Phrase
sorts out
选出;挑出
sorts out is the third person singular of sort out.
to select or pick out from a group
- 1.
To clarify by reviewing mentally.
通过回顾思考来澄清。
- 2.
To arrange.
整理;安排。
- 3.
To fix (a problem).
解决(问题)。
- 4.
To organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy.
整理或分类物品,使其整洁。
- 5.
To separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from.
从群体其余部分中分离出来;常与 from 连用。
通过回顾思考来澄清。;整理;安排。;解决(问题)。;整理或分类物品,使其整洁。;从群体其余部分中分离出来;常与 from 连用。
In use
She sorted out the ripest tomatoes from the basket.
We need to sort out a few good books for the reading club.
He is sorting out the useful data from the report.
sort sth out
宾语可放在 sort 和 out 之间。
I need to sort out these papers.
我需要整理这些文件。
sort out sth from sth
强调从一组中区分或挑选出。
Sort out the good apples from the bad ones.
把好苹果从坏苹果中挑出来。
Common mistakes
I need to sort the good apples from the bad ones.I need to sort out the good apples from the bad ones.
Connections
Confusing words
- pick out
- 挑选 · pick out 强调从众多中选出具体对象,而 sort out 侧重通过整理或分类来挑选出,常涉及解决或安排。
- sort through
- 翻阅,查找 · sort through 表示逐一检查以寻找目标,不强调最终选出;sort out 则通过整理来分离或选出。
Word family
- sorts out
- third person singular
- sorted out
- past, past participle
- sorting out
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
separable phrasal verb
Learn the forms together
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