| 单词 | sort |
| 释义 | sort (sɔːʳt ) Word forms: sorts , sorting , sorted 1. countable noun A2 If you talk about a particular sort of something, you are talking about a class of things that have particular features in common and that belong to a larger group of related things. What sort of school did you go to? [+ of] There are so many different sorts of mushrooms available these days. [+ of] A dozen trees of various sorts were planted. He had a nice, serious sort of smile. [+ of] That's just the sort of abuse that he will be investigating. [+ of] Eddie was playing a game of some sort. It is the last time I will take on this sort of work. Let's have some more articles of this sort. 2. singular noun You describe someone as a particular sort when you are describing their character. He seemed to be just the right sort for the job. She was a very vigorous sort of person. [+ of] What sort of men were they? [+ of] Synonyms: person, individual, type, customer [informal] 3. verb B2 If you sort things, you separate them into different classes, groups, or places, for example so that you can do different things with them. He sorted the materials into their folders. [VERB noun into noun] The students are sorted into three ability groups. [be VERB-ed + into] He unlatched the box and sorted through the papers. [VERB + through] I sorted the laundry. [VERB noun] Synonyms: arrange, group, order, class 4. verb [usually passive] If you get a problem or the details of something sorted, you do what is necessary to solve the problem or organize the details. [informal] I'm trying to get my script sorted. [get VERB-ed] These problems have now been sorted. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: resolve, answer, work out, clear up 5. all sorts phrase B1+ All sorts of things or people means a large number of different things or people. There are all sorts of animals, including bears, kangaroos, and penguins. It was used by all sorts of people. Self-help groups of all sorts have been running for more than 20 years. 6. of sorts/a sort phrase If you describe something as a thing of sorts or as a thing of a sort, you are suggesting that the thing is of a rather poor quality or standard. He made a living of sorts selling pancakes from a van. She even managed a grimacing smile of sorts. They have had an education of a sort. 7. sort of phrase B2 You use sort of when you want to say that your description of something is not very accurate. [informal, vagueness] You could even order windows from a catalogue–a sort of mail order stained glass service. In the end, she sort of pushed it. I sort of made my own happiness. Synonyms: rather, somewhat, as it were, slightly 8. out of sorts phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you are out of sorts, you feel slightly unwell, upset, or annoyed. [British] 9. to sort the wheat from the chaff phrase If you separate the wheat from the chaff or sort the wheat from the chaff, you decide which people or things in a group are good or important and which are not. It isn't always easy to separate the wheat from the chaff. 10. nothing of the sort phrase Nothing of the sort is used when strongly contradicting something that has just been said. [emphasis] 'We're going to talk this over in my office.'—'We're going to do nothing of the sort.' Mrs Adamson said that she was extremely sorry, in tones that made it clear that she was nothing of the sort. Phrasal verbs: sort out 1. phrasal verb B2 If you sort out a group of things, you separate them into different classes, groups, or places, for example so that you can do different things with them. Sort out all your bills, receipts, invoices and expenses and keep detailed accounts. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Davina was sorting out scraps of material. [VERB PARTICLE noun] How do we sort out fact from fiction? [V P n + from] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you sort out a problem or the details of something, you do what is necessary to solve the problem or organize the details. The two countries have sorted out their trade and security dispute. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Have you sorted something out for tomorrow night? [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you sort someone out, you make them realize that they have behaved wrongly, for example by talking to them or by punishing them. [mainly British] It was the older women and young mothers who sorted all the troublemakers out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The crucial skill you need to develop is sorting out the parents. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. phrasal verb If you sort yourself out, you organize yourself or calm yourself so that you can act effectively and reasonably. We're in a state of complete chaos here and I need a little time to sort myself out. [VERB pronoun-reflexive PARTICLE] Collocations: different sort My father was a very different sort of man from the dashing young British servicemen. THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003) There are different sorts of droughts. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It is growth of a different sort. Christianity Today (2000) We won't be cavalier, these are two tough matches, but we have to approach them in the right sort of way. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He's there if needed to give the right sort of advice. The Sun (2014) It helps to secure the right sort of motivation if you offer some kind of reward. The Allergy Handbook (1988) This sort of stuff is as old as the hills. Globe and Mail (2003) The worker bees are fine with that sort of stuff. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We had two weeks of boot camp where they bonded with us as we did drill, studied battle plans together and all that sort of stuff. The Sun (2012) It doesn't quite come naturally for him just yet but you have to be patient with that sort of stuff. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I was incredibly lucky to have seen a giraffe in its natural habitat, but that sort of stuff is wasted on a 10-year-old. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Doesn't this sort of thing play into the hands of hateful bigots? Times, Sunday Times (2013) That's the sort of thing that provided a cosy home to the longhorn beetle, now attacking pine trees. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Clearly this sort of thing is not what patent offices originally had in mind. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This sort of thing will create column inches and get the public back on-side. The Sun (2009) When a depot wants a faster electronic sorting machine, it must seek approval from union bosses. Times,Sunday Times For example, a sorting machine and a new tabulating machine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The exhibition also includes a herring sorting machine, information boards about fishing and boat building as well as personalities of the local fishery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While early forms of a mechanical mail sorter were developed and tested in the 1920s, the first sorting machine was put into operation in the 1950s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This opened the way for the first automated reader/sorting machines for clearing cheques. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's been enjoyable, in a strange sort of way. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This weekend the British press finds itself in a strange sort of limbo. Times, Sunday Times (2013) And what a strange sort of a sensation it is. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In short, he was the wrong sort of chap to let loose on a football pitch with a whistle and cards. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We needn't have fussed about being turned away for being the wrong sort of patron. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Too much self-esteem of the wrong sort can do more harm than good. MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005) Translations: Chinese: 种类 Japanese: 種類 |
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