sorting
[sˈɔrtɪŋ] /ˈsȯrt How to pronounce sort (audio)/ (ame, mw)
sorting — 名詞
1. work in which items are separated by type, size, or another feature so they can
分類整理
依類別或順序把東西整理好
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.
午餐後，Nora 在前台做信件的分類整理。
do the sorting of + items
Color sorting helps the children put the blocks back faster.
顏色分類整理能幫孩子們更快把積木放回去。
type + sorting
At the recycling center, Femi checks the sorting by hand before the truck leaves.
在回收中心，Femi 會在卡車開走前用手檢查分類整理。
Good sorting saved the nurse time during the busy night shift.
良好的分類整理讓值夜班的護理師在忙碌時段省下時間。
Automatic sorting sends small parcels to the blue belt.
自動分類整理會把小包裹送到藍色輸送帶。
- 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'.