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单词 reorient
释义

reorient

verb

re·​ori·​ent (ˌ)rē-ˈȯr-ē-ˌent How to pronounce reorient (audio)
reoriented; reorienting

transitive verb

: to orient (someone or something) again or differently: such as
a
: to change the orientation or direction of (something or someone)
reorient the antenna
reoriented herself so she was facing north
b
: to reacquaint (someone, especially oneself) with a situation, environment, etc.
woke up and reoriented myself to my surroundings
… returning servicewomen and men struggling to reorient themselves to civilian life. Molly Callahan
c
: to change the goal or emphasis of (something or someone)
… I stumbled into motherhood and was bewildered at … the volte-face required to reorient myself, my values and my way of life … Madeleine Bunting
… lacks nearly every resource necessary to reorient its archaic industrial economy … David Remnick
The long-term potential of vast databases of genomic data to … reorient the debate on medical priorities … Larry Downes and Paul Nunes
also : to direct (something) toward the interests of a different group
reorienting its policy priorities to the working class. Franklin Foer
reorientation
(ˌ)rē-ˌȯr-ē-ən-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce reorient (audio)
-ˌen-
noun
plural reorientations
Many soldiers also find blogging a useful way to help deal with reorientation to civilian life … Brad Knickerbocker

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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