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assort + obj + into + categories
She assorted the books into fiction and non-fiction.
她把书分类成小说和非小说。
把…分类；把…归类
assorting — present participle of assort
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把…分类；把…归类
arrange or order by classes or categories
She assorted the books into fiction and non-fiction.
她把书分类成小说和非小说。
根据特征或类别分类或排列
To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
与...相配或协调
To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match.
与...交往
To be associated with; to consort with.
提供或组成各种商品
To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods.
assort
Base
原形
assorts
3rd person
第三人称单数
assorting
-ing
现在分词
assorted
Past
过去式
assorted
Past participle
过去分词
They assort items by color.
他们按颜色分类物品。
The staff assorts the mail by postal code before it is delivered.
工作人员在投递前先按邮政编码把邮件分类。
She spent the morning assorting her books into fiction, non-fiction, and reference works.
她花了一个上午把自己的书分成小说、非小说和参考书三类。
The warehouse robot can assort thousands of packages an hour by their destinations.
仓库机器人每小时能按目的地把数千个包裹分类。
She assorted the books into fiction and non-fiction.
她把书分类成小说和非小说。
He tends to assort with older students.
他倾向于与年龄较大的学生交往。
The items were assorted as defective.
这些物品被归类为次品。
Not this
There are many assorts of candies in the store.
Use this
There are many sorts of candies in the store.
assort 是动词，不能作名词表示‘种类’，应使用名词 sort。
Not this
Please assort these clothes by color.
Use this
Please sort these clothes by color.
在表示‘分类’的日常语境中，sort 比 assart 更常用、自然，assort 过于正式或罕见。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
按颜色分类
The worker assorts the gemstones by color and clarity.
工人按颜色和净度对宝石进行分类。
与…交往；与…为伍
He was known to assort with gamblers and drunkards.
众所周知，他与赌徒和酒鬼交往。
与…相配；与…协调
The new curtains assort well with the antique furniture.
新窗帘与古董家具很相配。
什锦巧克力；各式巧克力
They served coffee with assorted chocolates from the local shop.
他们端上咖啡，配上当地商店买来的什锦巧克力。
Use assorting naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：assort 里藏着 sort（分类），所以它表示“分类、归类”；引申为“与同类相配、交往”。
语域：formal 常见场景：classification systems、archive filing、formal written records assort 作动词表示“按特征分类、归类”时，属于正式/书面用词，多用于正式的分类、归档或书面叙述场景；日常口语中较少单独使用。
Genuine rhymes: consort (verb) and resort, both ending in /ɔːt/ like assort. Beware lookalikes: assert and dessert have /ɜːt/, and asset has /æ/, so none of them rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.