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单词 sort of
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You use sort of when you want to say that your description of something is not very accurate.
[informal, vagueness]
You could even order windows from a catalogue–a sort of mail order stained glassservice.
In the end, she sort of pushed it.
I sort of made my own happiness.
Synonyms: rather, somewhat, as it were, slightly More Synonyms of sort of
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sort of in British English

informal
a. (adverb)
in some way or other; as it were; rather
b. (sentence substitute)
used to express reservation or qualified assent
I’m only joking. Sort of
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sort of in American English

Informal
somewhat
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Examples of 'sort of' in a sentence
sort of

Whatever sort of woman Trish was, thought Malone, he loved her.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
I thought it might sort of limber Christian up for the hospital.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
The sort of worker who would always see that the office wheels never stopped turning.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
Most closed their eyes and fell into a sort of trancelike state.
James W. Huston THE SHADOWS OF POWER (2002)
(phrase) 
Definition
as it were
I sort of made my own happiness.
Synonyms
rather
I'm afraid it's rather a long story.
somewhat
He concluded that Oswald was somewhat abnormal.
as it were
slightly
The house they moved to was slightly larger.
moderately
The machine operated moderately well.
in part
His reaction was due, in part, to his fear of rejection.
reasonably
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of in part
Definition
to some degree
His reaction was due, in part, to his fear of rejection.
Synonyms
partly,
a little,
somewhat,
slightly,
partially,
to some degree,
to a certain extent,
in some measure
in the sense of moderately
The machine operated moderately well.
Synonyms
reasonably,
rather,
quite,
fairly,
somewhat,
slightly,
to some extent,
to a degree,
in moderation,
within reason,
tolerably,
within limits,
passably
in the sense of slightly
The house they moved to was slightly larger.
Synonyms
a little,
a bit,
somewhat,
moderately,
marginally,
a shade,
to some degree,
on a small scale,
to some extent or degree

Nearby words of
sort of

  • sorrowful
  • sorry
  • sort
  • sort of
  • sort someone out
  • sort something out
  • sort something out from something

Synonyms of 'sort of'

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Chinese translation of 'sort of'

sort of

  1. (inf) 有点(點)儿(兒) (yǒu diǎnr)
    ⇒ It's a sort of yellowish colour. 是一种有点儿发黄的颜色。 (Shì yī zhǒng yǒudiǎnr fāhuáng de yánsè.)
See sort (sense 7)

sort (of)

  1. 种(種)类(類) (zhǒnglèi) (个(個), gè)
    ⇒ What sort of school did you go to? 你去了哪种学校？ (Nǐ qùle nǎ zhǒng xuéxiào?)
    ⇒ What sort do you want? 你要哪一种？ (Nǐ yào nǎ yī zhǒng?)
See sort (sense 1)

Nearby words of
sort of

  • sorry?
  • sort
  • sort (of)
  • sort of
  • sort out
  • SOS
  • sought

Related terms of
sort of

  • it was nothing of the sort or kind
  • sort (of)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of somewhat
Definition
rather
He concluded that Oswald was somewhat abnormal.
Synonyms
rather,
quite,
a little,
sort of (informal),
kind of (informal),
a bit,
pretty (informal),
fairly,
relatively,
slightly,
moderately,
to some extent,
to some degree
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