categorize:to put people or things into groups according to what type they are 將…分類;把…加以歸類 verb VN ~ sb/sth (as sth)
See also: classify Synonym
Participants were categorized according to age and sex. 參加者按年齡和性別分組。
His latest work cannot be categorized as either a novel or an autobiography. 他最近的作品既不屬于小說也不屬于自傳。
order:a request to make or supply goods 訂貨;訂購;訂單 countable uncountable ~ (for sth)
I would like to place an order for ten copies of this book. 這本書我想訂購十冊。
an order form 訂貨單
The machine parts are still on order(= they have been ordered but have not yet been received) 機器零件尚在訂購之中。
These items can be made to order(= produced especially for a particular customer) 這幾項可以訂做。
(go) down the drain informal
(to be) wasted; (to get) very much worse 被浪費掉;變得非常糟糕
It's just money down the drain, you know. 你要知道,這是白白丟錢。
Safety standards have gone down the drain. 安全標準根本不管用了。