a sort of

She was a sort of policewoman-cum-prosecutor.

她可以说是警察兼检察官。

His face assumed a sort of dreamy expression.

他脸上现出一种恍惚的表情。

You can't see in this light, but my new coat is a sort of brownish colour.

这种光线下你看不清楚，其实我的新外衣带棕色。

He led off with his companion in a sort of quick - step.

他和他的舞伴领头跳一种快步舞.

Bamboo is a sort of hollow plant.

竹子是一种中空的植物.

They seem to love the land and the people with a sort of fierce egoism.

他们似乎是带著强烈的利己主义来爱这里的人和土地的.

You could even order windows from a catalogue — a sort of mail order stained glass service.

你甚至可以根据目录订购窗户——可以说是一种邮购彩色玻璃的业务。

Some physicists have gone so far as to suggest that the entire Universe is a sort of gigantic computer.

一些物理学家竟然提出整个宇宙就像一台巨型计算机。

She had a sort of breakdown some years ago, and since then she has been very shy.

几年前她得了神经衰弱，自那以后就变得十分腼腆。

"Well, he did have a sort of family connection with it, didn't he." — "Oh yes. Rather."

“那么，他的确和它有些家族渊源，是不是？”——“噢，是的，的确如此。”

A sort of electric drill ran through the cafe.

咖啡馆里一阵兴奋,好像通过一阵电流一般.

The polits ,'they called them, with a sort of uninterested contempt.

他们叫他们是“政犯”, 带有一种不感兴趣的轻蔑味道.

They fell into a sort of broken, ragged line.

他们排成了断断续续 、 参差不齐的一队.

His hands flew up, he gave a sort of gasp, and fell.

汤姆双手向上伸了一下, 发出一声像是喘息的声音便倒在了地上.

White always mates, he thought with a sort of cloudy mysticism.

白子总将死对方, 他带着一种模模糊糊的神秘感觉这么想.