英语词汇“sort”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

sortsort1 /sɔrt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun

ETYMOLOGYsort¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French sorte, from Latin sors chance, what you get by luck, share, condition

COLLOCATIONS► the/that/this sort of thing

It’s just the sort of thing your mother would say.

► all sorts of

They had all sorts of (=many different kinds of) seafood on the menu.

► of one sort or another

Several members of the team suffered injuries of one sort or another (=of various different types).

► of this/that sort

Accidents of this sort are relatively common.

► the sort of person who

He’s the sort of person who is always late.

THESAURUS a group of people or things that have similar features or qualities► type

a group of people or things that have similar features or qualities: What type of movies do you like?

► kind

kind means the same as type but is slightly more informal: What kind of fish is this?

► sort

sort means the same as type but is mostly used in the phrase all sorts of something: They carry all sorts of toys for indoor and outdoor play.

► category/class

a group of people or things that are all of the same type: There are three classes of seating on the airplane: first, business, and coach.

► brand

a type of product made by a particular company: We compared several different brands of soap.

► make

a type of product, especially vehicles, made by a particular company: “What make of car do you drive?” “A Ford.”

► model

one particular type or design of a vehicle, machine, weapon, etc.: The new models come out in September.

► genre

a type of art, music, literature, etc. that has a particular style or feature: He has written novels in several genres, most notably science fiction.

► form

formal one type of something that has many different types: This form of skin cancer is very difficult to treat.

► species

a group of animals or plants of the same type that can breed with each other: There are 126 species of birds on the island.

► variety

a particular type of animal or plant within a species: The recipes call for different varieties of apples.

1TYPE/KIND [countable] a group or class of people, things, etc. that have similar qualities or features SYN kind, type: sort of What sort of music do you like?the/that/this sort of thing It’s just the sort of thing your mother would say. They had all sorts of (=many different kinds of) seafood on the menu. Several members of the team suffered injuries of one sort or another (=of various different types).of this/that sort Accidents of this sort are relatively common.► see thesaurus at type1 → see Grammar at kind12some sort of something (also something of some sort) used when something is of a particular type, but you do not know the exact details about it: He’s some sort of scientist. There was a game of some sort going on inside.3sort of informal a)to some degree but not in a way that you can easily describe SYN kind of: “Do you know what I mean?” “Sort of.” I sort of felt I should help them. It’s sort of a condensed one-day version of the course. b)used when you are not sure you are using the best word to describe something SYN kind of: He was sort of running and jumping at the same time. The dress was a sort of bluish color. c)used to make what you are saying sound less strong or direct SYN kind of: Well, I sort of thought we could maybe go out sometime.4of sorts (also of a sort) used when something is of a particular type, but is not a very good example of it, or is similar to something in some way: We were given a meal of sorts.5out of sorts feeling a little upset, annoyed, or sick: Mandy’s been out of sorts all week.6PERSON [countable usually singular] someone with a particular type of character SYN kind, type: Uncle Ralph was always a good-natured sort. He’s the sort of person who is always late.7COMPUTER [countable] if a computer does a sort, it puts things in a particular order[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French sorte, from Latin sors chance, what you get by luck, share, condition]

noun | verb

sortsort2 ●●● S1 verb

VERB TABLE

sort

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	sort
	he, she, it	sorts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	sorted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have sorted
	he, she, it	has sorted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had sorted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will sort
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have sorted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am sorting
	he, she, it	is sorting
	you, we, they	are sorting
Past	I, he, she, it	was sorting
	you, we, they	were sorting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been sorting
	he, she, it	has been sorting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been sorting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be sorting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been sorting

[transitive] to put things in a particular order, or arrange them in groups according to size, rank, type, etc.: The eggs are sorted according to size.sort something into something She sorted the clothes into neat piles.sort somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb1to organize something that is mixed up or messy: It took us all day to sort out all the paperwork.2to separate one type of thing from another: I’ve sorted out the papers that can be thrown away.3to successfully deal with a problem or difficult situation: Mike’s still trying to sort out his personal life.sort through something phrasal verb to look for something among a lot of similar things, especially while you are arranging these things into an order: Maria began sorting through the documents.