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词汇 sort
释义 sort
noun
uk /sɔːt/ us /sɔːrt/

sortnoun (TYPE)


A2[ C ]
a group of things that are of the same type or that share similar qualities: 种类,类型
sort ofWe both like the same sort of music.我们俩喜欢同一类音乐。
of some sortI'm going to have a salad of some sort.我想吃一些色拉。
What sort of shoes will I need?我需要什么样的鞋子呢?
all sorts ofWe saw all sorts (= many types) of animals in the park.我们在公园里看见了各种各样的动物。
sorts ofMany sorts of bacteria are resistant to penicillin.有很多种细菌能抵抗青霉素。
This sort of camera is very expensive.这种照相机很贵。
Plants of this sort need shady conditions.这种植物需要在阴凉的环境下生长。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

a group of people or things that share similar qualities
sortWhat sort of clothes do you like to wear?
kindWhat kind of job are you looking for?
typeHe's the type of man who never listens to what you're saying.
formSwimming is the best form of exercise.
varietyThe article was about the different varieties of Spanish spoken in South America.
categoryThere are three categories of hotel room - standard, executive, and deluxe.
 your sort
the type of thing or person that you like: (某人)喜欢的类型
your sort ofHmm, this is my sort of wine!嗯,这是我喜欢的葡萄酒!
 (and) that sort of thingB1informal
used to show that what you have just said is only an example from a much larger group of things: …之类,等等
They sell souvenirs, postcards, that sort of thing.他们卖纪念品、明信片之类的东西。
He struck me as an affable sort of a man.在我印象中他属于那种友善类型的人。
There was some sort of property deal that didn't come off.有笔房地产交易没有做成。
He hates physical contact of any sort - he doesn't even like to shake your hand.
What sort of music do you like dancing to?
His condition was diagnosed as some sort of blood disorder.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Categories and varieties
bad/big boyidiom
breed
categoric
categorical
category
classification
derivative
form
hue
mark
misclassification
model
new breed
polymorphism
run
shade
stratification
subcategory
substance
update

sortnoun (PERSON)


[ Cusually singular ]UKold-fashioned
a person having the stated or suggested character: 某一种人
He seemed like a decent sort to me.在我看来,他似乎是很正派的那种人。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

People in general
beggar
bird
bod
body
coot
creature
devil
fellow man/men
loiterer
lubber
man
mankind
number
party
peeps
person
person of interest
rogue
sod
stiff

Grammar



Sort, type and kind
Sort, type and kind all generally mean the same thing. They are words we use to refer to a group of people or things which share the same characteristics. We use these words very often when we describe things and we often find them in dictionary definitions: …

Kind of and sort of
Kind of and sort of are very common expressions in speaking. They soften other words and phrases so that they do not appear too direct or exact. Kind of is more common in American English. Sort of is more common in British English: …

Idioms


be out of sorts
it takes all sorts (to make a world)
of sorts
(a) sort of
sort of
sort
verb
uk /sɔːt/ us /sɔːrt/

sortverb (ORDER)


B2[ I or T ]
to put a number of things in an order or to separate them into groups: 把…分类;整理;拣选
Paper, plastic, and cans are sorted for recycling.纸张、塑料和罐子分开归类以便回收。
sort something into somethingI'm going to sort these old books into those to be kept and those to be thrown away.我打算把这些旧书分成要留下的和要扔掉的两类。
sort something by somethingYou can use the computer to sort the newspaper articles alphabetically, by date, or by subject.你可以用电脑把这些报刊文章按字母顺序、日期或主题进行排列。
sort (through)She found the ring while sorting (through) some clothes.她在整理衣服时找到了那枚戒指。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to arrange papers, furniture, etc.
arrangeThe books are arranged in alphabetical order.
orderThe names are ordered alphabetically.
sortTen million pieces of mail are sorted every day.
organizeHe liked to organize his herbs and spices alphabetically in the cabinet.
lay outHe laid the playing cards out in a precise circle.
set outShe was setting out the usual platter of cheese sandwiches.
Eggs are sorted into different sizes by a machine.
We no longer use manual sorting of letters.
The eggs are sorted into different sizes.
They sorted the rotten apples from the good ones.
The students were sorted according to ability.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Classifying and creating order
alphabetize
anti-hierarchical
arrange
arrangement
arranger
concordance
describe
macrocosm
miscatalogue
misclassification
misclassify
miscode
mislabel
pigeonhole
shake someone down
short-list
shortlist
sort something out
spring-clean
unstructured

sortverb (DEAL WITH)


[ T ]UKinformal
to deal with something by repairing or organizing it: 修理;整理好,安排妥当
Can you sort the car by tomorrow?你明天能把汽车修好吗?
get something sortedWe must get the phone sorted soon.我们必须马上找人把电话修好。
I must get this paperwork sorted before I go on holiday next week.我下星期度假之前必须把这些文书工作处理完。
In all seriousness now - joking aside - I do think there's a problem here that we've got to get sorted.
I need to get tomorrow's food sorted.
At least that's Sam's birthday present sorted.
The plumber came and got the leak sorted.
I need to get my bike sorted.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Correcting and mending
calibration
clean (someone/something) up
correction
fiddle (around) with something
fine-tune
mess
reconstruct
reconstruction
recover
rectifiable
rectification
refine
remedy
revised
scratch
set/put the record straightidiom
smooth something away
smoothen
sort something out
troubleshoot

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Dealing with things or people

Phrasal verbs


sort something out
sort something/someone out
sort someone out

your sort


phrase
the type of thing or person that you like: (某人)喜欢的类型
your sort ofHmm, this is my sort of wine!嗯,这是我喜欢的葡萄酒!
your sort of thingI'd have thought these black trousers were more your sort of thing.我本以为这条黑色裤子才是你喜欢的那种。
I wouldn't have thought he was your sort (= was the type of man you would be attracted to).我没想到你喜欢他这种类型。
I'm sure it's a nice restaurant - it's just not my sort of thing.
This is my sort of breakfast - last night's leftovers fried up, between bread!
See also
sortnoun(TYPE)

sort | American Dictionary


sort
noun[ C ]
us/sɔrt/

sortnoun[C] (TYPE)


a group of things that are of the same type or that share similar qualities:
What sort of equipment will she need?
He was squinting through the eyepiece of some sort of navigational device.
Sort can sometimes refer to a person of a particular type:
What sort of person do you think I am?
 a sort of(alsosort of)
A person might say a sort of or sort of when describing something about which the person does not have a clear or exact knowledge:
He’s a sort of agent for athletes, but not officially.
She’s sort of running the company, I think, but her parents are still involved.

Idiom


sort of
sort
verb[ I/T ]
us/sɔrt/

sortverb[I/T] (PUT IN ORDER)


to put things in a particular order or separate them into groups according to a principle:
[ T ]We have to sort the job applications into groups based on their qualifications.
[ T ]Paper, plastic, and cans are sorted for recycling.
[ M ]Sort out the clothes that you don’t want, and we’ll donate them to a charity.
[ Ialways+ adv/prep ]He spent hours sorting through the photos (= searching them to find one).

Phrasal verb


sort out something

sort | Business English


sort
verb[ I or T ]
uk /sɔːt/us
to put a number of things in an order or to separate them into groups:
Documents are sorted and indexed.
sort sth by sthCustomer records can be sorted by name or by postcode.

Phrasal verb


sort sth out
sort
noun[ C ]
 ITuk /sɔːt/us
a computer instruction that organizes things into a particular order:
He's written a sort program for the database.

Examples of sort


sort
What sort of disputes did ordinary people bring to court?
The reasonable person standard enjoys a certain sort of objectivity, insofar as it protects people from each other.
First, what sorts of representations are being aligned; and second, how is this alignment achieved?
There remained the question of what sort of behaviour the model should produce.
The exercise of a technical skill requires a very narrow sort of judgment, which identifies an end and applies well-defined techniques towards its realization.
A synthesis of this sort inevitably builds on the available materials.
It takes that sort of time for things that are under your eyes to become disposable within culture.
She reported eating all sorts of things she should not have.
Unlike the first, where relationships had been built and some healing and closure was possible, nothing of the sort occurred in this case.
This might not have been the sort of reform that the modernists, wanted, but ' church reform ' it was.
But perhaps they experience a certain perverse sense of satisfaction, a distorted sort of pleasure.
But perhaps this isn't information of the right sort.
This is perhaps inevitable in an exercise of this sort.
This is precisely the sort of attractor behaviour we require.
It is a useful collection of information for those who are prepared to sort through it.
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Collocations withsort


sort

These are words often used in combination with sort.

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different sort
A differentsort of question about inequalities is the following.
sort of anomaly
An unresponsive infant with some sort of anomaly would make it more difficult for a caregiver to adopt an effective socialization strategy.
sort of arrangement
This sortofarrangement permits one to envisage indexing differently.
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