Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #387
classes
把…分类；把…归类
classes is the third person singular of class.
核心释义
to assign someone or something to a class; to classify
- 1.
分配到一个类别；分类。
To assign to a class; to classify.
- 2.
被分组或分类。
To be grouped or classed.
- 3.
将学生分成班级；形成或置于一个或多个班级中。
To divide into classes, as students; to form into, or place in, a class or classes.
把…分班；给…编班；被归类；被分类；分配到一个类别；分类。；被分组或分类。；将学生分成班级；形成或置于一个或多个班级中。
用法In use
The scientist classed the new species under its own genus.
用法提示：此处classed为动词，意为分类，原型为class。
They classed the proposal as either feasible or too risky.
用法提示：classed表示将某物归类为某类别。
In biology, we class animals by their evolutionary history.
用法提示：class作动词，意为按属性分组。
class sb/sth as sth
as 后接名词或形容词，说明归入的类别。
The critics classed the film as a comedy.
评论家把这部电影归为喜剧。
be classed as sth
常用被动结构 be classed as，表示“被归类为”。
This species is classed as endangered.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- class someone/something as something
- 把某人/某物归类为…
- The report classed the injury as minor.报告把这次受伤归类为轻伤。
- class someone/something among something
- 把某人/某物归入…之列
- Critics class her among the greatest singers.评论家把她归入最伟大歌唱家之列。
- class someone/something under something
- 把某人/某物归在…类目下
- These documents are classed under 'Confidential'.这些文件被归在“机密”类目下。
- class someone/something with something
- 把某人/某物与…归入同类
- Many people class him with the great poets.许多人把他与伟大诗人归入同类。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把学生分成一个个“班级(class)”，也就把学生“归类”了——记住class作动词就是“把…分类/编班”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、school administration class 作动词时，多用于较正式的书面或教育管理语境，表示“把…分类/归类”或“把学生分班”。日常口语中较少单独使用，更常说 classify 或 put... into groups。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上按美式发音比较：glass、pass、grass、mass、brass、gas 都与 class (/klæs/) 同韵，读作 /æs/。注意 gas 拼写是单 s；classic (/ˈklæsɪk/) 和 clasp (/klæsp/) 看似相近，但发音不同，不与 class 押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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