BrE) ill/sick or upset 7'lf Mils: She was tired

and out of sorts by the time she arrived home, ittfe 0 f!j M M, XIXio sort of (informal) 1 to some extent but in a way that you cannot easily describe H Jljfr;

'A : She sort of pretends that she doesn’t really care. ftfcigiij—<> ‘Do you understand?’ ‘Sort of’ ijn%? ” “W^lfTo ” 2 (also sort of like) (6rf, informal) used when you cannot think of a good word to use to describe sth, or what to say next

( ) HVJM, rT

_; We’re sort of doing it the wrong way. {(1 $J A a sort of sth (informal) used for describing sth in a not very exact way ( A777A® m ) , A : I had a sort of feeling

that he wouldn’t come. 0 They’re

a sort of greenish-blue colour. 1771 HfULo — more at kind n.

m verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (into sth) to arrange things in groups or in a particular order according to their type, etc.; to separate things of one type from others M Ji; jfi ■■■ft sorting the mail ASff# 0 The computer sorts the words into alphabetical order, if % #1® 7 # M /7 dF ^ if] ₀ o Rubbish can easily be separated and sorted into plastics, glass and paper. ±v # Jl 77F Afi A M t4 , ^ H ^ o — see also sort-out 2 [often

passive] (informal, especially BrE) to deal with a problem successfully or organize sth/sb properly A If i!; fE Don’t worry. We’ll soon have this sorted. AH j§7\ fSfn^AtjcAtEii##?c 0 It’s our problem. We’ll get it sorted, Ji #HH &7'"] ffeCl^XtSL 0 It’s all sorted. — fJJ ffl fr % T <, o It’s time you got yourself sorted. gB&4ft%iE H see

man /?., sheep, wheat USiAfj .sort itself 'out (of a problem |p] fg) to stop being a problem without anyone having to take action £} fr : It will all sort itself out in the end. Te] ]g Ml Js £ § 'ft #? $» .sort sth~‘out 1 (informal) to organize the contents of sth; to tidy sth SUM; II: The cupboards need sorting out.

■1—T 7 o 2 to organize sth successfully • • Ac d W:

If you’re going to the bus station, can you sort out the tickets for tomorrow?

A#?? .sort sth—'out (from sth) to separate sth from a larger group ( jk- H f Could you sort out the toys that can be thrown away?

®£F ^ ? — related noun sort-out .sort sth/sb/yourself 'out (especially BrE) to deal with sb’s/your own problems successfully JI^A ( i S ) PH'dlfS: If you can wait a moment, I’ll sort it all out for you.

0 You load up the car and I’ll sort the kids out. o .sort sb—’out

(informal) to deal with sb who is causing trouble, etc. especially by punishing or attacking them Mvf, £gfi], itft Jn ( ^ A ) ^: Wait Dll I get my hands on him—I’ll

soon sort him out! ^ ftfe Hh 3\ 7 M Sj _h £ i|£

#, ! 'sort through sth (for sth) to look through a number of things, either in order to find sth or to put them in order iS; BM: I sorted through my paperwork. ft IE X # ilfc IP 10 M %■ 7 o O She sorted through her suitcase for something to wear. M M ini ^ H 0

'sort code (BrE) (US 'routing number) noun a number that is used to identify a particular bank ( ffljf ) iR#¹]

sor tie /'so:ti; NAmE 'soirti/ noun 1 a flight that is made by an aircraft during military operations; an attack made by soldiers ( TsfllW )

( % PX ) dhj ^ H77l raid 2 a short trip away from your home or the place where you are ( MW ) XbH, H H Hnrci foray 3 ~ into sth an effort that you make to do or join sth new 033 foray:

His first sortie into politics was unsuccessful.

'sorting office noun (BrE) a place where mail is sorted before being delivered ( ) A#!!

'sort-out noun (BrE, informal) an act of arranging or organizing the contents of sth in a tidy or neat way and removing things you do not want MS; ?#S

SOS /,es au 'es; NAmE ou/ noun [sing.] 1 a signal or message that a ship or plane sends when it needs urgent help ( to

send an SOS tfcfg-7 0 an SOS message M.lMf

2 an urgent request for help We’ve received an SOS from the area asking for food parcels. SIMIS

SI if #&<> — see also Mayday sosa-tie /sa'smti/ noun (SAfrE) small pieces of meat or vegetables that are cooked on a stick, usually over an open fire ^ ^; j%MM $ EOH kebab

,so-'so adj. (informal) not particularly good or bad;

average — JjfcdKj; ‘How

are you feeling today?’ ‘So-so. ’ “ iff. 4“ A !§ % & 'A # ? ”

“ 17 Rf Ik o ” ► ,so-'so adv.: I only did so-so in the exam.

sosten uto /.snsta'njuitau; NAmE ,sa:sta'nu:tou/ adv., adj. (music ^) (from Italian) (used as an instruction ^7 i%) making each note last for its full written length %

) tfiffm (w); Mwk (w j

sotto voce /.sDtau 'vaotj’i; NAmE .saitou 'vou-/ adv. (from Italian, formal) in a quiet voice so that not everyone can hear ► sotto voce adj.

sou /su:/ noun [sing.] (old-fashioned, BrE, informaf) if you do not have a sou, you have no money at all

sou bri quet /'suibrikei/ noun = sobriquet souffle /'suiflei; NAmE sui'flei/ noun [C, U] a dish made from egg whites, milk and flour mixed together to make it light, flavoured with cheese, fruit, etc. and baked until it rises g : a cheese souffle 3i

mm

sough /sau; SAf/ verb [V] (literary) (especially of the wind XieK) to make a soft whistling sound

SOUght pt, pp Of SEEK

'sought after adj. wanted by many people, because it is of very good quality or difficult to get or to find #-

This design is

the most sought after. 0 a much

sought-after actress

souk /su:k/ noun a market in an Arab country (

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SOtll /saul; NAmE soul/ noun

► SPIRIT OF PERSON A#jRs& 1 [C] the spiritual part of a

person, believed to exist after death He believed

his immortal soul was in peril.

A ifo M fit o 0 The howling wind sounded like the wailing of lost souls (= the spirits of dead people who are not in heaven).

► INNER CHARACTER [Aj ^717 2 [C] a person’s inner char

acter, containing their true thoughts and feelings jfr '14; There was a feeling of restlessness deep

in her soul.

► SPIRITUAL/MORAL/ARTISTIC QUALITIES / itH ¹

j Ji 3 [sing.] the spiritual and moral qualities of humans in general ( S23

psyche: the dark side of the human soul 4¹ Pfl Bf W — ffi 4 [U, C] strong and good human feeling, especially that gives a work of art its quality or enables sb to recognize and enjoy that quality jS* ini

'If#; H $1: It was a very polished performance, but it lacked soul.

5 [sing.] the ~ of sth a perfect example of a good quality M ?£; it If: He is the soul of discretion, jtk H M 'tt W

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► PERSON K 6 [C] (becoming old-fashioned) a person of a

particular type ^ ft¹ A: She’s lost all her money, poor soul RTitWA, 0 You’re a brave soul.

^Ito 7 [C] (especially in negative sentences AH 7^7^) a person A: There wasn’t a soul in sight (= nobody was in sight). ^AA^^AKLo o Don’t tell a soul (= do not tell anyone), it ill £ij 'g- if ₀ 0 (literary) a village of 300 souls (= with 300 people living there) — 7 300A&W7