【sort音标】 英[sɔ:t] 美[sɔ:rt]
【单词释义】 sort是什么意思：
n.分类，类别；品质，本性；方法；一群
vt.&vi.分类；整顿，整理；适合
vt.挑选；把…分类；将…排顺序
vi.分类；交往；协调
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] sorts [第三人称单数] sorts
[单词现在分词] sorting
[单词过去式] sorted
[单词过去分词] sorte
【sort形近词/近似词】
abort v.使流产；堕胎；使夭折；使中止 n.流产；中止计划；取消；夭折的计划
short adj.短的；矮的；短缺的 n.电影短片；短裤（shorts） v.故意少给…的零头；短路
exhort v. 忠告；劝告；劝诫；勉励
escort n.护送者；护卫队；护航舰 vt.护送，护卫
【常用短语】
sort out 把…分类；整理
【近义词解析】
◇ 种类，分类
category (n. 类别，种类)：较正式用词，指人或事物的类别，强调在某一分类系统中有特别定义的群体。
class (n. 种类，类别)：普通用词，指按照某种共同属性或特点而划分的一群、一类、一套等。
kind (n. 种类)：普通用词，指有某种共同点、可以归为一类的人或事物，可与 sort/type 换用。
sort (n. 种类，类别)：没有 kind 正式，指对人或事物进行的大致分类，有时含轻蔑之意。
type (n. 类型，种类)：指明确地按客观条件细分的一类人或事物，具有相似的特性或性质，含有别于其他群体之意。
【单词例句】
◇ Afterwards, we sorted out attractive music and made a record in a studio. A million or so copies were sold and we became millionaires.
随后，我们把我们吸引人的音乐做了分类，在一间音乐工作室录制了1张唱片，大约卖出了100万张，这使我们都成了百万富翁。
---- My First Band
◇ "Music has a very powerful impact on the brain. It affects mood, mental performance and physical performance," says Dr. Spelman in a media release. "Many people find that listening to certain types of instrumental music can help them with their productivity levels. The music can function as a sort of 'white noise', cancelling out potentially distracting ambient noise."
斯佩尔曼博士在媒体发布会上表示：“音乐对大脑有着非常强大的影响，它会影响情绪、心理表现和身体表现。许多人发现，听某些类型的器乐可以帮助他们提高工作效率，音乐可以起到某种白噪音的作用，抵消了环境噪音的潜在干扰。”
---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity
◇ It turns out that women who took about 4,000 steps per day got a boost in longevity, compared with women who took fewer steps. "It was sort of surprising," Lee says.
结果表明，每天走大约4000步的女性比每天步数少于4000步的女性长寿。“这有点令人惊讶，”李依敏说。
---- How Many Steps You Need To Take A Day To Maintain Good Healt
◇ Employers are looking to find out how you prioritize certain tasks and what sort of language you'll use to communicate effectively.
雇主想知道你如何对工作任务划分优先级，以及你用什么样的语言来进行有效沟通。
---- Five most common questions asked at a job interview
◇ Serious doubts remain over whether consumers will be interested in having to make the sort of mental effort associated with computing while also settling down in front of a sitcom.
现在严重的疑虑是当消费者坐下来看连续剧时，是否有兴趣用电脑做些智力游戏。
◇ The baker girl produced a beautiful piece of work; the weaver girl, who was an expert at this sort of thing, had spun hers to look like silk.
面包女纺得很漂亮，而纺织女就更不必说了，纺线是她最拿手的，纺出来的麻线像丝一样细。