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sort BrE /sɔːt/
NAmE /sɔːrt/► SEE ALLkind of/sort ofnothing of the kind/sortof a kind/sortsomething of the/that kind/sortsort out/separate the men from the boyssort out/separate the sheep from the goatssort out/separate the wheat from the chaff●ˈkind of/ˈsort of (informal) used with adjectives, adverbs and verbs when something is difficult to describe or when the word you use is not exactly what you mean （与形容词、副词和动词连用，表示很难描述或很难准确表达）有几分，稍稍有些◆She kind of smiled at me.她朝我微微笑了一下。◆My new dress is sort of green.我的新裙子有些发绿。◆He said it sort of nervously.他说此话时有点紧张。 NOTE These phrases are sometimes written or spoken as kinda or sorta. 这些短语有时写成或说成 kinda 或 sorta。 ●nothing of the ˈkind/ˈsort (informal) not at all as sb said or as you expected 完全不是那么一回事；一点也不；没有的事◆The brochure said it would be a beginners’ course but it’s nothing of the sort.宣传册上说这是一门初学者的课程，可根本不是那么一回事。◆I said nothing of the kind. She completely misunderstood me.我根本没有那么说，她完全误解了我的意思。●of a ˈkind/ˈsort (disapproving) (used after a noun 用于名词后) of poor quality; not what sb/sth should be 徒有其名；所谓的◆He is a poet of a kind.他这个诗人徒有其名。◆They gave us meat of a sort; we could hardly eat it.他们给我们的肉差劲极了，简直难以下咽。●something of the/that ˈkind/ˈsortsomething like what has been said （与所言）类似的事物◆‘He’s resigning.’ ‘I’d suspected something of the kind.’“他要辞职了。”“我料到会有这样的事。”●sort out/separate the ˌmen from the ˈboysshow or prove who is brave, skilful, etc. and who is not 挑选有魄力（或能干、勇敢等）的人◆OK everybody, today we’re going to do a physical fitness test, which will soon sort out the men from the boys!大家注意，今天我们要进行体能测验，选出真正的男子汉！●sort out/separate the ˌsheep from the ˈgoatsseparate the good people from the bad people 辨别好人和坏人；区分良莠◆The exams at the end of the first year usually separate the sheep from the goats.第一学年的期末考试通常能区分优劣。 ORIGIN This comes from the belief that on Judgement Day (= the day the world ends) God will judge everybody who ever lived and decide who was good (= the sheep) and who was bad (= the goats). 这个习语源于一种观点，即上帝将在最后审判日（Judgement Day）裁决每一个人的好坏。●sort out/separate the ˌwheat from the ˈchaffseparate people or things of a better quality from those of a lower quality 识别优劣；分清好坏；去芜存菁◆When all the applications came in, our first task was to separate the wheat from the chaff.当所有申请表送来的时候，我们第一项任务是进行筛选。 NOTE Chaff is the outer covering of the seeds of grain such as wheat, which is separated from the grain before it is used. * chaff（糠）是诸如小麦（wheat）等谷物的种子的外壳，使用之前需与谷物分离。 |