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ldoce_751_zsort1 /sɔːt $ sɔːrt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun   → sought
1  type/kind 类型 [countableC]TYPE a group or class of people, things etc that have similar qualities or features 种，类；类型 SYN type, kind
sort of
 What sort of shampoo do you use?
你用的是哪一种洗发剂？
all sorts (of something) (=a lot of different types of things) 各种各样的（某事物）
 I like all sorts of food – I’m not fussy.
各种食物我都喜欢，我不挑剔。
of this/that sort
 On expeditions of this sort, you have to be prepared for trouble.
进行这种探险，你必须做好遇上麻烦的准备。
of some sort/some sort of something (=used when you do not know exactly what type) 某种…
 He wondered if Rosa was in some sort of trouble.
他在想罗莎是否遇到什么麻烦了。
 There was a game of some sort going on inside.
这里面正进行一种游戏。
 Most of the victims developed psychological problems of one sort or another (=of various different types).
大多数受害者都出现了这样那样的心理问题。
 They do burgers, pizzas, that sort of thing.
他们供应汉堡包、比萨饼什么的。
2  sort of spoken
a) QUITE/FAIRLYused to say that something is partly true but does not describe the exact situation 有几分，有点
 I sort of like him, but I don’t know why.
我有点喜欢他，但不知道为什么。
 ‘Do you know what I mean?’ ‘Sort of.’
“你知道我是什么意思吗？”“有点知道。”
b) NOT SUREused when you are trying to describe something but it is difficult to find the right word or to be exact 有点像，好像〔表示不肯定自己是不是用词恰当〕
 Then they started sort of chanting.
然后他们像吟诵似的唱了起来。
 The walls are a sort of greeny-blue colour.
墙面有点蓝莹莹绿兮兮的。
sort of like (=used very informally when searching for the right words) 怎么说呢
 It was sort of like really strange and mysterious, walking round this empty building.
走在这栋空空的大楼里，怎么说呢，有点神秘怪异的感觉。
c) used to make what you are saying sound less strong or direct 有一点，有几分 〔用于婉转语气〕
 Well, I sort of thought we could go out together sometime.
噢，我觉得我们什么时候可以一起出去。
 It was sort of a shock when I found out.
我发现的时候有点吃惊。
d) sort of price/time/speed etc especially British EnglishBrELIKE/SIMILAR a price etc that is not very exact, but could be slightly more or less 大概的价格/时间/速度等
 That’s the sort of price I was hoping to pay.
我希望出的差不多就是那个价格。
 What sort of time were you thinking of starting?
你大概想要什么时候开始？
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sort of price/time/speed etc• But it was the key sort of time, wasn't it?• Got to call opposite number in Coventry office about outstanding claim ... 16.22 Meeting time not like any other sort of time.• Of course, there were other sorts of times too.• Most of us do not have that sort of time to spare.• It was the sort of price any commander had to pay for hoped-for victory.• It was the sort of time and place where poems flourished along with the vegetation.• Of course, a tactless dealer irritated him even more at this sort of time.
3  of sorts  (also of a sort)GOOD ENOUGH used when something is not a good or typical example of its kind of thing 勉强称得上 的，勉强算的
 I had a conversation of sorts with a very drunk man at the bus stop.
我在公共汽车站和一个喝得烂醉的人算是交谈了几句。
4  sort of thing British EnglishBrE spokenEXACT used when you are mentioning or describing something in a way that is not definite or exact 某一类的东西
 We could just stay here and pass the time, sort of thing.
我们可以就待在这里打发时间或什么的。
 She uses a wheelchair sort of thing.
她用的是有点像轮椅之类的东西。
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sort of thing• Julia Bransby told me all sorts of things at lunch-time.• They supply those - and filing cabinets and desks and desk chairs and all that sort of thing.• Bet you get a cheap thrill out of that sort of thing, don't you?• They were in the Resistance together, that sort of thing.• This was the sort of thing he could listen to all night.• Mind you, she's done this sort of thing before.• What sort of things can our people do in schools?
5  what sort of ... ? British EnglishBrE spokenANGRY used when you are angry about what someone has said or done 那叫什么…？〔用于对某人的话或行为表示生气〕
6  nothing of the sort British EnglishBrE spokenUNTRUENOT DO something used to say angrily that something is not true or that someone should not do something 根本不是；绝对不行〔用于气愤地否认某事或不让某人做某事〕
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nothing of the sort• It sounds unkind, but nothing of the sort was ever remotely true of Borg.• But nothing of the sort happens.• Maggie expected him to look annoyed but he did nothing of the sort.• In practice, of course, he does nothing of the sort.• This is nothing of the sort.• Uncle Allen remembered nothing of the sort.• So far, Holly says, he has seen nothing of the sort.• Kiki was a Garbo fanatic and looked on herself as a femme fatale even though she was nothing of the sort.
7  person 人 [singular] British EnglishBrECHARACTER/PERSONALITY someone who has a particular type of character, and is therefore likely to behave in a particular way 某一种人，某种性格的人 SYN type
8  it takes all sorts (to make a world) British EnglishBrECRAZYSTRANGE used to say that you think someone is behaving in a strange or crazy way 世上的人形形色色，世界上无奇不有〔用于表示某人行为古怪或疯狂〕
9. computer 计算机 [singular]TD if a computer does a sort, it puts things in a particular order 〔计算机操作的〕分类， 排序
10  ILL/UPSET 生病/生气out of sorts UPSETILLfeeling a little ill or upset 身体不适；心情烦恼
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out of sorts• But he was out of work and out of sorts.• Paul Miller is feeling a bit out of sorts.• Quinn returned home that evening out of sorts.• Mandy explained that she'd been feeling out of sorts and had overreacted.• Would he remain out of sorts as he struggled to readjust to Test rugby?• Only Nina was out of sorts.
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
this/that sort
We must ensure that this sort of thing does not happen again.
some sort
There has been some sort of error.
the same sort
We had the same sort of background.
a similar sort
It’s a similar sort of house.
a different sort
Barbara never stopped wanting a different sort of life.
the right sort
Wearing the right sort of clothing could save your life.
other sorts
What other sorts of books do you like?
all sorts (=many different sorts)
He collects all sorts of musical instruments.
phrases
of one sort or another (=of various different sorts)
Quite a large number of them suffered injuries of one sort or another.
5 FREQUENCY 使用频率
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sort• By clever use of the medium and washes, all sorts of possibilities open up.• And I knew what I must find, at once, without delay of any sort.• Uncle Ralph was always a good-natured sort.• Eventually money becomes worthless, and people are forced to barter or substitute with other sorts of currencies, like cigarettes.• Not, Emilio thought, smiling inwardly, the sort to fall asleep early.• Indeed, it may be that on occasion physical ill-treatment is a consequence of the tension this sort of situation produces.• This seems to me to be an eminently sensible arrangement, and I think this sort of structure could also work here.• She had got rid of Sarah for the moment but what sort of havoc was the girl going to cause this time?• Think what sort of group Free People are.
that sort of thing• The President was very good about that sort of thing.• Great determination and guts and all that sort of thing.• But you expect that sort of thing in a literary saloon.• Home is happiness and family, that sort of thing.• We have people to handle that sort of thing.• Road protesters, animal liberationists, that sort of thing.• Keel-hauling, walking the plank, that sort of thing.
sort2 ●●● S1 W3 verb [transitiveT]  
1  ORDER/SEQUENCEto put things in a particular order or arrange them in groups according to size, type etc 将…分类，整理
2  British EnglishBrE spokenSOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEM to deal with a situation so that all the problems are solved and everything is organized 处理好，安排妥当 → sorted
3 sort something/somebody ↔ out phrasal verbphr v 
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sort out• I must go and sort it out.• It was obvious we couldn't cope, but who on earth could we rely on to sort us out?• Instead, they would rely on decentralized, uncontrolled life to sort itself out and come to some self-enhancing harmony.• That he was sorting George out at last.• The Wissenschaftsrat has been trying to sort this one out, but the political factors seem to have prevented progress.• Refuse to sweep difficulties under the carpet but sort things out even when it is painful.• I can sort her out for myself.• She hadn't even begun to sort things out when Louise retired a month later.
sort from• It has to sort these echoes out from each other.• He eventually suggested sending her to one of the wards and said that he would sort things out from there.
get ... sorted out• I've still to get myself sorted out.• I could work here then go up to London during the day and try to get things sorted out.• I want you to instruct them that they've got three months instead of six to get the details sorted out.• I wanted him to be home with me, but I needed to get myself sorted out.• It didn't take long to get things sorted out.• The Miss Cardings next door, they would have let me stay there until I got myself sorted out.• They haven't even got my benefits sorted out.• I would read through a passage and get it sorted out as best I could.
sort itself out• Childhood problems and anxieties have a habit of sorting themselves out.• Expect more bobbing and weaving while this one sorts itself out.• Life has a funny way of sorting itself out.• The seating problem more or less sorted itself out.• Instead, they would rely on decentralized, uncontrolled life to sort itself out and come to some self-enhancing harmony.• Inside the gulf of Pagasai, the disorganized Persian armament was sorting itself out and re-numbering.• At present, Ann led and Megan followed, but that would sort itself out in the long run.• This situation is not going to sort itself out. We have to do something.• The situation will sort itself out when the city reopens Navy Pier, the fair's preferred location.• They hope that it will sort itself out with time - it is even more difficult to ask a second time.
4 sort through something phrasal verbphr v LOOK FORto look for something among a lot of similar things, especially when you are arranging these things into an order 查看并整理
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sort through • Sue Small was sitting in the offices, sorting through files, working late.• FitzAlan's brother-in-law sat there, sorting through piles of official-looking documents.• Stem pulls the box to him and begins sorting through the documents.• Then sort through the larger mess.• It was full, and he sorted through the mail.• Kirov sorted through the photographs, choosing two or three which seemed to most suit his purpose.• Shop for clothes or sort through the pile of papers on her desk.• Dominic sorted through the steely shapes in the table drawer until he found the bread-knife.
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sort• You will have to spend some time getting the suspension sorted.• Central to the tax are the bands into which homes of different value will be sorted.• We sorted all the clothes into two piles - those to be kept, and those to be given away.• Recorded in this way, the information is easier to sort and analyse after the excavation has finished.• A preschooler might get confused by such games as sorting blocks by shape.• The records will be sorted by zip code and displayed on the screen.• The rubbish has to be sorted into things that can be recycled and things that can't• Don't worry about the money. I'll sort it, OK?• Your reference materials should be sorted out and grouped together around each subheading within the proposal outline.• Musial mentally sorts the deliveries of some 80 or 90 pitchers.• It takes a couple of hours to sort the mail in the morning.• You should be able to sort this without my help.• She sighed again and sorted through the rough sketches.
sort something into something• Applications will be sorted into three categories.
From Longman Business Dictionary
sortsort /sɔːtsɔːrt/ noun [countableC]COMPUTING
if a computer does a sort, it puts things in a particular order
If you do a sort on the computer, it will list entries in alphabetical order.
—sort verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
You can sort these tables and even perform mathematical calculations on them.
Press F2 to sort.
Origin sort1
(1300-1400) Old French sorte, from Latin sors “chance, what you get by luck, share, condition”
sort1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →5 FREQUENCY1sort2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 421 COCA: 835
sort

noun

ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤best, worst最好的／最差的一類▸➤right, wrong正確的／錯誤的一類➤same, similar相同的／相似的一類➤different不同類▸➤funny, odd, strange可笑的／古怪的／奇怪的一類◇He was friendly in a funny sort of way.他很友善，但友善得有點兒怪。PREPOSITION➤sort of⋯的一種◇We sell all sorts of books.我們出售各類圖書。
sort

verb¹

 1put things into different groups/places分門別類ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤busily忙於分類PREPOSITION➤according to根據⋯分類◇Sort the books according to their subject matter.按照主題把這些書分類。➤by依據⋯分類◇The most common way of grouping was to sort the children by ability.最通常的方法是依據孩子的能力分組。➤into分成⋯◇We sorted the clothes into piles.我們把衣服分成堆。➤through整理⋯◇She was busily sorting through her clothes.她正忙着整理衣服。PHRASES➤begin sorting sth, start sorting sth開始把⋯分類➤begin sorting through sth, start sorting through sth開始整理⋯◇She started sorting through the papers.她開始整理報紙。
sort

verb²

 2 (especially BrE) find an answer to a problem找到答案ADVERB | VERB + SORT | PHRASES ADVERB➤out解決◇Someone will have to sort this problem out.得有人來解決這個問題。VERB + SORT➤have to不得不解決▸➤try to試圖解決▸➤help to, help sb to有助於／幫助某人解決▸➤leave sb to留給某人去解決◇Leave them to sort it out among themselves.讓他們自己去解決吧。PHRASES➤get sth sorted, get sth sorted out把⋯整理好◇If he can't get his talk sorted out, we'll have to ask someone else.如果他不能把自己的講話整理好，我們就得另請他人。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 421 COCA: 835
sort verb
⇨ classify (sorted by age) ⇨ solve 1 (get this sorted)sort noun
⇨ kind
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 421 COCA: 835

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