classify
v
(pt, pp -fied)
1 (a)[Tn] arrange (sth) systematically in classes or groups 将(某事物)编排, 分类
The books in the library are classified by/according to subject. 图书馆的书是按照[根据]科目分类的.
(b) [Tn, Cn.n/a]
~ sb/sth (as sth) place sb/sth in a particular class(3) 将某人[某事物]归类
Would you classify her novels as serious literature or as mere entertainment? 你认为她的小说属於文学类呢, 还是属於通俗读物类?
2 [Tn] declare (information, documents, etc) to be officially secret and available only to certain people 将(资料、 文件等)定为官方密件而仅供某些人使用.
🎯 考研助记
构词:class(类别)++ify(动词后缀)-classify(v.分类)
🔁 扩展释义
*['klæsifai]vt. 分类, 归类, 分等【建】 分类, 分级, 分粒
🌿 同词根单词
cloudn. 云;云状物;一团;阴影;
vi. 布满云;显得阴沉;看起来忧愁);
vt. 使难以理解;使…朦胧不清;使减少乐趣;混淆;
clockn. 钟,时钟;计时器;秒表;仪表;
vt. 记录(时间或速度);测…的速度;
vi. 打卡;记下时间;
Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours? Pierre, my husband, was working in a government office. We'd been invited to a ball at the palace so I needed to borrow some jewellery.