category
noun[C]
uk/ˈkæt.ə.ɡri/us/ˈkæt̬.ə.ɡri/B2
(in asystemfordividingthingsaccordingtoappearance,quality, etc.) atype, or agroupof things having somefeaturesthat are the same:
种类,类别,范畴There are three categories ofaccommodation-standard,executive, anddeluxe.有3种住宿标准——标准房、公务房和豪华房。
a group of people or things that share similar qualities
- sortWhat sort of clothes do you like to wear?
- kindWhat kind of job are you looking for?
- typeHe's the type of man who never listens to what you're saying.
- formSwimming is the best form of exercise.
- varietyThe article was about the different varieties of Spanish spoken in South America.
- categoryThere are three categories of hotel room - standard, executive, and deluxe.
- There's aprizefor thefastestthreerunnersin each category.
- Each category has severalsubdivisions.
- He'srunningin theveteranscategory.
- Theproduceissortedinto categoriesaccordingtoquality.
- There aresportypeopleand non-sportypeople, and I'mdefinitelyin the second category.
Categories and varieties
- bad/big boyidiom
- categoric
- categorical
- classification
- food group
- form
- genre
- matter
- model
- order
- shade
- sort
- stratification
- style
- subcategory
- substance
- typology
- update
- variety
- version