orientate
英 /ˈɔːriənteɪt/ 美 /ˈɔːriənteɪt/
- v. 确定方位；熟悉环境Find your position or become familiar with your surroundings.
- v. 使朝向；使以…为导向Position something towards a direction or focus it on something.
I used the river to orientate myself in town.
我借助河流来确定自己在城里的方位。
Universities should orientate their support services towards the needs of students adjusting to life away from home.
大学应以适应离家生活的学生的需求为导向，提供支持服务。
搭配
orientate yourself 确定自己的方位orientate something towards 使某事物面向
辨析提示
多用于英式英语；常用orientate oneself，不专指向东。
词族
orient (v.)、orientation (n.)、disorientate (v.)
近义 orient
反义 disorientate
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