1. | [c] 种类;类别;品种a group or type of people or things that are similar in a particular way |
‘ What sort of music do you like?’ ‘Oh, all sorts .’ “你喜欢哪一类音乐?”“噢,哪一类都喜欢。” | |
This sort of problem is quite common./ These sorts of problems are quite common. 这类问题相当普遍。╱这几类问题相当普遍。 | |
He's the sort of person who only cares about money. 他这种人一心只想着钱。 | |
For dessert there's a fruit pie of some sort(= you are not sure what kind) . 甜点是一种水果派。 | |
Most people went on training courses of one sort or another(= of various types) last year. 多数人去年都上过这样那样的培训班。 | |
There were snacks─peanuts, olives, that sort of thing . 有各种小吃,花生米、橄榄什么的。 | |
There are all sorts of activities(= many different ones) for kids at the campsite. 在营地有为孩子们组织的各种各样的活动。 | |
What sort of price did you want to pay?(= approximately how much) 你想出什么样的价? | |
What sort of time do you call this?(= I'm very angry that you have come so late.) 你看看这都什么时候了? |
2. | [c][ususing] (informal) 某一种(或某一类)人a particular type of person |
My brother would never cheat on his wife; he's not that sort. 我哥哥永远不会背着妻子在外面拈花惹草,他不是那种人。 |
3. | [sing] 分类;排序the process of putting data in a particular order |
to do a sort 进行分类 |
He offered us an apology of sorts. 他给我们勉强道了个歉。 |
He offered us an apology of sorts. 他给我们勉强道了个歉。 |
She was tired and out of sorts by the time she arrived home. 她回到家里,又累又烦。 |
She was tired and out of sorts by the time she arrived home. 她回到家里,又累又烦。 |
She sort of pretends that she doesn't really care. 她摆出一副并不真正在乎的样子。 | |
‘Do you understand?’ ‘Sort of.’ “你懂了吗?”“有点懂了。” |
We're sort of doing it the wrong way. 我们的方法好像有点不对头。 |
She sort of pretends that she doesn't really care. 她摆出一副并不真正在乎的样子。 | |
‘Do you understand?’ ‘Sort of.’ “你懂了吗?”“有点懂了。” |
We're sort of doing it the wrong way. 我们的方法好像有点不对头。 |
I had a sort of feeling that he wouldn't come. 我隐约觉得他不会来。 | |
They're a sort of greenish-blue colour. 它们的颜色近乎带淡绿的蓝色。 |
I had a sort of feeling that he wouldn't come. 我隐约觉得他不会来。 | |
They're a sort of greenish-blue colour. 它们的颜色近乎带淡绿的蓝色。 |
1. | 整理;把…分类to arrange things in groups or in a particular order according to their type, etc.; to separate things of one type from others |
sorting the mail 分理信件 | |
The computer sorts the words into alphabetical order. 计算机按字母顺序排列这些单词。 | |
Rubbish can easily be separated and sorted into plastics, glass and paper. 垃圾很容易分开,可归入塑料、玻璃和纸三类。 | |
Women and children sorted the ore from the rock. 妇女和孩子把矿石从岩石中分拣出来。 |
2. | [oftpass] (informal) ~ sth 妥善处理;安排妥当to deal with a problem successfully or organize sth/sb properly |
I'm really busy─can you sort it? 我真的很忙,你能处理一下吗? |