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sort AHD[sôrt] D.J.[sɔːt]K.K.[sɔrt]n.(名词)- A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind.See Usage Note at kind 2种,类:具有相同的一般特征的一群人或事;种类 参见 kind2
- Character or nature:特征,品质:books of all sorts.See Synonyms at type 各种各样的书 参见 type
- One that typifies a group or exemplifies a characteristic:典型:一群人的典型或证明某一特点的人:The clerk is a decent sort.那位职员是正派的那一类人
- A way of acting or behaving.方法,作风:行为或举止的一种方式
- sorts Printing One of the characters in a font of type. sorts 【印刷术】 活字:一套铅字中字符的一个
v.tr.(及物动词)sort.ed, sort.ing, sorts - To arrange according to class, kind, or size; classify.See Synonyms at arrange 分类:根据门类、品种或者尺寸安排;分门别类 参见 arrange
- To separate from others:分开:使与其他分开:sort out the wheat from the chaff.把小麦从糠皮中拣选出来
- To clarify by going over mentally:澄清,使分清:通过在脑海中思考而消除(头脑中)的混乱:She tried to sort out her problems.她努力想要清楚自己的诸多问题
after a sort - In a haphazard or imperfect way:有点儿:以一种随意或者不完美的方式:managed to paint the chair after a sort.随意地把椅子画下来
of sorts 或 of a sort - Of a mediocre or inferior kind:平庸的,者低劣的:a constitutional government of a sort.符合宪法的平庸的政府
- Of one kind or another:各种各样的,非此即彼的:knew many folktales of sorts.知道许多各种各样的民间故事
out of sorts - Slightly ill.身体欠佳
- Irritable; cross:心情不佳的;脾气坏的:The teacher is out of sorts this morning.今天上午老师心情不好
sort of【非正式用语】 - Somewhat; rather:有几分;相当:"Gambling and prostitution . . . have been prohibited, but only sort of"(George F. Will)“赌博与妓院…已经被查禁了,但只是有点儿不彻底”(乔治F.威尔)
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin sors sort- [lot] * see ser- 2源自 拉丁语 sors sort- [一群] * 参见 ser- 2
sortʹable adj.(形容词)sortʹer n.(名词) |