n (1)种(类)，类型，品种 (class， kind or type，distinguished by a common character or nature) [C]： a～of coughing noise 一种咳嗽声;a peaceable～of beast 一种性情温和的动物; a misty～of rain 蒙蒙细雨;five different～s of chocolate 五种不同的巧克力;a machine of some～某种类型的机器;people of every～and kind 三教九流;people of all～s/all～s of people 行行色色的人;this～of thing/these～s of things/things of this～这种事情;What～of paint is it/a girl is she? 这是什么染料/她是什么样的姑娘? Pop music is the～she likes most. 流行音乐是她最喜欢的音乐。〖同〗kind，type，make，brand，species;

(2)某种人 (type of character;person) [C，通常sing](infml)：a good/bad/decent～好/坏/正派人;It takes all～s (to make a world).(prov) 什么人都有(世界之大无奇不有)。〖同〗person，individual;

of a sort/of sorts 较差的(infml derog)：a poet of～s 平庸的诗人;

out of sorts 1)身体不适(infml)：I won't come out tonight;I'm feeling out of～s. 今晚我不出去了，我有点不舒服。2)情绪不佳(infml)：The chief's feeling is thoroughly out of～s this morning. 今天早上头儿的情绪特别不好。

a sort of 某种，有几分的(infml)：I had a～of feeling she would object. 我隐约有种预感，她会反对。

sort of 有几分的，在一定程度上(infml)：He's been acting～of strange lately. 他最近表现得有点怪。

vt 分(归)类，整理，划分(arrange according to class，kind or size;separate (one kind) from the rest)[T+n，T+n+adv (out)，T+n+prep (into/from)，T+n+adv (out)+prep (into/from)]：～and deliver mail 分拣并投递邮件;Let's～the names alphabetically. 咱们把这些名字按字母顺序排列一下。S～these cards according to their colours. 按颜色把这些卡片分开。～out one's coins/one's stamps 整理自己的硬币/邮票;～one's books into piles 把书整理成一摞一摞的;～the fakes from the originals 把赝品与原作区分开;～out the good oranges from the bad ones 把好橘子与坏橘子分开;〖同〗arrange，group，classify;

sort out (v ad) 1)整理(vt)：It takes me some time to～out my thoughts before I can start writing. 下笔之前，我得花些时间清理思路。2)挑出(vt)：S～out the best apples for eating. 把最好的苹果挑出来吃。3)解决(vt)：I'll leave you to～that out. 我将让你去解决此事。4)惩罚，揍(vt)：Wait till I get you outside，and I'll～you out! 等着，看我不把你揪到外面揍一顿的!

sort through(v prep)查看并分类：～through one's old magazines 把旧杂志分类整理一下;

→′sorter n 分拣员(机)