a sort of

释义

1. a sort of sth

   （表示不十分准确）近似于某物，有点像是某物

   used for describing sth in a not very exact way

   I had a sort of feeling that he wouldn't come.我隐约觉得他不会来。

电影里这样说 · 640 部

• A sort of Katharine Hepburn figure.Two Weeks Notice2002
• It’s a sort of testament.The Crucible2014
• A sort of will.The Reader2008
• A sort of Prime Minister.The King and I2018
• The truth is, he's in a sort of trance.Downton Abbey2019
• ...we were buoyed by a sort of...The Great Gatsby2013
• He has a sort of romantic ambition.Howards End1992
• that's a sort of hole in your spine, isn't it?eXistenZ1999

在完整场景里学

• 萨勒姆的女巫2014
  • 为女巫流言逼问侄女：at stake（岌岌可危）
  • 招魂后指认女巫：conjure up（召唤亡灵）
  • 威胁女孩们封口：breathe a word（走漏半点风声）
• 唐顿庄园2019
  • 国王王后要来住一晚：business as usual（照常运转）
  • 为迎王室又争遗产：put on the spot（让某人下不来台）
  • 王室管家接管庄园：put on a show（撑起场面）
• 了不起的盖茨比2013
  • 向医生讲起邻居盖茨比：reserve all judgments（先不下判断）
  • 家宴与电话风波：have the decency（懂点分寸）
  • 公寓派对从狂欢到翻脸：sit on the sideline（袖手旁观）

同一词条的短语

• it takes all sorts
• of sorts
• out of sorts
• sort of
• nothing of the kind
• separate out the men from the boys
• sort out the sheep from the goats
• sort out the wheat from the chaff
• sort itself out
• sort out
• sort out
• sort out