n. 1.种类,类别,品种;种。 2.品质,本性,性质。 3.方法,情形,样子,程度。 4.某种人[物]。 5.【印刷】〔主 pl.〕一套铅字;〔pl.〕【纺织;印染】并级毛,同型毛。 6.〔古语〕(一)群,(一)伙。 短语和例子 all [several, these, those] sorts of hats 所有各种[种种,这几种,那几种]帽子。 He is a good [bad] sort (of a fellow). 〔口语〕他是好[坏]人。 He is the right sort. =He's my sort. 他倒是挺合适的人,他正是我需要的人。 Queer sort (of a thing) this! 〔口语〕这(东西)倒挺妙。 I don't believe anything of the sort. 我不相信这种事情。 He is not my sort. 他那种人我不喜欢。 That's your sort. 就是这个样呀;〔俚语〕那样做挺好。 This copy is hard [runs] on sorts. 【印刷】这件稿子要用几种铅字排。 after [in] a sort 有些,有几分,稍微。 all of a sort 差不多,大同小异。 all sort(s) of=of all sorts 一切种类的,各种各样的。 a sort of 一种;可以说是…的东西 〔cf. of a sort〕。 in any sort 无论如何,必须。 in a sort of way 略为,比较。 in some sort 多少,稍微。 no sort of 毫无。 nothing of the sort 根本没有那种事情,决没有那种事情。 of a sort 同一种[类];相当的;勉强称得上的,较差的,所谓的 (a war of a sort 所谓的战争。 a poet of a sort 蹩脚的诗人)。 of every sort and kind 各种各样的。 of one's sort 和某人同样身分[性质、品性]的。 of sorts 〔口语〕 1. =of a sort. 2. 各种各样的,未经挑选的。 of the sort 那样的。 out of sorts 觉得不舒服;情绪不好;没有精神;【印刷】铅字不全。 sort of=sorto' 〔美口〕〔用作副词〕几分,有点,稍微 (sort of moist 有点湿。 I sort of expected it. 我料到几分了。 Now sort of turn round! 来稍微转动一下吧)。 vt. 分类;整顿,整理;分选,拣 (out)。 vi. 〔英古〕一致,相配,适合 (with)。 sort letters 拣信。 a sorting room [clerk] (邮局)拣信室[员]。 sort out 清理。
an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" 同义词:kind, form, variety,
a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he''s a good sort"
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting" 同义词:sorting,
arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" 同义词:classify, class, assort, sort out, separate,
examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" 同义词:screen, screen out, sieve,
例句与用法
1.
I wonder what sort of a bargain you'll make . 不知道你想卖个啥价钱。
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Sort these cards according by their colours . 按颜色将这些卡片分开。
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Sort these cards according to their colours . 按颜色将这些卡片分开。
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There 's sure to be some sort of dinner going . 肯定会有一顿饭吃的。
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She sorted out her things for tropic travel . 她整理热带旅行的东西。
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Sort these cards according by their colours . 把这些卡片按颜色归类。
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He has been doing this sort of work for years . 他干这一行有年头了。
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He had such a funny friendly sort of face . 他的面孔是那么和善有趣。
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Sort these cards according to their colours . 把这些卡片按颜色归类。
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You're getting good at this sort of thing . 这种事你到越干越在行了。