sorts

英 [sɔːts]

美 [sɔːrts]

n.  种类; 类别; 品种; 某一种(或某一类)人; 分类; 排序
v.  整理; 把…分类; 妥善处理; 安排妥当
sort的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 种类;类别;品种
  If you talk about a particularsort ofsomething, you are talking about a class of things that have particular features in common and that belong to a larger group of related things.
  1. What sort of school did you go to?...
     你上的是哪类学校？
  2. There are so many different sorts of mushrooms available these days...
     现在可以买到许许多多不同种类的蘑菇。
  3. A dozen trees of various sorts were planted...
     一共种了12 棵不同种类的树。
  4. He had a nice, serious sort of smile...
     他的笑容亲切而严肃。
  5. That's just the sort of abuse that he will be investigating...
     他要调查的正是这一类虐待行为。
  6. Eddie was playing a game of some sort...
     埃迪正在玩一种游戏。
  7. It is the last time I will take on this sort of work...
     这将是我最后一次干这种工作了。
  8. Let's have some more articles of this sort.
     我们多收集一些这类的文章吧。
• N-SING 具有某种性格的人;某种人
  You describe someone as a particularsortwhen you are describing their character.
  1. He seemed to be just the right sort for the job...
     他似乎正是干这个工作的合适人选。
  2. She was a very vigorous sort of person...
     她是那种精力非常充沛的人。
  3. What sort of men were they?
     他们是什么样的人？
• VERB 把…分类;整理
  If yousortthings, you separate them into different classes, groups, or places, for example so that you can do different things with them.
  1. He sorted the materials into their folders...
     他把材料分门别类放进了文件夹。
  2. The students are sorted into three ability groups...
     学生们被按照各自的能力分成了 3 个组。
  3. He unlatched the box and sorted through the papers...
     他打开盒子，把文件整理好。
  4. I sorted the laundry.
     我把要洗的衣服分了类。
• VERB 解决(问题);理清(细节)
  If you get a problem or the details of somethingsorted, you do what is necessary to solve the problem or organize the details.
  1. I'm trying to get my script sorted...
     我正努力把手稿的内容理顺。
  2. These problems have now been sorted.
     这些问题现在已经解决了。
• PHRASE 各种各样的;形形色色的
  All sorts ofthings or people means a large number of different things or people.
  1. There are all sorts of animals, including bears, pigs, kangaroos, and penguins...
     有各种各样的动物，包括熊、猪、袋鼠和企鹅。
  2. It was used by all sorts of people...
     各种各样的人都使用它。
  3. Self-help groups of all sorts have been running for more than 20 years.
     各类自助团体已经创办 20 多年了。
• PHRASE 勉强称得上…的;低劣的;一般的;起码的
  If you describe something as a thingof sortsor as a thingof a sort, you are suggesting that the thing is of a rather poor quality or standard.
  1. He made a living of sorts selling pancakes from a van...
     他靠用货车卖薄饼勉强度日。
  2. She even managed a grimacing smile of sorts...
     她甚至做了个怪笑。
  3. They have had an education of a sort.
     他们勉强算是读过一点儿书。
• PHRASE 有几分;近似;有那么点儿
  You usesort ofwhen you want to say that your description of something is not very accurate.
  1. You could even order windows from a catalogue — a sort of mail order stained glass service...
     你甚至可以根据目录订购窗户——可以说是一种邮购彩色玻璃的业务。
  2. In the end, she sort of pushed it...
     最后，她几乎是用了推的。
  3. I sort of made my own happiness.
     可以这么说，是我自己创造了自己的幸福。
• 身体不适;心情不佳;烦恼
  If you areout of sorts, you feel slightly unwell, upset, or annoyed.
• tosort the wheat from the chaff→ see:chaff

双语例句

• They are classified in sorts.
  它们是按品种分类的。
• Our dog Rex did all sorts of tricks. I cried when he died.
  我们的狗雷克斯会玩各种各样的把戏。它死的时候我哭了。
• There are all sorts of animals, including bears, pigs, kangaroos, and penguins
  有各种各样的动物，包括熊、猪、袋鼠和企鹅。
• Men observe and infer in all sorts of ways.
  人们通过各个途径进行观察和推断。
• With this disease the veins in the liver can block up, and all sorts of damage follows.
  这种病会堵塞肝脏中的静脉，并引发多种损伤。
• Flowers of all sorts are blooming in a riot of colour.
  百花盛开，万紫千红。
• All sorts of people I found were getting honoraria for various extra duties that they had assigned to them.
  我看到各种各样的人都因为承担他们所指派的各种额外工作而获得酬金。
• Their delegation threw a giant monkey wrench into the process this week by raising all sorts of petty objections.
  他们的代表团本周提出了各种细枝末节的反对意见，极在地阻挠了进程。
• These optical fibres may be used for new sorts of telephony.
  这些光缆可以用于新型电话通讯系统。
• She even managed a grimacing smile of sorts
  她甚至做了个怪笑。