alphabetize

IPA/ˈælfəbətaɪz/
KK[ˈælfəbətˌaɪz]IPA/ˈælfəbətaɪz/

alphabetize — 動詞

  • alphabetizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • alphabetizeshe / she / it
  • alphabetizedpast simple
  • alphabetizing-ing form

1. to put names, words, or other listed items into the A-to-Z sequence used by the

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

按字母順序排

照 A 到 Z 的次序整理

to put names, words, or other listed items into the A-to-Z sequence used by the alphabet.

例句

Please alphabetize the class list before the parents arrive.

請在家長到之前，把班級名單按字母順序排好。

imperative: alphabetize + list

Nina alphabetized the recipe cards and put them back in the kitchen box.

Nina 把食譜卡按字母順序排好後，放回廚房盒子裡。

常見搭配
  • alphabetize a list
  • alphabetize the files
  • alphabetize the names
  • alphabetize by last name
同義詞
  • sort

    more general; the items may be arranged by size, date, or another system, not only by letters

  • arrange

    broad everyday word that does not state what order is used

  • file

    often used for putting papers or records into their proper place after sorting

文法句型

alphabetize + noun

alphabetize + noun + by + category

用法筆記

Usually takes a list, set of names, or group of files as its object. Often followed by 'by' when you name the sorting key, as in 'alphabetize the students by last name'; British spelling often uses 'alphabetise'.

常見錯誤

Please alphabetize the names by alphabet.
Please alphabetize the names.
'alphabetize' already includes the idea of letter order.
The assistant alphabetized by last name the list.
The assistant alphabetized the list by last name.
put the object before the 'by' phrase.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • alphabetize a list
  • alphabetize names
  • alphabetize files
  • alphabetize records

副詞搭配

  • carefully alphabetize
  • automatically alphabetize

常用片語

  • alphabetize from A to Z
  • alphabetize the roster
  • alphabetize the class list

介系詞搭配

  • alphabetize by first name
  • alphabetize by last name
  • alphabetize under a letter