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the act or process of putting people or things into a group or class (= of classifying them) 分类;归类;分级 a style of music that defies classification (= is like no other) 独特的音乐风格
Extra Examplesa style of dancing that defies classification 一种难以归类的舞蹈风格 the broad classification of music into classical and pop 把音乐分成古典音乐和流行音乐的粗略分类
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a group, class, division, etc. into which somebody or something is put 类别;等级;门类 a document with the security classification ‘confidential’ 安全级别为“机密”的文件 The material was put into the highest security classification. 那份资料被归入最高安全等级。 Many fairly common human behaviours can fall under the general classification of ‘mental illness’. 许多相当常见的人类行为都可以归为“精神疾病”这一大类。 The classification ‘science’ covers a great many different subjects. “科学”这一分类涉及众多不同学科。
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biology )生物 the act of putting animals, plants, etc. into groups, classes or divisions according to their characteristics (动植物等的)分类 The classification of bony fish is extremely complicated. 硬骨鱼的分类极其复杂。
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a system of arranging books, tapes, magazines, etc. in a library into groups according to their subject (图书馆的书、磁带、杂志等的)分类系统,编目 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
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