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1. N-COUNT If you talk about a particular sort of something, you are talking about a class of things that have particular features in common and that belong to a larger group of related things. 種類

What sort of school did you go to?

你上的是哪一類學校？

There are so many different sorts of mushrooms available these days. 這些日子可買到各種各樣的蘑菇。

A dozen trees of various sorts were planted. 各類型共12棵樹被種下了。

2. N-SING You describe someone as a particular sort when you are describing their character. 類型[with supp]

He seemed to be just the right sort for the job. 他似乎就是該工作的合適人選。

She was a very vigorous sort of person. 她是那種精力非常旺盛的人。

3. V-T/V-I If you sort things, you separate them into different classes, groups, or places, for example so that you can do different things with them. 分類

He sorted the materials into their folders. 他將材料分類放入他們的文件夾里。

He unlatched the box and sorted through the papers. 他打開盒子的鎖，在文件里分類揀選。

4. PHRASE All sortsof things or people means a large number of different things or people. 各種各樣

There are all sorts of animals, including bears, pigs, kangaroos, and penguins. 有各種各樣的動物，包括熊、豬、袋鼠和企鵝。

It was used by all sorts of people. 它被各種人使用。

5. PHRASE If you describe something as a thing of sorts or as a thing of a sort, you are suggesting that the thing is of a rather poor quality or standard. (質量) 不怎么樣

He made a living of sorts selling encyclopedias door-to-door. 他靠挨家挨戶推銷百科全書勉強謀生。

6. PHRASE You use sort of when you want to say that your description of something is not very accurate. 有點兒像[非正式]

You could even order windows from a catalogue – a sort of mail order stained glass service. 你甚至可以從目錄上預訂窗戶–有點兒像郵購彩色玻璃服務。

7. nothing of the sort→see nothing