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sort
(sôrt)n.
1. A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind. See Usage Note at kind 2.
2. Character or nature: books of a subversive sort.
3. One that exemplifies the characteristics of or serves a similar function to another: "A large dinner-party ... made a sort of general introduction for her to the society of the neighbourhood" (George Eliot).
4. A person; an individual: The clerk is a decent sort.
5. Computers An operation that arranges data in a specified way: did an alphabetic sort on the columns of data.
6. Archaic A way of acting or behaving: "in this sort the simple household lived / From day to day" (William Wordsworth).
v. sort·ed, sort·ing, sorts
v.tr.
1. To place or arrange according to class, kind, or size; classify: sorted the books into boxes by genre. See Synonyms at arrange.
2. To separate from others: sort the wheat from the chaff.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: 1. To make a search or examination of a collection of things: sorted through the laundry looking for a matching sock.
2. To be or become arranged in a certain way.
sort out
Idioms: 1. To separate from others: sorted out the books to be donated to the library.
2. To clarify or resolve: She tried to sort out her problems.
3. To bring or restore to health or good condition: A good night's sleep will sort you out.
4. To reprimand or punish (someone) for a mistake or offense.
after a sort
In a haphazard or imperfect way: managed to paint the chair after a sort.
of sorts/a sort
1. Of a mediocre or inferior kind: a constitutional government of a sort.
2. Of one kind or another: knew many folktales of sorts.
out of sorts
1. Slightly ill.
2. Irritable; cross: The teacher is out of sorts this morning.
sort of Informal
Somewhat; rather: "Gambling and prostitution ... have been prohibited, but only sort of" (George F. Will).
sort′a·ble adj.
sort′er n.
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sort out
vb (tr, adverb)
1. to find a solution to (a problem, etc), esp to make clear or tidy: it took a long time to sort out the mess.
2. to take or separate, as from a larger group: he sorted out the most likely ones.
3. to organize into an orderly and disciplined group
4. informal to beat or punish
n
the process of separating things that are wanted from things that are not
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Verb 1. [画像:sort out - arrange or order by classes or categories]sort out - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
catalogue, catalog - make an itemized list or catalog of; classify; "He is cataloguing his photographic negatives"
isolate - separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
refer - think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species"
reclassify - classify anew, change the previous classification; "The zoologists had to reclassify the mollusks after they found new species"
size - sort according to size
dichotomise, dichotomize - divide into two opposing groups or kinds
stereotype, pigeonhole, stamp - treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
group - arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"
categorise, categorize - place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize"
grade - determine the grade of or assign a grade to
2. sort out - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
3. sort out - punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
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sort
nounverb
1. To distribute into groups according to kinds.Also used with out:
2. To put into a deliberate order:
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Translations
يُحَسِّنيعْتَني بِ، يُعاقِبيُفَرِّزُ يَفْرِز، يُصَنِّف
vytříditvyřešitvyřídit si účty
ordneklare
erotella
odijeliti
lerendez
gera upp viîkoma lagi á, leiîrétta, sjá umvelja úr
解決する
해결하다
vybaviť si účty
klara upp
จัดเรียง
giải quyết
w>sort out
vt sep
(= arrange) → sortieren, ordnen ; (= select) → aussortieren, aussuchen ; to sort something out from something → etw von etw trennen ; to sort red apples out from green ones → rote und grüne Äpfel aussortieren
(= straighten out) muddle → in Ordnung bringen ; problem → lösen ; situation → klären ; the problem will sort itself out → das Problem wird sich von selbst lösen or erledigen ; to sort oneself out → zur Ruhe kommen, sich (dat) → über sich (acc) → selbst klar werden ; you must come and visit us once we’ve sorted ourselves out → wenn wir uns erst mal richtig eingerichtet haben, musst du uns unbedingt besuchen
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sort
(soːt) noun a class, type or kind. I like all sorts of books; She was wearing a sort of crown. tipe نَوْع، طَبَقَه вид tipo druh die Art slags είδος clase, tipo, género sort, liik, laad طبقه؛ گونه laji sorte סוג किस्म, प्रकार vrsta, sorta fajta jenis tegund sorta, tipo 種類 종류 rūšis veids; šķirne; suga jenis soort type, slags, sort, art rodzaj طبقه tipo fel вид; род; сорт druh vrsta vrsta sort, slag, typ ชนิด; ประเภท; แบบ tür 種類 рід; сорт; тип قسم، نوع loại, thứ, hạng 种类
verb to separate into classes or groups, putting each item in its place. She sorted the buttons into large ones and small ones. sorteer يُصَنِّف сортирам separar třídit sortieren sortere ξεχωρίζω, ταξινομώ clasificar sort(eer)ima طبقه بندي كردن lajitella trier לְמַייֵן सुव्यवस्थित करना, छांटना, निबेड़ना razvrstati, sortirati szortíroz memilah flokka, sortera ordinare, classificare, smistare より分ける 분류하다 skirstyti šķirot mengasingkan sorteren sortere porządkować طبقه بندی کول separar a sorta; a tria разбирать; сортировать triediť sortirati razvrstati sortera จัดเข้าประเภท sınıflamak, ayırmak 分類 сортувати; класифікувати الگ الگ قسموں میں مرتب کرنا phân loại 分类
ˈsorter noun a person or machine that separates and arranges, especially letters, postcards etc. sorteermasjien آلَة تَصْنيف сортировач separador třídič(ka) der/die Sortierer(in) sorterer; sortérmaskine διαλογέας separador sort(eer)imismasin lajittelija trieur, trieuse מְמַיֵן छांटने वाला razvrstavalac, odabirač szortírozó pemilah flokkunarmaður/-vél classificatore, selezionatore; (chi smista lettere) 分類する人 선별기, 분류기 skirstytojas šķirotājs pengisih sorteerder, sorteermachine sorterer sortownik, sorter تنظيم او ترتيب كوونكى separador sortator сортировщик; сортировальная машина triedič; triedička sortirec; sortirnik sorter sorterare ผู้คัดเลือก ayırıcı, tasnif edici (郵局)分揀員(器),分選儀 сортувальник ترتیب دینے والا شخص یا مشین người phân loại, máy sắp xếp (邮局)分拣员,分拣器
of a sort / of sorts of a (usually poor) kind. She threw together a meal of sorts but we were still hungry afterwards. tipe من نَوْعٍ ما някакъв си sofrível jakýs takýs so etwas wie af en slags δήθεν, μόνο στο όνομα una especie de -taoline, -kas همه جوره jonkinlainen quelconque מִסוּג बहुत साधारण nekakav, sumnjiv vmiféle semacam eins konar; frekar lélegur mediocre, おそまつな (~)류의 šioks toks šāds tāds; tāds kā yang tidak bagus een of ander et slags niby, w pewnym sensie, byle jaki کت مت sofrível un fel de кое-какой určitý druh nekakšen loše något slags หลายชนิด; คละกัน ne idüğü belirsiz 較差的,蹩腳的 якийсь; абиякий کم و بیش ایسا یا ویسا linh tinh, lẫn lộn 较差的,蹩脚的
out of sorts1. slightly unwell. I felt a bit out of sorts after last night's heavy meal. olik مُنْحَرِف الصِّحَّه، مُتَوَعِّك неразположен maldisposto nevolně unwohl utilpas αδιάθετος pachucho kehvasti, haiglaselt بد حال huonovointinen pas dans son assiette לא מַרגִיש טוֹב अस्वस्थ, उदास, खिन्न bolestan nem érzi jól magát kurang sehat illa fyrirkallaður indisposto 気分が悪い 건강이 좋지 않은 nekaip nevesels; nelāgi tak sihat onwel uvel, litt kvalm nie w sosie بد حال mal-disposto a nu fi în regulă неважно rozladený; necítiaci sa dobre slabo se počutiti loše krasslig ไม่ค่อยสบาย keyifsiz 不舒服的 трохи хворобливий کسی قدر ماندا thấy khó chịu 不舒服的
2. not in good spirits or temper. He's been a little out of sorts since they told him to stay at home. in 'n bui في معْنَويات هابِطَه без настроение maldisposto rozladěný verstimmt skidt tilpas κακοδιάθετος de mal humor tujust ära بد خلق pahantuulinen de mauvaise humeur מצוברח उदास, खिन्न mrzovoljan rosszkedvű kurang semangat önugur di malumore 元気がない 기분이 좋지 않은 nesavas sliktā omā serba tak kena uit zijn humeur sur, humørsyk niedysponowany بد خلق mal-disposto în toane rele не в духе rozladený slabe volje neraspoložen ur gängorna, nere อารมณ์ไม่ดี huysuz 不高興的 в неважливому настрої گری گری حالت میں thấy khó ở, bực tức 不高兴的
sort of rather; in a way; to a certain extent. He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him. nogal نوعا ما، الى حَدٍّ ما до известна степен um tanto poněkud etwas ligesom; på en måde κάπως, κατά κάποιο τρόπο en cierto modo veidi, kuidagi تا اندازه اي tavallaan plutôt סוּג שֶׁל कुछ हद तक, कुछ अंश तक nekako valahogy agak hálf-, hálfpartinn tipo, un po' なんとなく 다소 kažkaip, lyg ir zināmā mērā agak een beetje litt, på en måte, til en viss grad raczej, trochę په انازه کی um tanto mai degrabă довольно; в общем-то trocha nekako prilično på något sätt (vis) ทํานองนั้น biraz, oldukça 有幾分,有那麼點兒 щось на зразок; до певної міри گویا کہ، کسی حد تک، کہنے بھر کو phần nào 有几分(地)
sort out1. to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture. I'll try to sort out some books that he might like. skei, afskei يَفْرِز، يُصَنِّف избирам separar vytřídit aussortieren sortere ud ξεχωρίζω, ξεδιαλέγω, ταξινομώ separar välja valima جدا كردن lajitella trier לְמַייֵן अलग करना, छांटना razvrstati, izabrati kiválaszt memisahkan velja úr selezionare より分ける 골라내다 atrinkti atšķirot; atlasīt mengasingkan; mengisih uitzoeken velge ut wybierać جلا کول separar a clasifica отбирать vytriediť izbrati izdvojiti sortera (plocka) ut แยกออกมาจากกลุ่มใหญ่ seçip ayırmak 選(揀)出 відбирати چھانٹنا lựa chọn, phân loại 选(拣)出
2. to correct, improve, solve etc. You must sort out your business affairs. verbeter, korrigeer يُحَسِّن подреждам resolver vyřešit sich Klarheit verschaffen über klare ξεκαθαρίζω, επιλύω, διορθώνω arreglar, solucionar lahendama, selgitama تصحيح كردن؛ ارتقا دادن järjestää mettre de l'ordre לְסַדֵר, לְייַשֵׁב दुरुस्त करना, हल करना srediti, popraviti elrendez; lerendez meningkatkan koma lagi á, leiðrétta, sjá um mettere a posto, risolvere 立て直す 해결하다 sutvarkyti sakārtot; nokārtot menyelesaikan in orde brengen ordne, finne ut av porządkować, układać جګ کول resolver a rezolva улаживать; утрясать vyriešiť urediti srediti ordna upp, reda ut แก้ไข yoluna koymak, düzeltmek 改進 улагоджувати درست کرنا، سلجھانا giải quyết, cải thiện 改进
3. to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding. I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man! straf, regsien يعْتَني بِ، يُعاقِب нареждам някого (с наказание) tratar de vyřídit si účty zurechtweisen ordne τακτοποιώ, επαναφέρω σε τάξη meter en vereda, meter en cintura käsile võtma رسيدگي كردن tehdä selvää régler son compte à לְטַפֵּל सजा देना srediti nekoga kioszt menyelesaikan urusan gera upp við sistemare こらしめる 손봐주다 sutvarkyti tikt galā; tikt (kādam, kaut kam) klāt mengajar te pakken krijgen gjøre opp rozprawiać się z رسيدګى كول tratar de a se răfui cu разбираться vybaviť si účty obračunati s kom kazniti sätta pli på ลงโทษ dersini vermek 關照(貶義詞) розбиратися з کسی سے نبٹنا xử lý 关照(贬义词)
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sort out
→ يُفَرِّزُ vytřídit ordne klären διαχωρίζω ordenar erotella ranger odijeliti classificare 解決する 해결하다 ontwarren sortere posortować separar разбирать klara upp จัดเรียง halletmek giải quyết 理清Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009