Kind of和sort of 最常见的含义是：“种类”。除此之外，它们还有副词性的用法，意思相当于to some extent,in a certain way,rather(有几分，有点儿，相当)等含义。一般情况下，sort of和kind of 可以相互替换，现就其用法进行分类说明。
  一、kind of和sort of 修饰名词
　　1.a) kind of和sort of后通常用单数名词，意为“种类”。eg. What kind of / sort of tree is that?
  b)口语和非正式用语中后也有跟可数名词复数的，eg.I 've met this kind of /sort of tourists
  2.口语中kind of和 sort of还可指某人或某事物的情况说不准。
  eg.I had a kind of/ sort of holiday but Icouldn't really relax(我算是放了假了，但却未能真正信息)
  He gave a kind of /sort of smile and left the room(他像是笑了一下就离开了房间)
  3. 用于be+kind/ sort of+名词的结构中.
  eg. He was kind of a fool.
  I won't tell you; it is sort of a secret.(我不告诉你，这有点是秘密)
  二．Kind of和 sort of副词性用法
　　1.修饰动词
  eg.I kind of thought you might forget(我有点认为你可能忘了)
  I sort of brushed my hair back with my hand(我随便用手把头发往后一掠)
　　2.修饰形容词
  eg. The minute I went in ,I was sort of sorry I'd come.(我一进去就有点后悔不该来)
  I feel kind of queasy.['kwi:zi] (我感到有点恶心)
　　3.修饰副词
  eg. He spoke sort of proudly(他说话带几分傲气)
  He has been acting sort of strangely lately(他近来行为有点古里古怪)
　　4修饰动名词和分词
  eg.What about you and me sort of stepping out?(sort of等于什么我和你出去走走好吗？)
  After I got across the road ,I felt as if I was kind of disappearing(我穿过马路后，觉得自己好像失踪了似的)
  She was sort of mucked-mouthed(她可以说是个花嘴姑娘)
  5.修饰不定式（只要出现在分裂不定式和不带to的不定式作表语的结构里）
  eg. I was beginning to sort of hate him(我开始有点恨他了)
  His job is kind of to nose others' privacy(他的工作有点像打探别人的隐私)
  6. 修饰介词短语
  eg. A guinea pig looks kind of like a rabit,but it has short ears（豚鼠有点像兔子，只是耳朵
短些）
  三．Kind /sort of还可后置，前面用逗号或破折号与句子隔开，作为对前面内容的补充
  eg. It looks like Shakespeare's play——sort of (它像是莎士比亚的戏剧——有那么几分像)
  四．Kind of 和sort of在句子中的位置
  和一般副词一样，kind of /sort of的位置是：助动词、情态动词和系动词后，实义动词前
  eg. I was feeling sort of tired from the trip to New York and all (我去纽约一趟回来，觉得有点累)
  kind of /sort of的以上用法，大多数词典都把它注明为“俗语”,“口语”，“非正式用语”，“主要用于美国英语”等。但现在这种用法已为越来越多的人，包括英国人及许多受过高等教育的人所接受。这也充分显示了这两个短语在语言中生命力的强大。

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