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S0572100 (sôrt)n.1. A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind. See Usage Note at kind².2. Character or nature: books of a subversive sort.3. One that exemplifies the characteristics of or serves a similar function to another: "A large dinner-party ... made a sort of general introduction for her to the society of the neighbourhood" (George Eliot).4. A person; an individual: The clerk is a decent sort.5. Computers An operation that arranges data in a specified way: did an alphabetic sort on the columns of data.6. Archaic A way of acting or behaving: "in this sort the simple household lived / From day to day" (William Wordsworth).v. sort·ed, sort·ing, sorts v.tr.1. To place or arrange according to class, kind, or size; classify: sorted the books into boxes by genre. See Synonyms at arrange.2. To separate from others: sort the wheat from the chaff.v.intr.1. To make a search or examination of a collection of things: sorted through the laundry looking for a matching sock.2. To be or become arranged in a certain way.Phrasal Verb: sort out1. To separate from others: sorted out the books to be donated to the library.2. To clarify or resolve: She tried to sort out her problems.3. To bring or restore to health or good condition: A good night's sleep will sort you out.4. To reprimand or punish (someone) for a mistake or offense.Idioms: after a sort In a haphazard or imperfect way: managed to paint the chair after a sort.of sorts/a sort1. Of a mediocre or inferior kind: a constitutional government of a sort.2. Of one kind or another: knew many folktales of sorts. out of sorts1. Slightly ill.2. Irritable; cross: The teacher is out of sorts this morning. sort of Informal Somewhat; rather: "Gambling and prostitution ... have been prohibited, but only sort of" (George F. Will).

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sors, sort-, lot; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]

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sort′a·ble adj.sort′er n.

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vb (tr, adverb) 1. to find a solution to (a problem, etc), esp to make clear or tidy: it took a long time to sort out the mess. 2. to take or separate, as from a larger group: he sorted out the most likely ones. 3. to organize into an orderly and disciplined group4. informal to beat or punish n the process of separating things that are wanted from things that are not

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sort out - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"class, classify, assort, sort, separateunitise, unitize - separate or classify into units; "The hospital was unitized for efficiency"catalogue, catalog - make an itemized list or catalog of; classify; "He is cataloguing his photographic negatives"isolate - separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to themrefer - think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species"reclassify - classify anew, change the previous classification; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species"size - sort according to sizedichotomise, dichotomize - divide into two opposing groups or kindsstereotype, pigeonhole, stamp - treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"group - arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"categorise, categorize - place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize"grade - determine the grade of or assign a grade tonumber, count - put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"
	2.	sort out - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, shed light on, crystallize, elucidate, illuminate, enlighten, straighten out, clear up, clearclarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
	3.	sort out - punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"discipline, correctpenalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

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nounA class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members:breed, cast, description, feather, ilk, kind, lot, manner, mold, nature, order, species, stamp, stripe, type, variety.Informal: persuasion.verb1. To distribute into groups according to kinds.Also used with out:assort, categorize, class, classify, group, pigeonhole, separate.2. To put into a deliberate order:arrange, array, deploy, dispose, marshal, order, organize, range, systematize.3. To set apart (one kind or type) from others:separate, sift, winnow.

Translations

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(soːt) noun a class, type or kind. I like all sorts of books; She was wearing a sort of crown. 種類 种类 verb to separate into classes or groups, putting each item in its place. She sorted the buttons into large ones and small ones. 分類 分类ˈsorter noun a person or machine that separates and arranges, especially letters, postcards etc. (郵局)分揀員(器)，分選儀 （邮局）分拣员，分拣器 of a sort / of sorts of a (usually poor) kind. She threw together a meal of sorts but we were still hungry afterwards. 較差的，蹩腳的 较差的，蹩脚的 out of sorts1. slightly unwell. I felt a bit out of sorts after last night's heavy meal. 不舒服的 不舒服的2. not in good spirits or temper. He's been a little out of sorts since they told him to stay at home. 不高興的 不高兴的sort of rather; in a way; to a certain extent. He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him. 有幾分，有那麼點兒 有几分（地） sort out1. to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture. I'll try to sort out some books that he might like. 選(揀)出 选（拣）出 2. to correct, improve, solve etc. You must sort out your business affairs. 改進 改进3. to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding. I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man! 關照(貶義詞) 关照（贬义词）

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