单词 | sort out |
释义 | 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 See full dictionary entry for sort 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] Translations: Chinese: 理清 Japanese: 解決する |
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