0 a group of things that are of the same type or that share similar qualities -- 種類，類型
They sell souvenirs, postcards, that sort of thing. 他們賣紀念品、明信片之類的東西。
I wouldn't have thought he was your sort (= was the type of man you would be attracted to). 我沒想到你喜歡他這種類型。
I'd have thought these black trousers were more your sort of thing. 我本以爲這條黑色褲子才是你喜歡的那種。
Hmm, this is my sort of wine! 嗯，這是我喜歡的葡萄酒！
Plants of this sort need shady conditions. 這種植物需要在陰涼的環境下生長。
Many sorts of bacteria are resistant to penicillin. 有很多種細菌能抵抗盤尼西林。
We saw all sorts (= many types) of animals in the park. 我們在公園裡看見了各種各樣的動物。
What sort of shoes will I need? 我需要什麽樣的鞋子呢？
I'm going to have a salad of some sort. 我想吃一些沙拉。
We both like the same sort of music. 我們倆喜歡同一類音樂。
2 to put a number of things in an order or to separate them into groups -- 把…分類；整理；揀選
She found the ring while sorting (through) some clothes. 她在整理衣服時找到了那枚戒指。
You can use the computer to sort the newspaper articles alphabetically, by date, or by subject. 你可以用電腦把這些報刊文章按字母順序、日期或主題進行排列。
I'm going to sort these old books into those to be kept and those to be thrown away. 我打算把這些舊書分成要留下的和要丟掉的兩類。
Paper, plastic, and cans are sorted for recycling. 紙張、塑膠和罐子分開歸類以便回收。
3 to deal with something by repairing or organizing it -- 修理；整理好，安排妥當
This is perhaps inevitable in an exercise of this sort.
But perhaps this isn't information of the right sort.
But perhaps they experience a certain perverse sense of satisfaction, a distorted sort of pleasure.
But one also wants some sort of explanation for why being a non-calculating friend or a just man makes one's life better.
This might not have been the sort of reform that the modernists, wanted, but ' church reform ' it was.
Unlike the first, where relationships had been built and some healing and closure was possible, nothing of the sort occurred in this case.
Trophoblasts would seem ideal targets for fetal cell sorting efforts because of their abundance at the fetal-maternal interface.
She reported eating all sorts of things she should not have.
