assorted
[ə'sɔrtɪd]
a. 种,

1. Demonstrators attacked the police, using sticks and assorted missiles.
   威者棍棒种投掷击警察。
2. He has always assorted with men of his age.
   总令仿往。
3. Men and woman of assorted ages and degrees of prosperity rub shoulders and exchange opinions.
   种龄种境女接触意见。

assorted
[ adj ]

1. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

<adj.all>
an arrangement of assorted spring flowers
assorted sizes
miscellaneous accessories
a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
a motley crew
sundry sciences commonly known as social

2. of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

<adj.all>
assorted sizes
his disguises are many and various
various experiments have failed to disprove the theory
cited various reasons for his behavior

Assort \As*sort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assorted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Assorting}.] [F. assortir; ? (L. ad) + sortir to cast or
draw lots, to obtain by lot, L. sortiri, fr. sors, sortis,
lot. See {Sort}.]
1. To separate and distribute into classes, as things of a
like kind, nature, or quality, or which are suited to a
like purpose; to classify; as, to assort goods.

Note: [Rarely applied to persons.]

They appear . . . no ways assorted to those with
whom they must associate. --Burke.

2. To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety
of goods; as, to assort a cargo.


Assorted \As*sort"ed\ ([a^]s*s[^o]rt"[e^]d), a.
Selected; culled.