商务英语口语对话:线索追踪

categorize:to put people or things into groups according to what type they are 将…分类；把…加以归类 verb VN ~ sb/sth (as sth)
See also: classify Synonym
Participants were categorized according to age and sex. 参加者按年龄和性别分组。
His latest work cannot be categorized as either a novel or an autobiography. 他最近的作品既不属于小说也不属于自传。

order:a request to make or supply goods 订货；订购；订单 countable uncountable ~ (for sth)
I would like to place an order for ten copies of this book. 这本书我想订购十册。
an order form 订货单
The machine parts are still on order(= they have been ordered but have not yet been received) 机器零件尚在订购之中。
These items can be made to order(= produced especially for a particular customer) 这几项可以订做。

(go) down the drain informal
(to be) wasted; (to get) very much worse 被浪费掉；变得非常糟糕
It's just money down the drain, you know. 你要知道，这是白白丢钱。
Safety standards have gone down the drain. 安全标准根本不管用了。

来源:和谐英语-口语频道