organize
verb[T]
(UKusuallyorganise)uk/ˈɔː.ɡən.aɪz/us/ˈɔːr.ɡən.aɪz/organizeverb[T](ARRANGE)
B1
to makearrangementsfor something tohappen:
安排;组织;筹划They organized ameetingbetween theteachersandstudents.他们组织了一次师生会议。
[+ to infinitive]UKShe had organized acartomeetme at theairport.她已安排了一辆车来机场接我。
- She has beendesignatedto organize themeeting.
- Most Britishschoolsorganizesocialeventsfor thestudents.
- She organizes aschoolreuniononceayear.
- Thiseventwas organized inassociationwith the Sports Council.
- She's anactivememberof the Women'sInstituteand is always organizingtalksfor herlocalgroup.
Managing and organizing
- admin
- administer
- administration
- anti-bureaucracy
- bronze command
- fixsomethingup
- fixer
- get up
- getyouract togetheridiom
- gold command
- marshal
- mobilize
- mount
- party planner
- party planning
- project-manage
- rationalization
- rationalize
- recentralization
- scrum
organizeverb[T](MAKE A SYSTEM)
B2
to do orarrangesomethingaccordingto aparticularsystem:
(按某一体系)整理;安排Thebookswere organized on theshelvesaccordingtotheirsize.书按大小摆放在书架上。
informalMymotheris alwaystryingto organize me(= make me do things in the way shelikes).我母亲总是想要我按她喜欢的方式行事。
to arrange papers, furniture, etc.
- arrangeThe books are arranged in alphabetical order.
- orderThe names are ordered alphabetically.
- sortTen million pieces of mail are sorted every day.
- organizeHe liked to organize his herbs and spices alphabetically in the cabinet.
- lay outHe laid the playing cards out in a precise circle.
- set outShe was setting out the usual platter of cheese sandwiches.
- She organizes herfinancialaffairsveryefficiently.
- Thesecretarywasbusyorganizing thefiles.
- This newprogramwillhelpyou organizeyourfilesmoreefficiently.
- He organized hisbibliographyinto threesections.
- She organized thelanguageclassesaccordingtoability.
Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- anti-hierarchical
- arrange
- arrangement
- arranger
- array
- bracket
- lay
- misclassification
- misclassify
- miscode
- mislabel
- misorder
- nest
- setsomethingup
- shake
- shakesomeonedown
- short-list
- shortlist
- sort
Idiom
couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery