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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 421 COCA: 835

sort

1 sort /ˈsoɚt/ noun
plural sorts
1 sort
/ˈsoɚt/
noun
plural sorts
Learner's definition of SORT
[count] : a group of people or things that have some shared quality : a particular kind or type of person or thing类;种类;类型
[singular] : a person of a particular type某一类人;某一种人
[count] technical : the act of separating things and putting them in a particular order : the act of sorting things分类;排序

all sorts of

: a large number or variety of (things or people) : many大量的;许多的;各种各样的

of sorts

or of a sort
: in some ways but not entirely or exactly勉强算得上的

of the sort

: like the person or thing mentioned类似的

out of sorts

: somewhat angry or unhappy有点生气的;不太开心的
: somewhat ill身体有些不适的

sort of

informal
: to some small degree : slightly or somewhat有点儿;稍微
2 sort /ˈsoɚt/ verb
sorts; sorted; sorting
2 sort
/ˈsoɚt/
verb
sorts; sorted; sorting
Learner's definition of SORT
[+ object]
: to separate and put (people or things) in a particular order整理;分类
often + out
British, informal : to deal with (something or someone) in a successful way妥善解决

sort out

[phrasal verb]
sort (something) out or sort out (something)
: to understand or find (something, such as a reason or a solution) by thinking搞清楚;弄明白
: to find an answer or solution for (something)找到答案;找到解决办法
◊ If something sorts itself out, it stops being a problem without anyone having to do anything.自行化解
sort (someone) out or sort out (someone)
: to solve the problems of (someone)解决(某人的)问题
British, informal : to deal with (someone who is causing problems) in a forceful way整治,对付,收拾(某人)
see also 2sort 1 (above)

sort through

[phrasal verb]
sort through (something)
: to look at things and put them in a particular order especially while you are searching for something翻查;归整

— sorter

noun, plural sorters [count]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 421 COCA: 835

sort

1 of 2

noun

1
a
: a group set up on the basis of any characteristic in common : class, kind
b
: one approximating the character or qualities of another
a sort of latter-day Abe Lincoln
c
: person, individual
he's not a bad sort
2
archaic : group, company
3
a
archaic : method or manner of acting : way, manner
b
: character, nature
people of an evil sort
4
a
: a letter or character that is one element of a font
b
: a character or piece of type that is not part of a regular font
5
: an instance of sorting
a numeric sort of a data file

sort

2 of 2

verb

sorted; sorting; sorts

transitive verb

1
a
: to put in a certain place or rank according to kind, class, or nature
sort apples
sort mail
b
: to arrange according to characteristics : classify
usually used with out
sort out colors
2
chiefly Scotland : to put to rights : put in order
3
a
: to examine in order to clarify
used with out
sorting out his problems
b
: to free of confusion : clarify
used with out
waited until things sorted themselves out

intransitive verb

1
: to join or associate with others especially of the same kind
sort with thieves
2
: agree, harmonize
his benign view sorts badly with reality Henry Trewhitt
3
: search
sort through some old papers
sortable adjective
sorter noun
Phrases
after a sort
: in a rough or haphazard way
plays the piano, after a sort
all sorts of
: many different : all kinds of
knows all sorts of people
of sorts or of a sort
: in some respects but not entirely or truly
a vacation of sorts
out of sorts
1
: somewhat ill
2
Choose the Right Synonym for sort

type, kind, sort, nature, description, character mean a number of individuals thought of as a group because of a common quality or qualities.

type may suggest strong and clearly marked similarity throughout the items included so that each is typical of the group.

one of three basic body types

kind may suggest natural grouping.

a zoo seemingly having animals of every kind

sort often suggests some disparagement.

the sort of newspaper dealing in sensational stories

nature may imply inherent, essential resemblance rather than obvious or superficial likenesses.

two problems of a similar nature

description implies a group marked by agreement in all details belonging to a type as described or defined.

not all acts of that description are actually illegal

character implies a group marked by distinctive likenesses peculiar to the type.

research on the subject so far has been of an elementary character

Example Sentences

Noun What sort of car do you drive? He's not a bad sort. She's not the sort to complain. The program did a numeric sort of the data. Verb She started to sort the mail. They sorted the winners from the losers. The program can sort data alphabetically or numerically. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
This is the sort of place where Fox News hosts are lambasted as liberal propagandists, face masks of any sort are strictly forbidden, and anyone found with one might be theatrically escorted off site. Sam Kestenbaum, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2022 From the left, the outrage has been of the predictable sort. Alexandra Desanctis, National Review, 15 Sep. 2022 Laurie Anderson, avant-garde artist and Reed’s widow, had enlisted the music producer and technical assistant to help her sort through the belongings of her late husband, following his death in 2013. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Sep. 2022 The car also has a traditional-looking parking brake operated by a lever, but it’s actually an electronic parking brake of the sort that’s usually operated by a small switch on most other vehicles. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 Even though the Britannia was scheduled to pass by the city at 8:30 a.m. on July 7, 1959, thousands of people turned out for the royal sort-of visit. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 There are worries that this could lead to more mistakes, the sort that can lead to accusations of fraud. Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 The problem isn’t mass panic of the sort featured in Hollywood movies—research has shown that such panic at moments of disaster is a myth. Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 Several of them have emerged alongside sandy camping beaches of the sort that river runners covet. AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2022
Verb
Terrion Arnold entered the Texas game in the second half as the four-player grouping of Arnold, KoolAid McKinstry, Eli Ricks and Khyree Jackson continues to sort itself. Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2022 In the early months of the pandemic, the hump was idled in June 2020 because of declining volumes, and the yard reverted to flat-switching, or the use of locomotives, to sort railcars. Esther Fung, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 All of which complicates his legacy—which will take decades to sort through—even further. Casey Michel, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 Use the different tiers to sort hair products from body ones. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022 Being able to sort the wheat from the chaff and respond efficiently largely comes with experience, though formal training or informal mentorship can help. Jim Richberg, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Then Lock announced the students had to rearrange themselves into birth date order, then group by shirt colors and finally sort into artists, athletes and musicians before setting off into a rock-paper-scissors tournament. The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2022 The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals granted Graham’s request to block the subpoena in a two-page decision, saying prosecutors must sort out whether the South Carolina senator is protected from answering certain questions. Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 Gore continued to mentally sort the shift of the franchises’ tectonic plates as the Nationals prepared to open a series against the Cubs. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, fate, lot, characteristic, from Latin sort-, sors lot, share, category — more at series

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of sort was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 421 COCA: 835
sort

noun

ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbest, 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。PREPOSITIONsort 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 ADVERBbusily忙於分類PREPOSITIONaccording 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。PHRASESbegin 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 ADVERBout解決Someone will have to sort this problem out.得有人來解決這個問題。VERB + SORThave 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。PHRASESget 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。

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