/sɔ:t; sɔrt/
n
1 [C] group or class of people or things (which are alike in some way); type 类; 种类; 类型
*He's the sort of person I really dislike. 他这种人我真不喜欢.
* What sort of paint are you using? 你用的是哪种颜料?
* We can't approve of this sort of thing/these sorts of things/things of this sort. 我们不能赞同这种事.
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数] (infml 口) type of character; person （某种）性格; 人
*a good/decent sort 好人[正派的人]
* He's not a bad sort really. 他其实并不坏.
3 (idm 习语) it takes all sorts (to make a world) (saying 谚) people vary very much in character and abilities (and this is a good thing) 什么人都有（才成其为世界）;人的性格、能力迥异（却是好事）. nothing of the kind/sort => kind2. of a `sort/of `sorts (infml derog 口, 贬) of a poor or inferior type 差劲的; 劣等的
*They served coffee of a sort. 他们供应的咖啡很差.
* It was a meal of sorts, but nobody enjoyed it. 那勉强算是一顿饭, 谁都没吃好. a sort of sth (infml 口) vague, unexplained or unusual type of sth 说不清的、难以解释的或不寻常的某类事物
*I had a sort of feeling he wouldn't come. 我隐约觉得他不会来. out of `sorts (infml 口)
(a) feeling unwell 身体不适
*She's been out of sorts since the birth of her baby. 她生了孩子以後身体一直不好.
(b) in a bad temper; annoyed 脾气坏的; 恼怒的
*He's always out of sorts early in the morning. 他大清早总是不痛快. sort of (infml 口) to some extent ; in some way or other 达到某种程度; 有几分; 有点
*I sort of thought this might happen. 我多少猜到了这件事会发生.
* You sort of twist the ends together. 你怎么把顶端缠绕在一起了.
* I feel sort of queasy. 我有些恶心. =>Usage at kind2 用法见 kind2.

/sɔ:t; sɔrt/
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) (into sth); ~ sth (out) from sth arrange things in groups; separate things of one type, class, etc from things of other types, etc 将事物分类; 整理
*He was sorting his foreign stamps (into piles). 他正在整理外国邮票（, 都分成一摞一摞的）.
* We must sort out the good apples from the bad. 咱们得把好苹果拣出来, 同坏的分开.
2 (idm 习语) sort out the ,men from the `boys show or prove which people are truly brave, skilful, competent, etc 表明或证明谁真正勇敢、有技巧、有才能等
*Climbing that mountain will certainly sort out the men from the boys. 爬爬那座山就知道谁行谁不行了.
3 (phr v) sort sth out
(a) separate sth from a larger group 将某物拣出
*sort out the smaller plants and throw them away 把小棵的挑出来扔掉.
(b) (infml 口) put sth in good order 整理某事物
*This room needs sorting out, ie tidying. 这房间需要收拾一下. sort sth/oneself out find a solution to (a problem/one's problems, etc) 解决（某个[自己的]问题等）
*I'll leave you to sort this problem out. 我把这个问题交给你来处理.
* Let's leave them to sort themselves out, ie clear up their problems, resolve their arguments etc. 他们的事儿让他们自己解决吧.
* I need to sort my life/myself out a bit, before I start looking for a new job. 我需要先安顿一下, 然後再去找新的工作. sort sb out (sl 俚) deal with sb by punishing or attacking him 整治某人
*I'll soon sort him out. Just let me get my hands on him! 我就要收拾他了, 等我捉到他时再说! sort through sth go through (a number of things), arranging them in groups 查看（某些事物）并加以分类整理
*sort through a pile of old photographs 把一堆旧照片整理一下.