orientate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɒɹi.ənteɪt/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To face a given direction. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,intransitive
  2. To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself). Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,reflexive
    — He[…]stood for a moment, orientating himself exactly in the light of his knowledge.
  3. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
    — The one preferred is to make the dominant forms first order, that is, orientated in such a way as to intersect both horizontal crystallographic axes.
  4. To position (something), to align relative to a given position. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,transitive
    — Try to orientate your students towards the science subjects.
  5. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east. archaic

词形变化

orientates present,singular,third-person orientating participle,present orientated participle,past orientated past

词汇关系

近义词
orient
衍生词
disorientate misorientate orientating response orientative orientator reorientate

词源

From orient + -ate or a back-formation from orientation. Compare French orienter and Italian orientare.
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