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单词 sort something out
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to find a solution to (a problem)
They have sorted out their trade and security dispute.
Synonyms
resolve
We must find a way to resolve these problems.
work out
clear up
clarify
A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation.
tidy up
put or get straight
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to organize (things or people) into an orderly and disciplined group
He carried out the usual checks and sorted out the paperwork.
Synonyms
organize
He began to organize his papers.
tidy
She made her bed and tidied her room.
straighten out
put in order
arrange
He started to arrange the books in piles.
catalogue
The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
classify
Rocks can be classified according to their mode of origin.
categorize
See sort

Additional synonyms

in the sense of arrange
Definition
to put into a proper or systematic order
He started to arrange the books in piles.
Synonyms
put in order,
group,
form,
order,
sort,
class,
position,
range,
file,
rank,
line up,
organize,
set out,
sequence,
exhibit,
sort out (informal),
array,
classify,
tidy,
marshal,
align,
categorize,
systematize,
dispose,
jack up (New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of catalogue
Definition
to enter (an item) in a catalogue
The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
Synonyms
list,
file,
index,
register,
classify,
inventory,
accession,
tabulate,
alphabetize
in the sense of clarify
Definition
to make or become clear or easy to understand
A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation.
Synonyms
explain,
resolve,
interpret,
illuminate,
clear up,
simplify,
make plain,
elucidate,
explicate (formal),
clear the air about,
throw or shed light on

Nearby words of
sort something out

  • sort
  • sort of
  • sort someone out
  • sort something out
  • sort something out from something
  • sortie
  • sought-after

Related terms of
sort something out

  • sort something out from something

Synonyms of 'sort something out'

sort something out

Additional synonyms

in the sense of classify
Definition
to arrange or order by classes
Rocks can be classified according to their mode of origin.
Synonyms
categorize,
sort,
file,
rank,
arrange,
grade,
catalogue,
codify,
pigeonhole,
tabulate,
systematize
in the sense of tidy
Definition
to put (things) in their proper place
She made her bed and tidied her room.
Synonyms
neaten,
straighten,
put in order,
order,
clean,
groom,
spruce up,
put to rights,
put in trim
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