This flashcard defines "orient" as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to the eastern part of the world, often used in a literary context. As a verb, it means to direct something or someone towards a place or purpose, or to help someone find their position or become familiar with a new situation.
This flashcard defines "orient" as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to the eastern part of the world, often literary. As a verb, it means to direct something or someone towards a place or purpose, or to find one's position or become familiar with a new situation.
Ori·ent/ˈɔːriənt; NAmEˈɔːriənt/the Orientnoun[singular ]( literary) the eastern part of the world, especially China and Japan 东方(尤指中国和日本)☞compare
Occident
Ori·ent/ˈɔːriənt; NAmEˈɔːriənt/ori·entAWL/ˈɔːrient; NAmEˈɔːrient/(BrE alsoorien·tate)verb1[usually passive ]orientsb/sth (to/towards sb/sth) to direct sb/sth towards sth; to make or adapt sb/sth for a particular purpose 朝向;面对;确定方向;使适应◆Our students are oriented towards science subjects.我们教的学生都适应学理科。◆policies oriented to the needs of working mothers针对在职母亲的需要而制订的政策◆We run a commercially oriented operation.我们经营一个商业性的企业。◆profit-orientated organizations以盈利为目的的机构◆Neither of them is politically oriented (= interested in politics).他们两人都无意涉足政治。2orientyourself to find your position in relation to your surroundings 确定方位;认识方向◆The mountaineers found it hard to orient themselves in the fog.登山者在大雾中很难辨认方向。3orientyourself to make yourself familiar with a new situation 熟悉;适应◆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。☞compare
1be oriented to/towards/around something/somebody to give a lot of attention to one type of activity or one type of person: a course that is oriented towards the needs of businessmen A lot of the training is orientated around communications skills. The organization is strongly oriented towards research.2orient yourselfa)to find exactly where you are by looking around you or using a map → disorient, disorientated: She looked at the street names, trying to orient herself.b)to become familiar with a new situationorient to It takes new students a while to orientate themselves to college life.
orient1 verb
orient2 noun
oriento‧ri‧ent2 /ˈɔːriənt, ˈɒri- $ ˈɔː-/ noun
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the Orient old-fashioned the eastern part of the world, especially China and Japan → the East
at east1
, Occident
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orient
[ˈɔ:rient]oriented, orienting, orients
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oriented[544]
东方(80%),东方的(11%),亚洲(6%),使适应(2%),使…朝向(1%)
vt.使适应;确定方向;使朝东
n.东方;东方诸国
adj.东方的
vi.向东
n.(Orient)人名;(西)奥连特;(法)奥里安
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