[/sɔːt; sɔrt/] n 用法: 1 [C] group or class of people or things (which are alike in some way); type 类; 种类; 类型: He's the sort of person I really dislike. 他这种人我真不喜欢. * What sort of paint are you using? 你用的是哪种颜料? * We can't approve of this sort of thing/these sorts of things/things of this sort. 我们不能赞同这种事. 用法: 2 [C usu sing 通常作单数] (infml) type of character; person (某种)性格; 人: a good/decent sort 好人[正派的人] * He's not a bad sort really. 他其实并不坏. 用法: 3 (idm 习语) it takes all sorts (to make a world) (saying 谚) people vary very much in character and abilities (and this is a good thing) 什麽人都有(才成其为世界);人的性格、 能力迥异(却是好事). nothing of the kind/sort => kind2. of a `sort/of `sorts (infml derog 口, 贬) of a poor or inferior type 差劲的; 劣等的: They served coffee of a sort. 他们供应的咖啡很差. * It was a meal of sorts, but nobody enjoyed it. 那勉强算是一顿饭, 谁都没吃好. a sort of sth (infml) vague, unexplained or unusual type of sth 说不清的、 难以解释的或不寻常的某类事物: I had a sort of feeling he wouldn't come. 我隐约觉得他不会来. out of `sorts (infml) (a) feeling unwell 身体不适: She's been out of sorts since the birth of her baby. 她生了孩子以後身体一直不好. (b) in a bad temper; annoyed 脾气坏的; 恼怒的: He's always out of sorts early in the morning. 他大清早总是不痛快. sort of (infml) to some extent ; in some way or other 达到某种程度; 有几分; 有点: I sort of thought this might happen. 我多少猜到了这件事会发生. * You sort of twist the ends together. 你怎麽把顶端缠绕在一起了. * I feel sort of queasy. 我有些恶心. =>Usage at kind2 用法见 kind2. sort 2 [/sɔːt; sɔrt/] v 用法: 1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) (into sth); ~ sth (out) from sth arrange things in groups; separate things of one type, class, etc from things of other types, etc 将事物分类; 整理: He was sorting his foreign stamps (into piles). 他正在整理外国邮票(, 都分成一摞一摞的). * We must sort out the good apples from the bad. 咱们得把好苹果拣出来, 同坏的分开. 用法: 2 (idm 习语) sort out the ,men from the `boys show or prove which people are truly brave, skilful, competent, etc 表明或证明谁真正勇敢、 有技巧、 有才能等: Climbing that mountain will certainly sort out the men from the boys. 爬爬那座山就知道谁行谁不行了. 用法: 3 (phr v) sort sth out (a) separate sth from a larger group 将某物拣出: sort out the smaller plants and throw them away 把小棵的挑出来扔掉. (b) (infml) put sth in good order 整理某事物: This room needs sorting out, ie tidying. 这房间需要收拾一下. sort sth/oneself out find a solution to (a problem/one's problems, etc) 解决(某个[自己的]问题等): I'll leave you to sort this problem out. 我把这个问题交给你来处理. * Let's leave them to sort themselves out, ie clear up their problems, resolve their arguments etc. 他们的事儿让他们自己解决吧. * I need to sort my life/myself out a bit, before I start looking for a new job. 我需要先安顿一下, 然後再去找新的工作. sort sb out (sl 俚) deal with sb by punishing or attacking him 整治某人: I'll soon sort him out. Just let me get my hands on him! 我就要收拾他了, 等我捉到他时再说! sort through sth go through (a number of things), arranging them in groups 查看(某些事物)并加以分类整理: sort through a pile of old photographs 把一堆旧照片整理一下. |