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categorize sth
The system categorizes all incoming emails automatically.
该系统自动将所有收到的电子邮件分类。
分类；归类
categorizes — third person singular of categorize
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
分类；归类
place into or assign to a category
The system categorizes all incoming emails automatically.
该系统自动将所有收到的电子邮件分类。
将...分类；分成类别。
To assign a category; to divide into classes.
categorize
Base
原形
categorizes
3rd person
第三人称单数
categorizing
-ing
现在分词
categorized
Past
过去式
categorized
Past participle
过去分词
The app categorizes your photos automatically.
这个应用会自动将你的照片分类。
She categorized the files yesterday.
她昨天把文件归了类。
They are categorizing the results.
他们正在对结果进行分类。
规则及物动词，后接宾语；过去式和过去分词加 -ed，现在分词先去掉词尾 e 再加 -ing。
The librarian categorized the new books by genre before putting them on the shelves.
图书管理员在把新书上架之前按体裁将它们分类。
We need to categorize our monthly expenses into food, rent, and transport.
我们需要把每月开支分为食物、房租和交通几类。
Researchers categorize the responses according to age and gender.
研究人员按年龄和性别对回答进行分类。
The system categorizes all incoming emails automatically.
该系统自动将所有收到的电子邮件分类。
介词 as 后接具体的类别名称。
We can categorize this book as historical fiction.
我们可以把这本书归类为历史小说。
into 后接整体划分成的多个类别。
The researcher categorized the responses into five types.
研究人员将回复分为五种类型。
by 后接分类所依据的标准。
The books are categorized by author.
这些书按作者分类。
Not this
We need to category these items.
Use this
We need to categorize these items.
category 是名词，不能作动词；categorize 才是动词（分类）。受汉语‘分类’名动词形影响，易把名词当动词用。
Not this
The books categorize by author.
Use this
The books are categorized by author.
categorize 是及物动词，须接宾语或用被动语态。‘按作者分类’应用被动结构，表示书被分类，而不是书自己分类。
Not this
The emails are categorized into sender.
Use this
The emails are categorized by sender.
表示分类依据用 by，表示分成的类别用 into。这里‘按发件人’是依据，所以用 by。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
把某物归类为某物
Researchers categorize this behavior as a form of instinct.
研究人员将这种行为归类为一种本能。
按某标准对某物分类
We can categorize the books by genre.
我们可以按体裁对书籍分类。
把某物分成若干类
The system categorizes the data into three main categories.
该系统将数据分为三大类。
根据某标准将某物分类
The files were categorized according to date.
这些文件按日期进行了分类。
大致分类；粗略归类
The findings can be broadly categorized into two types.
这些发现大致可分为两类。
Use categorizes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
categorize开头像cat（猫），想象把猫按花色分类归档，记住“分类”的意思。
语域：mixed 常见场景：academic writing、data analysis、formal reports categorize 属于中性偏正式的用词，通常出现在学术写作、数据分析和正式报告中；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 sort 或 group。请根据场合选择。
None of these words rhymes exactly with categorize /ˈkætəɡəraɪz/ because their stressed vowel and following sounds differ. They all share the final spelling -ize and the end sound /aɪz/, which makes them useful spelling and sound comparisons. Beware lookalikes such as category /ˈkætəɡɔːri/, which begins with the same spelling but does not sound like categorize.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.