sort

noun

1. an approximate definition or example

e.g. she wore a sort of magenta dress
she served a creamy sort of dessert thing

2. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

e.g. sculpture is a form of art
what kinds of desserts are there?

Synonym: kindformvariety

3. a person of a particular character or nature

e.g. what sort of person is he?
he's a good sort

4. an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

e.g. the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting

Synonym: sorting

verb

1. arrange or order by classes or categories

e.g. How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?

Synonym: classifyclassassortsort outseparate

2. examine in order to test suitability

e.g. screen these samples
screen the job applicants

Synonym: screenscreen outsieve

1. 种类;类别;品种
If you talk about a particular sort of something, you are talking about a class of things that have particular features in common and that belong to a larger group of related things.

sort的反义词

e.g. What sort of school did you go to?...
你上的是哪类学校？
e.g. 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。

2. 具有某种性格的人;某种人
You describe someone as a particular sort when you are describing their character.

e.g. 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。
e.g. She was a very vigorous sort of person...
她是那种精力非常充沛的人。

3. 把…分类;整理
If you sort things, you separate them into different classes, groups, or places, for example so that you can do different things with them.

e.g. He sorted the materials into their folders...
他把材料分门别类放进了文件夹。
e.g. 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。

4. 解决(问题);理清(细节)
If you get a problem or the details of something sorted, you do what is necessary to solve the problem or organize the details.

e.g. I'm trying to get my script sorted...
我正努力把手稿的内容理顺。
e.g. These problems have now been sorted.
这些问题现在已经解决了。

5. 各种各样的;形形色色的
All sorts of things or people means a large number of different things or people.

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e.g. 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。
e.g. It was used by all sorts of people...
各种各样的人都使用它。

6. 勉强称得上…的;低劣的;一般的;起码的
If you describe something as a thing of sorts or as a thing of a sort, you are suggesting that the thing is of a rather poor quality or standard.

e.g. He made a living of sorts selling pancakes from a van...
他靠用货车卖薄饼勉强度日。
e.g. She even managed a grimacing smile of sorts...
她甚至做了个怪笑。

7. 有几分;近似;有那么点儿
You use sort of when you want to say that your description of something is not very accurate.

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e.g. 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。
e.g. In the end, she sort of pushed it...
最后，她几乎是用了推的。

8. 身体不适;心情不佳;烦恼
If you are out of sorts, you feel slightly unwell, upset, or annoyed.

9. to sort the wheat from the chaff -> see chaff
nothing of the sort -> see nothing

相关词组：sort out

1. 分类,排序：排序(sort)或分类排序(sort)或分类在R[low..high]中任选一个记录作为基准(Pivot),以此基准将当前无序区划分为左、右两个较小的子区间R[low..pivotpos-1)和R[pivotpos+1..high],并使左边子区间中所有记录的关键字均小于等于基准记录(不妨记为pivot)的关键字pivot.key,

2. 分类：ORA-01439: 要更改数据类型,则要修改的列必须为空 (empty)ORA-01440: 要减小精确度或标度,则要修改的列必须为空 (empty)ORA-01467: 分类 (sort) 关键字过长ORA-01593: 回退段最佳大小 ( blks) 小于计算的初始大小 ( blks)ORA-01758: 要添加法定 (NOT NULL) 列,

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3. sort：satellite orbital track; 卫星轨道跟踪

4. sort：standards of reporting trials; 报告试验的标准