Word · Frequency #421
sort
分类；整理
To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria.
- 1.
To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
根据决定其类别的特定标准将物品分为不同类别。
- 2.
To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.
按某种顺序排列,通常按数字、字母或时间顺序。
- 3.
To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class.
结合；按类分配；分类。
- 4.
To join or associate with others, especially with others of the same kind or species; to agree.
与同类或同种者联合或交往；一致。
- 5.
To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize.
适合；相配；一致；协调。
- 6.
To geld.
阉割。
排序；排列；结合；按类分配；与…结交；与…交往；一致；适合；相配；一致；协调；阉割（动物）
In use
Please sort these books alphabetically by the author's last name.
She sorted the laundry into white, dark, and colored piles.
The app can sort your photos by date in just a few seconds.
sort sth
直接加宾语，表示整理或分类某物。
I need to sort these papers.
我需要整理这些文件。
sort sth into sth
表示将某物分类放入某个类别中。
Please sort the books into categories.
请把书按类别分类。
sort out sth
短语动词，表示理清、解决（问题、混乱等）。
We need to sort out this problem.
我们需要解决这个问题。
Connections
Collocations
- sort out
- 整理；解决
- We need to sort out this mess before the guests arrive.我们得在客人到达前把这堆乱摊子整理好。
- sort through
- 翻找；查阅
- I sorted through the boxes in the attic.我翻遍了阁楼里的箱子。
- sort into
- 把…分成（类别）
- Sort the books into fiction and non-fiction.把这些书分成小说类和非小说类。
- sort by
- 按…排序
- You can sort the results by score.你可以按分数对结果排序。
- sort alphabetically
- 按字母顺序排序
- Please sort the names alphabetically.请按字母顺序排列这些名字。
- sort the mail
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：把杂乱物品按类别分开摆放，sort的s像分类筐，物品各归其类。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：邮件整理、资料归档、名单排序 sort 作动词时通常指按一定标准把事物分开或排好顺序；它在日常口语和一般书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
Grammar Note
注意：sort的过去式和过去分词均为sorted
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 sort 押韵的词有：port /pɔrt/, short /ʃɔrt/, sport /spɔrt/, court /kɔrt/, fort /fɔrt/, resort /rɪˈzɔrt/。注意：sought 拼写与 sort 相似，但美式音标为 /sɔt/（无 r），发音不同。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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