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Orient Verb 英[ˈɔ:Rient 美[ˈɔriənt ˌɛnt ˈor Vt.标定方向;使…向东方;以…为参照;使熟悉或适应;Adj.东方的;(太阳等)上升的,新生的;闪闪发光的;Vi.转向东方;使调整或者成为一条直线;N.东亚各国;珍珠光泽;好的珍珠;日出之处,东方 使适应,使熟悉(新的环境或行为方式

单词 orient
音标
英[ˈɔ:rient] 美[ˈɔriənt, -ˌɛnt, ˈor-]
解释
vt.标定方向;使…向东方;以…为参照;使熟悉或适应;adj.东方的;(太阳等)上升的,新生的;闪闪发光的;vi.转向东方;使调整或者成为一条直线;n.东亚各国;珍珠光泽;好的珍珠;日出之处,东方;
例句

VERB
使适应,使熟悉(新的环境或行为方式)
When you orient yourself to a new situation or course of action, you learn about it and prepare to deal with it.
例:You will need the time to orient yourself to your new way of eating.你还需要一些时间才能适应新的饮食方式。
例:...orienting students to new ways of thinking about their participation in classroom learning...使学生熟悉参与课堂教学的新思维方式

VERB
使确立方位;使辨清方向
When you orient yourself, you find out exactly where you are and which direction you are facing in.
例:She lay still for a few seconds, trying to orient herself.她静静地躺了一会儿,试图弄清自己的方位。
变形
third:orients~done:oriented~ing:orienting~past:oriented~

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