单词 | alignment |
释义 | alignment (once / 5705 pages) n The noun alignment refers to the correct positioning of something. If you check the alignment of your feet when running, you're checking to make sure they're not pointing to either side, but going straight ahead. Alignment has to do with adjusting something so it's in the right place. If you take your car in for a wheel alignment, the mechanic will make sure the wheels are on straight. Alignment can also mean following directions or being in agreement. Your school has to act in alignment with state education rules. If you and your brother both believe that poodles should be banned in your town, then you are in alignment on the issue of poodles. WORD FAMILYalignment: alignments, dealignment, nonalignment+/align: aligned, aligning, alignment, aligns, misalign, realign/aligned: nonaligned/misalign: misaligned, misalignment/misalignment: misalignments/realign: realigned, realigning, realigns USAGE EXAMPLESThe alignment caused Foster to adjust the Tide’s entire play, on the fly. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) Considering the alignment of the conference, 42-44 wins should be enough for a playoff spot. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) This $99.3 million project involves lowering an existing levee and shore armoring, excavating channels and constructing a new levee alignment. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines Hypo|Hyper true proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment arrangement, placement the spatial property of the way in which something is placed 2n the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other Hypo|Hyper camber the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top toe-inthe alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back adjustment, readjustment, registration the act of adjusting something to match a standard 3n (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac Syn|Hypo|Hyper conjunction inferior conjunction (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun superior conjunction(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun encounter, meeting a casual or unexpected convergence 4n an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper alinement, alliance, coalition nonalignment, nonalinement people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty combination an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) alliesan alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy axis, bloca group of countries in special alliance Alliesin World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers Central Powersin World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies Alliesthe alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945 Axisin World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations entente, entente cordialean informal alliance between countries popular fronta leftist coalition organized against a common opponent global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organizationan international alliance involving many different countries Northern Alliance, United Fronta multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban combination in restraint of trade(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States) Arab Leaguean international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation Common Market, EC, EEC, EU, Europe, European Community, European Economic Community, European Unionan international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organizationan international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security OPCW, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weaponsinternational organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention OAS, Organization of American Statesan association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation OPEC, Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countriesan organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum League of Nationsan international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed communitya group of nations having common interests CIS, Commonwealth of Independent Statesan alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991 UN, United Nationsan organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security scheduled territories, sterling area, sterling blocthe group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling commonwealtha world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another WTO, World Trade Organizationan international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade organisation, organization a group of people who work together |
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