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| 1 | C a group of things or people with the same qualities or features 群；种；类；型 |
| What sort are you looking for? 你在找哪一种？ |
| +of In that sort of situation Tom tends to panic. 在那种情况下，汤姆会很惊慌。 |
| of some sort/some sort of Is this a joke of some sort? 这是什么玩笑吗？ |
| all sorts of He was asking us all sorts of questions about you. 他在问我们关于你的各种问题。 |
| of this/that sort Mistakes of this sort happen every day. 这种错误每天都在发生。 |
| | 1a | singular a particular type of person 某种人 | | Jane won’ t be able to keep quiet about it – she’ s not the sort. 简不会对此不声不响的，她不是那种人。 | |
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| 2 | singular/U the process by which a computer arranges information in a particular order , for example by date or number , or in alphabetical order （计算机对信息的）分类，排序 |
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| - | it takes all sorts (to make a world)
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| used for saying that you think someone is strange or unusual |
| 大千世界无奇不有 |
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| - | of sorts
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| of a type that is not exactly the same as the actual thing , or not as good as the actual thing |
| 勉强称得上的；徒有其名的；所谓的 |
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| She’ s an artist of sorts. 她是个所谓的艺术家。 |
| Capitalism of a sort has existed for a number of years. 所谓的资本主义已经存在了许多年。 |
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| - | out of sorts
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| slightly ill , upset , or unhappy |
| 身体不适；心烦意乱 |
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| I’ ve been feeling a bit out of sorts lately. 近来我身体有些不适。 |
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| - | sort of mainly spoken
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| 1 | slightly , or in some ways 有点儿 | ‘Aren’ t you hungry?’ ‘Sort of. I’ m mostly just tired.’ “你不饿吗？”“有点儿，我主要是感到累。” | | I’ m sort of worried about Jenny. 我有点儿担心珍妮。 | |
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| 2 | similar , but not exactly the same 近似；有那么点儿像 | It’ s sort of a shiny bluish grey colour. 颜色是有点发亮的蓝灰色。 | | People say I look sort of like my grandfather when he was young. 人们说我有点儿像我爷爷年轻时的样子。 | |
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| - | that sort of thing
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| used at the end of a list of similar things or details for showing that it is not complete |
| 诸如此类的东西 |
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| He was always late, always complaining – that sort of thing. 他总是迟到，总是不停地抱怨，诸如此类的。 |
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