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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？

Examples from the Corpus

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。

Examples from the Corpus

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〕

What sort of time do you call this to come in?

都什么时候了，你才来？

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〕

‘I’m going to watch TV.’ ‘You’ll do nothing of the sort!’

“我要看电视。”“不行！”

Examples from the Corpus

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

Iain’s never even looked at another woman. He’s not the sort.

伊恩从来对别的女人连看也不看一眼。他不是那种人。

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〕

He goes climbing up cliffs without ropes or anything? Oh well, it takes all sorts.

他去攀岩不带绳子什么的？哇，真是什么人都有啊。

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

Louise went back to work feeling rather out of sorts.

路易丝回去工作了，感觉不大舒服。

Examples from the Corpus

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

Examples from the Corpus

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

The eggs are sorted according to size.

这些鸡蛋是按大小分类的。

sort something into something

Let’s sort all the clothes into piles.

我们来把所有这些衣服都整理好分成几堆。

All the names on the list have been sorted into alphabetical order.

名单上所有的名字已按字母顺序排列好。

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

Right, I’ll leave this for Roger and Terry to sort, then.

好吧，那么我就把这件事交给罗杰和特里去处理吧。

3 sort something/somebody ↔ out phrasal verbphr v

a) ORGANIZEto arrange or organize something that is mixed up or untidy, so that it is ready to be used 整理，使整齐

We need to sort out our camping gear before we go away.

我们出发前先要把露营装备整理好。

b) SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMto separate one type of thing from another 挑出，拣出

I’ve sorted out the papers that can be thrown away.

我已经把可以扔掉的文件拣出来了。

from

First, sort the white things out from the other clothes.

首先，把白色衣物挑出来和其他衣服分开。

c) especially British EnglishBrESOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEM to successfully deal with a problem or difficult situation 解决，处理〔难题或困境〕

She went to a psychiatrist to try to sort out her problems.

她去找了一位精神科医生，想看看自己的毛病。

I’ll be glad to get this misunderstanding sorted out.

如果能消除误会，我会很高兴。

sort yourself out/get yourself sorted out (=deal with all your problems) 处理自己所有的问题

I’m staying with a friend until I manage to sort myself out.

我正暂住在一个朋友家里，直到我把自己的问题都解决了为止。

d) especially British EnglishBrE to succeed in making arrangements for something 安排好

Have you sorted out where you’re going to live yet?

你打算好要住哪里了吗？

She is trying to sort out childcare.

她在想办法安排好照顾孩子的事。

e) sort itself out British EnglishBrESOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEM if something sorts itself out, it stops being a problem without you having to do anything 〔问题〕自行解决

Our financial problems should sort themselves out in a week or two.

我们的财政问题过一两个星期就会自行解决。

f) British EnglishBrE informalFORCE somebody TO DO something to stop someone from causing problems or annoying you, especially by attacking or punishing them 收拾，整治〔某人〕

If he bothers you again, I’ll sort him out.

如果他再来烦你，我会收拾他。

Examples from the Corpus

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

Vicky sat down and sorted through the files.

维基坐下来整理文件。

Examples from the Corpus

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.

Examples from the Corpus

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”

单词	sort
释义	sort Word family adjectivesortablesortednounsortancesortationsortersortessortingsortitionsortmentsorting officesort Related topics: Daily life, Computers 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？ Examples from the Corpus 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。 Examples from the Corpus 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〕 What sort of time do you call this to come in? 都什么时候了，你才来？ 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〕 ‘I’m going to watch TV.’ ‘You’ll do nothing of the sort!’ “我要看电视。”“不行！” Examples from the Corpus 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 Iain’s never even looked at another woman. He’s not the sort. 伊恩从来对别的女人连看也不看一眼。他不是那种人。 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〕 He goes climbing up cliffs without ropes or anything? Oh well, it takes all sorts. 他去攀岩不带绳子什么的？哇，真是什么人都有啊。 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 Louise went back to work feeling rather out of sorts. 路易丝回去工作了，感觉不大舒服。 Examples from the Corpus 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 Examples from the Corpus 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 The eggs are sorted according to size. 这些鸡蛋是按大小分类的。 sort something into something Let’s sort all the clothes into piles. 我们来把所有这些衣服都整理好分成几堆。 All the names on the list have been sorted into alphabetical order. 名单上所有的名字已按字母顺序排列好。 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 Right, I’ll leave this for Roger and Terry to sort, then. 好吧，那么我就把这件事交给罗杰和特里去处理吧。 3 sort something/somebody ↔ out phrasal verbphr v a) ORGANIZEto arrange or organize something that is mixed up or untidy, so that it is ready to be used 整理，使整齐 We need to sort out our camping gear before we go away. 我们出发前先要把露营装备整理好。 b) SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMto separate one type of thing from another 挑出，拣出 I’ve sorted out the papers that can be thrown away. 我已经把可以扔掉的文件拣出来了。 from First, sort the white things out from the other clothes. 首先，把白色衣物挑出来和其他衣服分开。 c) especially British EnglishBrESOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEM to successfully deal with a problem or difficult situation 解决，处理〔难题或困境〕 She went to a psychiatrist to try to sort out her problems. 她去找了一位精神科医生，想看看自己的毛病。 I’ll be glad to get this misunderstanding sorted out. 如果能消除误会，我会很高兴。 sort yourself out/get yourself sorted out (=deal with all your problems) 处理自己所有的问题 I’m staying with a friend until I manage to sort myself out. 我正暂住在一个朋友家里，直到我把自己的问题都解决了为止。 d) especially British EnglishBrE to succeed in making arrangements for something 安排好 Have you sorted out where you’re going to live yet? 你打算好要住哪里了吗？ She is trying to sort out childcare. 她在想办法安排好照顾孩子的事。 e) sort itself out British EnglishBrESOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEM if something sorts itself out, it stops being a problem without you having to do anything 〔问题〕自行解决 Our financial problems should sort themselves out in a week or two. 我们的财政问题过一两个星期就会自行解决。 f) British EnglishBrE informalFORCE somebody TO DO something to stop someone from causing problems or annoying you, especially by attacking or punishing them 收拾，整治〔某人〕 If he bothers you again, I’ll sort him out. 如果他再来烦你，我会收拾他。 Examples from the Corpus 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 Vicky sat down and sorted through the files. 维基坐下来整理文件。 Examples from the Corpus 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. Examples from the Corpus 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”
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