a tool consisting of a wood, plastic, or metal frame with a wire or plastic net attached to it. You use it either to separate solids from a liquid, or you rub larger solids through it to make them smaller
Pass the sauce through a sieve to remove any lumps.用筛子滤去调味汁中的渣子。
Idiom
memory/mind like a sieveidiom容易忘事，健忘
If you have a memory or mind like a sieve, you forget things very easily.
sieve
verb[ T ]uk/sɪv/us/sɪv/
过滤;筛
to put a liquid or powder through a sieve
To make the batter, sieve the flour and salt into a bowl.做面粉糊需要把面粉和盐筛到一个碗里。