o·ri·en·tate
verb/ˈɔːriənteɪt/
/ˈɔːriənteɪt/
(also orient)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they orientate | /ˈɔːriənteɪt/ /ˈɔːriənteɪt/ |
| he / she / it orientates | /ˈɔːriənteɪts/ /ˈɔːriənteɪts/ |
| past simple orientated | /ˈɔːriənteɪtɪd/ /ˈɔːriənteɪtɪd/ |
| past participle orientated | /ˈɔːriənteɪtɪd/ /ˈɔːriənteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form orientating | /ˈɔːriənteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɔːriənteɪtɪŋ/ |
- [usually passive] orientate somebody/something (to/towards somebody/something) to direct somebody/something towards something; to make or adapt somebody/something for a particular purpose
使朝向；使面对；确定方向；使适应 - policies orientated to the needs of working parents
面向在职父母需求的政策
- policies orientated to the needs of working parents
- orientate yourself to find your position in relation to everything that is around or near you
确定方位；辨别方向 - The mountaineers found it hard to orientate themselves in the fog.
登山者发现在雾中很难确定自己的方向。
- The mountaineers found it hard to orientate themselves in the fog.
- orientate yourself to make yourself familiar with a new situation
熟悉；适应 - It took him some time to orientate himself in his new school.
他花了一些时间才了解了新学校的情况。
compare disorientate - It took him some time to orientate himself in his new school.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: probably a back-formation from orientation.