sorting
[sˈɔrtɪŋ] /ˈsȯrt How to pronounce sort (audio)/ (ame, mw)
sorting — noun
1. work in which items are separated by type, size, or another feature so they can
work in which items are separated by type, size, or another feature so they can be used or found more easily
After lunch, Nora did the sorting of letters on the front desk.
do the sorting of + items
Color sorting helps the children put the blocks back faster.
type + sorting
At the recycling center, Femi checks the sorting by hand before the truck leaves.
Good sorting saved the nurse time during the busy night shift.
Automatic sorting sends small parcels to the blue belt.
- classification
more formal and often used for systems or categories rather than hands-on work
- organization
broader; can include arranging, planning, or making things tidy
- separation
focuses on keeping things apart, not necessarily putting them into useful groups
- mixing
means putting unlike things together instead of separating them
文法句型
sorting of [items]
do the sorting
[type] sorting
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. It often appears in practical contexts such as mail, recycling, parcels, or laundry, and a noun before it often shows what is being separated, as in 'waste sorting' or 'color sorting'.