categorize

IPA/ˈkætəɡəraɪz/
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categorize — 動詞

  • categorizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • categorizeshe / she / it
  • categorizedpast simple
  • categorizing-ing form

1. to group people, things, or ideas according to shared features or a common type,

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

分類

按共同特徵歸入類別

to group people, things, or ideas according to shared features or a common type, making them easier to study or manage

例句

Nadia categorized the seashells she found on the beach by size and colour.

Nadia 把她撿到的海灘貝殼按大小和顏色分類。

collocation: categorize by [feature]

The library books are categorized into fiction and nonfiction sections.

圖書館的書籍分成小說類和非小說類。

passive: be categorized into [groups]

常見搭配
  • categorize broadly
  • categorize loosely
  • categorize neatly
  • categorize carefully
  • categorize by type
同義詞
  • classify

    most direct synonym; interchangeable in most contexts, though 'classify' sometimes implies a more formal or scientific system

  • sort

    less formal, often suggests physical arrangement rather than abstract grouping

  • group

    more general; can mean simply to gather without implying a named category

  • label

    focuses on assigning a name to the group rather than the act of grouping itself

反義詞
  • mix up

    to put things together without order, the opposite of placing them into distinct groups

文法句型

categorize + noun phrase

categorize + noun phrase + into + noun phrase

categorize + noun phrase + as + noun phrase

categorize + noun phrase + by + noun phrase

be + categorized

用法筆記

Commonly used in the passive (be categorized). The preposition into introduces the resulting groups, as names the label assigned, and by indicates the classifying principle.

常見錯誤

The books are categorized to fiction and nonfiction.
The books are categorized into fiction and nonfiction.
Use 'into' (not 'to') after 'categorize' to name the resulting groups.
I would categorize this movie like action.
I would categorize this movie as action.
Use 'as' (not 'like') after 'categorize' to state the classification label.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • into categories
  • as a type
  • according to type
  • by size / colour / age / gender

介系詞搭配