clas·si·fy /ˈklæsɪfaɪ/ ●○○ verb (classified, classifying) [transitiveT] 1 TYPEto decide what group something belongs to 将…分类 → classificationclassify something as/under something In law, beer is classified as a food product. 在法律上,啤酒归在食品类。
We’d classify Drabble’s novels under ‘Romance’. 我们把德拉布尔的小说归类为“言情小说”。
Families are classified according to the father’s occupation. 各个家庭按父亲的职业分类。
2 GROUP/PUT INTO GROUPSto regard people or things as belonging to a particular group because they have similar qualities 把…归入一类[一个等级] → classification As a musician, Cage is hard to classify. 作为一名音乐家,凯奇很难被归入哪一类。
—classifiable adjectiveadj