sort out
分揀,分類,清理;澄清,解決
sort out
v 1: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you
classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
[syn: classify, class, sort, assort, separate]
2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could
you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who
is at fault" [syn: clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize,
crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten
out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate]
3: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The
teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn: discipline,
correct]