Noun:

1. a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)

2. a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes

sortn.种类；某一种人v.整理；分类；处理；安排妥当sort by datev.[计]按日期排序sorting item分类项Sorting grid分隔栅栏sort program排序程序sort balance平衡分类法sort by sizev.[计]按大小排序sorting jack选材挡栅,选材绠sort algebra面向对象sort-speed分选速度sort letters把信件整理好

1. Many workers in the sorting office lost their jobs when an automatic sorter was introduced.
   拣信室安装了自动拣信机之後，许多拣信员都失业了。