classify ♦︎ file ♦︎ sort ♦︎ categorize ♦︎ class ♦︎ group ♦︎ bracketThese words all mean to arrange people or things into groups because they are similar.這些詞均表示分類、歸類。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to classify / sort / categorize / group sb / sth according to sth◆to classify / file / categorize / class / group / bracket sb / sth as sth◆to classify / file / sort / categorize / class / group sb / sth under sth◆to classify / categorize / class / group / bracket sb / sth with sth◆to classify / sort / categorize / group sb / sth into sth◆to classify / sort / categorize / group sb / sth by sth◆to classify / file / class sth alongside sth◆to classify / file / class / group / bracket sb / sth together■classify ˈklæsɪfaɪ [transitive] to arrange things in groups according to features that they have in common; to decide which group sb/sth belongs to將⋯分類;劃分;歸入◆The books in the library are classified according to subject.圖書館的書按學科分類。◆Soils can be classified under two main headings.土壤可以分爲兩大類。◆The study recorded and classified accidents over a period of a year.這項研究對一年中的事故進行了記錄和分類。◆Eleven accidents were classified as major.有十一起事故被列爲重大事故。 see also classification ⇨ category■file [transitive] to put and keep things such as documents in a particular place and in a particular order so that you can find them easily; to put a document into a file把(文件等)歸檔◆The forms should be filed alphabetically.這些表格應該按字母順序歸檔。◆Wynne-Jones should be filed under 'W'.溫-瓊斯應當歸到字母W下。◆The report was filed away in the archives.那份報告歸檔了。 see also file ⇨ document, file ⇨ envelope■sort [transitive] to arrange things in groups or in a particular order according to their type; to separate things according to their type整理;把⋯分類◆The mail is sorted automatically.信件自動分揀。◆The documents were sorted by age and type.那些文件根據年代和類型分了類。◆Waste is sorted for recycling.對垃圾進行分類作回收利用。 see also sort ⇨ kindnoun■categorize ˈkætəgəraɪz (categorise) [transitive] to decide what type people or things are and put them in a group with others of the same type將⋯分類;將⋯歸類◆Her latest work cannot be categorized as either a novel or an autobiography.她的新作既不屬於小說,也不屬於自傳。◆Some types of investment risk are difficult to categorize.某些投資風險類型難以歸類。 see also category ⇨ category■class [transitive, often passive] to think or decide that sb/sth is a particular type of person or thing把⋯看作;把⋯分類;把⋯歸類◆Prisoners classed as illiterate were given a basic education.爲不識字的囚犯提供基礎教育。◆I wouldn't have classed you as a Shakespeare fan.我本不該把你歸爲莎士比亞迷。 see also class ⇨ categorynoun■group [transitive] to arrange people or things into groups according to features that they share, to make it easier to deal with them將⋯分類;把⋯分組◆Topics for the second year can be grouped under three headings.第二年的科目可以分爲三類。■bracket [transitive, often passive] to consider people or things to be similar or connected in some way把⋯等同考慮;把⋯相提並論◆The two writers are often bracketed together by critics.評論界經常將這兩位作家相提並論。 see also bracket ⇨ categorynoun