sort /sɔ:t/ I. n.［c］1. 种类，类别：I’ll never do this sort of thing.我决不干这种事。What sort of book do you want? 你需要的是哪一种书? 2.用于习语 a sort of… 一种，可以说是…的东西： He is a quiet sort of man.他是个很安静的人。They served a sort of coffee. 他们供给可以说是咖啡的东西。sort of…（表示程度）有点：It’s sort of silly, but I’d like a copy of the photograph.有点傻了，但我喜欢要一张相片。all sorts of 各种各样的：under all sorts of names 以各种各样的名义 of a kind/sort徒有其名；蹩脚；差劲（见kind条） of sorts勉强称的上的：The training camp actually became a tourist attraction of sorts. 这个训练营实际上近乎成了旅游观光的地方。out of sorts 情绪低落：Peter overslept this morning and has been out of sorts all day. 彼得今天睡过头了，搞得一天情绪都不好。‖II. vt.把…分类，挑选：sort letters 把信件分类 sort out安排；挑选；区别：First you have to sort out a work permit.首先，你必须办理工作许可证。I need to sort out what clothes to take with me on the trip. 我得想好旅行带什么衣服。Sort out the ripe pears from the rest. 把成熟的梨子和其他的分开。Sort out enemies from friends. 区分敌友。