| 单词 | orient |
| 释义 | orient (once / 1070 pages) 1n 2v When you orient yourself towards something, you point yourself towards it, literally or figuratively. The Orient is an old-fashioned name for Asia, or the East. It's where the sun rises, and, sure enough, the Latin root of orient means "rising," as in the rising of the sun. If you're lost in the woods, probably the first thing you'd do is look for the sun and try to orient yourself — figure out which direction you need to walk in order to get to where you want to go. You might also take out your orienteering equipment — your compass and map. If the sun isn't out, you might have to settle in and orient yourself to your surroundings and prepare for a long night in the woods. WORD FAMILYorient: disorient, oriental, orientated, orientation, oriented, orienting, orients, reorient+/disorient: disorientation, disoriented, disorienting, disorients/disorientation: disorientations/disorienting: disorientingly/oriental: orientalise, orientalism, orientalist, orientalize, orientally/orientalise: orientalised, orientalising/orientalism: orientalisms/orientalist: orientalists/orientalize: orientalized, orientalizing/orientation: orientations/oriented: unoriented/reorient: reorientation, reoriented, reorienting USAGE EXAMPLESMoreover, from the founding to the present, American society is oriented toward protecting and nurturing white privilege. Salon(Dec 20, 2016) And it’s different enough to merit a new approach in orienting drivers. Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) To them, the congressman, with his activist credentials and organizer roots, is just the person to orient the party. The Guardian(Dec 10, 2016) 1 n the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia 2Syn|Hyper eastern hemisphere hemisphere half of the terrestrial globe 1v determine one's position with reference to another point We had to orient ourselves in the forest Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper orientate disorient, disorientate cause to be lost or disoriented guide, guide on use as a guide reorient, reorientateorient once again, after a disorientation decide, determine, make up one's mind reach, make, or come to a decision about something 2v be oriented Syn|Hyper point lie be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 3v cause to point Hypo|Hyper stem cause to point inward position cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation 4v familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen Hyper acquaint, familiarise, familiarize make familiar or conversant with 5v adjust to a specific need or market a magazine oriented towards young people Syn|Hyper tailor accommodate, adapt make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose Orient (once / 558 pages) n WORD FAMILY Orient: Oriental, Orients+/Oriental: Orientalism, Orientals/Orientalism: Orientalisms USAGE EXAMPLESThe pro-opposition Orient TV said it may be delayed until Thursday. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) The pro-opposition Orient TV cited its correspondent as saying the plan may be delayed until Thursday. The Guardian(Dec 14, 2016) In the early 1900s, Shanghai was nicknamed the “Paris of the Orient” based on its role as a center of trade and finance. Salon(Nov 29, 2016) n the countries of Asia Syn|Exp East Asia the nations of the Asian continent collectively |
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