1.a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality;
sculpture is a form of art
2.an approximate definition or example;
she wore a sort of magenta dress
3.a person of a particular character or nature;
what sort of person is he?
4.an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion;
the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of sorting
1.examine in order to test suitability;
screen these samples
2.arrange or order by classes or categories;
How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
单词意思 名词n. [C] 1.种类,品种,类型 All sortsof lamps are available in that shop. 在那家商店可买到各式各样的灯具。 That's just the sortof thing I want. 那正是我所需要的那种东西。 2.性质;性格 3.锛埑S胄奘斡锪蔑級某种人,某类人[S1] She's a happy-go-lucky sort. 她是个乐天派。 4.方式,样子 5.【电脑】排序 及物动词vt. 1.把。..分类 They sortapples by grade. 他们把苹果按等级分类。 2.挑选,区分 Can'