orient

英 [ˈɔːrient]

美 [ˈɔːrient]

v.  朝向; 面对; 确定方向; 使适应; 确定方位; 认识方向; 熟悉; 适应

过去式：oriented　过去分词：oriented　现在分词：orienting　第三人称单数：orients　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10266 / COCA.6514

牛津词典

verb

• 朝向；面对；确定方向；使适应
  to direct sb/sth towards sth; to make or adapt sb/sth for a particular purpose
  1. Our students are oriented towards science subjects.
     我们教的学生都是理科方向的。
  2. We run a commercially oriented operation.
     我们经营一个商业性的企业。
  3. profit-orientated organizations
     以赢利为目的的机构
  4. Neither of them is politically oriented (= interested in politics) .
     他们两人都无意涉足政治。
  5. policies oriented to the needs of working mothers
     针对职业母亲的需要而制订的政策
• 确定方位；认识方向
  to find your position in relation to your surroundings
  1. The mountaineers found it hard to orient themselves in the fog.
     登山者在大雾中很难辨认方向。
• 熟悉；适应
  to make yourself familiar with a new situation
  1. It took him some time to orient himself in his new school.
     他经过了一段时间才熟悉新学校的环境。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使适应，使熟悉（新的环境或行为方式）
  When youorient yourself toa new situation or course of action, you learn about it and prepare to deal with it.
  1. You will need the time to orient yourself to your new way of eating.
     你还需要一些时间才能适应新的饮食方式。
  2. ...orienting students to new ways of thinking about their participation in classroom learning...
     使学生熟悉参与课堂教学的新思维方式
  3. Anxiety comes from not being able to orient yourself in your own existence.
     不能适应生活便会产生焦虑。
• VERB 使确立方位；使辨清方向
  When youorient yourself, you find out exactly where you are and which direction you are facing in.
  1. She lay still for a few seconds, trying to orient herself.
     她静静地躺了一会儿，试图弄清自己的方位。
• See also:oriented

英英释义

noun

• the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
  Synonym:eastern hemisphere

verb

• adjust to a specific need or market
  1. a magazine oriented towards young people
  2. tailor your needs to your surroundings
  Synonym:tailor
• familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances
  1. The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen
• determine one's position with reference to another point
  1. We had to orient ourselves in the forest
  Synonym:orientate
• cause to point
  1. Orient the house towards the West
• be oriented
  1. The weather vane points North
  2. the dancers toes pointed outward
  Synonym:point

双语例句

• They carried on trade in tea and spices with the orient.
  他们同东方国家做茶叶和香料的生意。
• Her famous books include Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile etc.
  她最著名的作品有《东方快车谋杀案》和《尼罗河上的惨案》等。
• There is a significant different between Marx's societies of Orient and West.
  因此，古代东方社会与古代西方社会在马克思笔下明显不同。
• I'm afraid I bring disturbing news from the orient.
  我恐怕从东方带回来一个令人困扰的消息。
• This is a key focal point in discussing the differences in personal relationships between the orient and occident.
  讨论东、西方人跟人之间的关系，这是一个关键性的焦点。
• That is the corporate culture in orient.
  这是东方的企业文化。
• The discussions helped me orient myself to the language.
  这些讨论帮助我熟悉了这种语言。
• Anxiety comes from not being able to orient yourself in your own existence.
  不能适应生活便会产生焦虑。
• I see by your resume that you worked as a Secretary for Orient company.
  你在简历中说，你曾在东方公司当过秘书。
• I was able to develop a new course on Intercultural Communications to orient our students.
  我得以开设了关于跨文化交际的一门新的课程来引导我们的学生。