sift sand for gold; pick the best from a large quantity
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to sift through large quantities to find the essence; to extract the best from a mass
literary常用于形容在大量的信息、资料或人群中精心挑选出有价值的部分。带有耐心和细致工作的意味。
Zhěng整
lǐ理
zhè这
xiē些
gǔ古
jí籍
xū需
yào要
pī披
shā沙
jiǎn拣
jīn金
de的
gōng功
fu夫
。
Sorting out these ancient texts requires the work of sifting sand for gold.
Zài在
zhòng众
duō多
shēn申
qǐng请
zhě者
zhōng中
tiāo挑
xuǎn选
rén人
cái才
,
rú如
tóng同
pī披
shā沙
jiǎn拣
jīn金
。
Selecting talent from numerous applicants is like sifting sand for gold.
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Zhè这
běn本
shū书
shì是
cóng从
hǎi海
liàng量
lì历
shǐ史
zī资
liào料
zhōng中
pī披
shā沙
jiǎn拣
jīn金
biān编
zuǎn纂
ér而
chéng成
de的
。
This book was compiled by sifting through a vast sea of historical materials to extract the gold.