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  • Conjugation : past  classified ; ing  classifying
  • Derivatives : n  classifier ; adj  classifiable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

classify ['klæsɪfaɪ]
  1. 1. vt. [+books] [ fossils etc] 分类
    to classify sb/sth as sth
    某人/某物归类为某物

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

classify [ˈklæsɪfaɪ]
  1. 1. vt. 把……分类,把……归类
    They are now classified on the basis of biochemical characteristics.
    现在它们根据其生化特性而被分门别类
    How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
    怎么这些陶瓷碎片归类它们史前时期的吗?
  2. 2. vt. 把……列为机密
    She is responsible for handling secret and classified information.
    负责处理机密信息
  3. 3. vt. 把……归入某类
    Historians must determine how to classify their data for analytical purposes.
    历史学家们必须确定如何他们的数据分类,以供分析之用。

Collins English-English Dictionary

classify ['klæsɪ"faɪ]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to arrange or order by classes; categorize
  2. 2. vt. [government] to declare (information, documents, etc) of possible aid to an enemy and therefore not available to people outside a restricted group
  3. 3. vt. [Etymology] C18: back formation from classification

Examples

Workers in the post office classify letters according to the zip code.
邮局里的工作人员根据邮政编码将信件分类。
The Security Department decided to classify these documents.
安保部门决定这些文件要保密。
How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
你怎么给这些陶瓷碎片归类?它们是史前时期的吗?
分为三等
classify into three grades
把这些资料加以分类
classify the data
按题材分类
classify according to subjects
请你把这些文件整理归类,分别存档。
Please sort out, classify and file these documents.

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