n (粗)筛子(sort of tray with holes in the bottom，allowing earth or stones to pass through)[C];

vt (1)筛(pass (earth，stones，etc) through a riddle)[T+n]：～gravel/the cinders 筛砾石/炉渣;

(2)使……布满窟窿(make sth full of holes)[尤pass：T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：～a car/sb with bullets 用枪把车/某人打得满身都是窟窿;The door was～d with shot. 子弹把门打得全是洞。be～d with bullet holes 满是弹孔;the cliffs～d with caves 布满岩洞的悬壁;the building～d with holes 到处是窟窿的楼房;

(3)严重影响(make many holes in sth;affect sb/sth completely)[T+n+prep(with)，尤 pass]：a government～d with corruption 一个腐败不堪的政府;an argument～d with false assumptions 一个尽是错误设想的论据;an old lady～d with disease 一位浑身是病的老太太;The report is～d with the most elementary errors/untruth. 这个报告里尽是最基本的错误/不真实的情节。