeding strategy shared by giant sea fans, whose sieve-like skeleton makes them highly efficient filter feeders.

      a feeding strategy shared by giant sea fans, whose sieve-like skeleton makes them highly efficient filter feeders.

    B2

    Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)

    56:24Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
    • whose sieve-like skeleton makes them highly efficient filter feeders.

      whose sieve-like skeleton makes them highly efficient filter feeders.

    C1

    Beth's Foolproof French Macaron Recipe | ENTERTAINING WITH BETH

    08:14Beth's Foolproof French Macaron Recipe | ENTERTAINING WITH BETH
    • Now here comes tip number 1: you want to take this mixture and run it through a sieve with a spoon.

      Now here comes tip number 1: you want to take this mixture and run it through a sieve with a spoon.

    • through a sieve with a spoon.

      through a sieve with a spoon.

    B1

    Halloween Cookies Monster Trilogy - Gemma's Bigger Bolder Baking Ep. 38

    06:36Halloween Cookies Monster Trilogy - Gemma's Bigger Bolder Baking Ep. 38
    • Next, you're going to pass your red velvet pudding through a sieve to get out any little gritty bits.

      Next, you're going to pass your red velvet pudding through a sieve to get out any little gritty bits.

    • Next you're going to pass your red velvet pudding through a sieve

      Next you're going to pass your red velvet pudding through a sieve

    B2

    Jamie's Classic Cocktails | The Old Cuban

    03:05Jamie's Classic Cocktails | The Old Cuban
    • you can always sieve ti out! Look at that! I'm just going to top it up.

      you can always sieve ti out! Look at that! I'm just going to top it up.

    B2

    How to make carrot cake - The Victorian Way

    07:35How to make carrot cake - The Victorian Way
    • I'm going to cut them in half, take out the core because it tends to be woody and then chop them and pass them through this sieve to puree them.

      I'm going to cut them in half, take out the core because it tends to be woody and then chop them and pass them through this sieve to puree them.

    • and then chop them and pass them through this sieve to purée them.

      and then chop them and pass them through this sieve to purée them.

    B1

    Boston Cream Cupcakes Recipe - Laura Vitale - Laura in the Kitchen Episode 737

    11:06Boston Cream Cupcakes Recipe - Laura Vitale - Laura in the Kitchen Episode 737
    • And then I got a bowl with a sieve because I am going to strain this once it has thickened beautifully.

      And then I got a bowl with a sieve because I am going to strain this once it has thickened beautifully.

    • Now what I'm going to do is I'm just going to pass this through a sieve because any little lumps of flour that didn't get mixed in well, well we're going to eliminate them.

      Now what I'm going to do is I'm just going to pass this through a sieve because any little lumps of flour that didn't get mixed in well, well we're going to eliminate them.

    B1

    King's Speech - Exercises

    04:19King's Speech - Exercises
    • I have a sieve οf sifted thistles and a sieve οf unsifted thistles.

      I have a sieve οf sifted thistles and a sieve οf unsifted thistles.

    • I have a sieve of sifted thistles and a sieve of unsifted thistles, because I'm a thistle-sifter." Fine.

      I have a sieve of sifted thistles and a sieve of unsifted thistles, because I'm a thistle-sifter." Fine.

    B2

    How Recycling Works

    08:54How Recycling Works
    • It's shattered into pieces and filtered through sieve-like screens that ensure that no glass piece is larger than 5 centimeters wide.

      It's shattered into pieces and filtered through sieve-like screens that ensure that no glass piece is larger than 5 centimeters wide.

    • and filtered through sieve-like screens

      and filtered through sieve-like screens

    B1

    Top 10 Technologies That Invade Your Privacy — TopTenzNet

    07:33Top 10 Technologies That Invade Your Privacy — TopTenzNet
    • Memories are sometimes as reliable as a sieve used to hold water. Using optical fibers,

      Memories are sometimes as reliable as a sieve used to hold water. Using optical fibers,

    B2