categories

IPA/ˈkæt.ə.ɡri/
KK[kˈætəɡˌɔriz]IPA/ˈkæt̬.ə.ɡɔːr.i/

categories — noun

  • categoriessingular
  • categoriesesplural

1. sets or types used to place people or things together because they share importa

1.名詞B1
釋義

sets or types used to place people or things together because they share important features, uses, or appearance

例句

The museum arranged the shells into categories by color and size.

arrange into categories by + feature

Devika made separate categories for bills, recipes, and school forms.

categories for different kinds of documents

同義詞
  • types

    more everyday and less formal

  • groups

    broader word that does not always stress a classification system

  • classes

    often used in technical or school contexts

文法句型

sort/divide + things + into categories

categories of + noun

fall into + categories

用法筆記

Often follows verbs such as sort, divide, group, or put, and it is commonly followed by of when naming the things inside each group.

常見錯誤

❌We sorted the shirts by categories.
✅We sorted the shirts into categories.
💡with sort, divide, or put, English usually uses 'into categories'.