classifies , classifying , classified
To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
It is necessary initially to classify the headaches into certain types.
起初把头疼分成若干类别是有必要的。
Rocks can be classified according to their mode of origin.
可根据岩石的成因对其进行分类。
The coroner immediately classified his death as a suicide.
这名验尸官立刻将他的死亡定性为自杀。