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》

Sift out the wheat from the chaff.

把小麦的壳筛出来。

《新英汉大辞典》

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。

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Vibrating screens sift out organic particles which are then sold as manure for land in agriculture.

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These are smart people, and if they spent some time with it, they would sift out the nonsense and probably come up with a good solution.

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Often, they are on performance-related pay schemes, schooling their staff in what colours and styles of clothing are in fashion and how to sift out treasures that might sell well at auction.

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