classify
/ˈklæsɪfaɪ; `klæsəˌfaɪ/ v
(pt, pp -fied)
1 (a)[Tn] arrange (sth) systematically in classes or groups 将（某事物）编排, 分类
The books in the library are classified by/according to subject. 图书馆的书是按照[根据]科目分类的.
(b) [Tn, Cn.n/a]
~ sb/sth (as sth) place sb/sth in a particular class(3) 将某人[某事物]归类
Would you classify her novels as serious literature or as mere entertainment? 你认为她的小说属於文学类呢, 还是属於通俗读物类?
2 [Tn] declare (information, documents, etc) to be officially secret and available only to certain people 将（资料、 文件等）定为官方密件而仅供某些人使用.