名詞 sorting:

1. an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
   同義詞：sort
2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
   同義詞：classification, categorization, categorisation
3. grouping by class or kind or size

動詞 sort:

1. examine in order to test suitability
   同義詞：screen, screen out, sieve, sort
2. arrange or order by classes or categories
   同義詞：classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate

1. Many workers in the sorting office lost their jobs when an automatic sorter was introduced.
   揀信室安裝了自動揀信機(jī)之後，許多揀信員都失業(yè)了。
2. A process for sorting injured people into groups based on their need for or likely benefit from immediate medical treatment. Triage is used on the battlefield, at disaster sites, and in hospital emergency rooms when limited medical resources must be allocated.
   傷員鑒別分類將受傷人員按輕重緩急或立即治療的可能性進(jìn)行分類的過程。傷員鑒別分類用于戰(zhàn)場、災(zāi)難發(fā)生地和醫(yī)院急救室，有限的醫(yī)療設(shè)施和人員不得不進(jìn)行分配
3. She spent a whole afternoon sorting out her stamps.
   她花了整整一個下午整理郵票。
4. Before sorting stamps, any paper sticking to the backs must be removed.
   在把郵票分類之前，任何粘在后面的別的紙都得去掉。
5. He was sorting his foreign stamps (into piles).
   他正在整理外國郵票(, 都分成一摞一摞的).