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sorts BrE /sɔːts/
NAmE /sɔːrts/► SEE ALLbe, feel, etc. out of sortsit takes all sorts (to make a world)of sorts
●be, feel, etc. out of ˈsorts (especially BrE) be, feel, etc. ill or bad-tempered 感到不适；心情烦躁◆I was out of sorts for a couple of weeks after I came out of hospital.
我出院后，有几周时间感到身体很不舒服。◆What’s the matter with Jane? She looks rather out of sorts today.
简怎么了？她今天看起来有点不对劲。 OPP in fine/good fettle ●it takes all ˈsorts (to make a ˈworld) (saying) different people like different things; different people have different characters and abilities 各人有各人的爱好；大千世界，无奇不有；林子大了什么鸟都有◆‘I don’t understand Bill. He spends nearly all weekend cleaning and polishing his car.’ ‘Well, it takes all sorts.’
“我真是搞不懂比尔，他几乎把整个周末的时间都花在清洗、擦亮他那辆车上。”“嗯，各人有各人的爱好。”●of ˈsorts (informal) used when you are saying that sth is not a good example of a particular type of thing （表示某事物不够好）勉强称得上的，凑合的◆He offered us an apology of sorts and we accepted it.
他勉强道了个歉，我们也就接受了。 |