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单词 sort
释义

sort

UK /sɔː(r)t/

Word Forms

singularsort
pluralsorts

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable a group of people or things with the same qualities or features

    What sort are you looking for?

    sort of:

    In that sort of situation Tom tends to panic.

    of some sort/some sort of:

    Is this a joke of some sort?

    all sorts of:

    He was asking us all sorts of questions about you.

    of this/that sort:

    Mistakes of this sort happen every day.

    Synonyms and related words

    Categories and types
    1. 1a
      singular a particular type of person

      Jane won’t be able to keep quiet about it – she’s not the sort.

      Synonyms and related words

      General words for person or people
  2. 2
    singular/uncountable computingthe process by which a computer arranges information in a particular order, for example by date or number, or in alphabetical order
    Synonyms and related words

    Processes in computing

phrases

of sorts
out of sorts
sort of
that sort of thing

sort

US /sɔrt/

Word Forms

singularsort
pluralsorts

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable a group of people or things with the same qualities or features

    What sort are you looking for?

    sort of:

    In that sort of situation Tom tends to panic.

    all sorts of:

    He was asking us all sorts of questions about you.

    of some sort/some sort of:

    Is this a joke of some sort?

    of this/that sort:

    Mistakes of this sort happen every day.

    Synonyms and related words

    Categories and types
    1. 1a
      singular a particular type of person

      Jane won’t be able to keep quiet about it – she’s not the sort.

      Synonyms and related words

      General words for person or people
  2. 2
    singular/uncountable computingthe process by which a computer arranges information in a particular order, for example by date or number, or in alphabetical order
    Synonyms and related words

    Processes in computing

phrases

of sorts
out of sorts
sort of
that sort of thing

sort

UK /sɔː(r)t/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theysort
he/she/itsorts
present participlesorting
past tensesorted
past participlesorted

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to arrange things in groups or in a particular order, for example by date, importance, size, or colour
    sort something by something:

    Once the data is collected, the computer will sort it by date.

    sort something into something:

    Sort the letters into three piles.

    Synonyms and related words

    To put things together or in a particular order
    Synonyms and related words

    To categorize things
  2. 2
    Britishinformalto solve a problem or deal with someone or something successfully

    Don’t worry about the bill. I’ll sort it.

    get something sorted:

    Did you get the tickets sorted?

    Synonyms and related words

    To successfully deal with a problem or difficulty

phrasal verbs

sort out
sort through

sort

US /sɔrt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theysort
he/she/itsorts
present participlesorting
past tensesorted
past participlesorted

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to arrange things in groups or in a particular order, for example by date, importance, size, or color
    sort something by something:

    Once the data is collected, the computer will sort it by date.

    sort something into something:

    Sort the letters into three piles.

    Synonyms and related words

    To put things together or in a particular order
    Synonyms and related words

    To categorize things
  2. 2
    Britishinformalto solve a problem or deal with someone or something successfully
    Synonyms and related words

    To successfully deal with a problem or difficulty

phrasal verbs

sort out
sort through
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