单词 | reorient |
释义 | reorientverb re·ori·ent (ˌ)rē-ˈȯr-ē-ˌent 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 noun -ˌen- plural reorientations Many soldiers also find blogging a useful way to help deal with reorientation to civilian life … Brad Knickerbocker |
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