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| /ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ/ |
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| 1 | to put people or things into particular groups according to the features that they have 把…分类；把…分级 |
| classify sb/sth according to sth In the study families are classified according to their incomes. 这项研究根据收入对家庭进行分类。 |
| classify sb/sth into sth The specimens were then classified into four groups. 标本被分为4组。 |
| | 1a | to decide which group someone or something belongs to , according to the particular features they have 把…归类为 | | classify sth as sth These cows are now classified as a rare breed. 这些奶牛现在被归为稀有动物。 | |
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| 2 | to make information secret 把（信息）归入保密级别 |
| The government has classified the results of the nuclear tests. 政府把核测试的结果归入保密级别。 |
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