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过滤
guòlǜ
Description
“过滤”是指把液体或气体里不想要的东西去掉，比如用滤纸把水弄干净。
"过滤" means removing unwanted substances from liquids or gases, like using filter paper to clean water.
现在也常用来说过滤信息或电子邮件，把没用的挡在外面。
Nowadays, "过滤" is also commonly used for filtering information or emails, blocking out useless ones.
Meanings
过滤guòlǜ
to filter (a liquid or gas); to strain
这台机器可以过滤水里的脏东西。
This machine can filter dirt from the water.
过滤guòlǜ
to filter or screen out (information, messages)
这个软件能过滤垃圾邮件。
This software can filter spam emails.
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Notes
- Etymology
过 'to pass through' + 滤 'to strain', literally 'pass through a strainer'.
- Nuance
过滤 removes unwanted parts; 筛选 (shāixuǎn) stresses selecting good ones out of many.
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