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词汇 orientate
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Definition of orientate in English:

orientate

verb ˈɒrɪənteɪtˈɔːrɪənteɪtˈɔriənˌteɪt
British
  • another term for orient
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The resulting colour stripes help to orientate visitors and to define routes and zones within the park, using communication as link between topography and function.
    • The chrome shroud has the mounting holes for the fans on both sides, allowing you to orientate the inlet and outlet ports as needed as well as of course being able to use 4 fans in a push-pull configuration.
    • These are the basic stuff of any such text and a number of books orientated to soil and plant processes cover them.
    • Nevertheless, during inauguration festivities, some first-time visitors to the Concert Hall had difficulty orientating themselves through these interstitial zones.
    • When the sundial is positioned so that both hour scales tell the same time it is orientated to the meridian and the time is revealed.
    • Made of billinga, a robust African hardwood, the walkways guide and orientate visitors around the site.
    • Could they be picking up magnetic signals to orientate themselves?
    • On the other hand, solar heat gain is minimised by orientating the house with the long axis running east-west.
    • The building is orientated towards the north, as dictated by the topography, with the main entrances to the east and west.
    • With the advent of the government's new programme, the ruling elite is now orientating itself towards just such a confrontation.
    • The symbols are used, when necessary, as compasses - a clean, clever way of orientating the reader.
    • Mosquitoes and many other insects bask in flowers, orientating their bodies to absorb solar radiation.
    • In practice, the amount of open sky in view can be minimized by orientating openings toward buildings and trees, increasing plan area or lowering edges of the enclosure.
    • You're orientating yourself around football.
    • Visas can take time, as can learning the Cyrillic alphabet - essential for orientating yourself in town.
    • It is our memories that locate us, orientate us, and tell us in what direction we are hastening.
    • Cholesterol is known to thicken phosphocholine bilayers by orientating the lipids in a more perpendicular fashion to the bilayer plane.
    • In this opening instalment the star guide shows users how to orientate themselves in the night sky and identify some of the more obvious constellations and stars.
    • They are arranged and orientated to allow own-door access as well as open deck and corridor access.
    • Their teacher told Amelia that the Year 10 students were actually very good at orientating themselves in the city and although they won't admit it, they could use the public transport system really well.

Origin

Mid 19th century: probably a back-formation from orientation.

Definition of orientate in US English:

orientate

verbˈɔriənˌteɪtˈôrēənˌtāt
British
  • another term for orient
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Visas can take time, as can learning the Cyrillic alphabet - essential for orientating yourself in town.
    • They are arranged and orientated to allow own-door access as well as open deck and corridor access.
    • On the other hand, solar heat gain is minimised by orientating the house with the long axis running east-west.
    • When the sundial is positioned so that both hour scales tell the same time it is orientated to the meridian and the time is revealed.
    • Nevertheless, during inauguration festivities, some first-time visitors to the Concert Hall had difficulty orientating themselves through these interstitial zones.
    • Made of billinga, a robust African hardwood, the walkways guide and orientate visitors around the site.
    • In this opening instalment the star guide shows users how to orientate themselves in the night sky and identify some of the more obvious constellations and stars.
    • Could they be picking up magnetic signals to orientate themselves?
    • The chrome shroud has the mounting holes for the fans on both sides, allowing you to orientate the inlet and outlet ports as needed as well as of course being able to use 4 fans in a push-pull configuration.
    • These are the basic stuff of any such text and a number of books orientated to soil and plant processes cover them.
    • Their teacher told Amelia that the Year 10 students were actually very good at orientating themselves in the city and although they won't admit it, they could use the public transport system really well.
    • With the advent of the government's new programme, the ruling elite is now orientating itself towards just such a confrontation.
    • The symbols are used, when necessary, as compasses - a clean, clever way of orientating the reader.
    • It is our memories that locate us, orientate us, and tell us in what direction we are hastening.
    • In practice, the amount of open sky in view can be minimized by orientating openings toward buildings and trees, increasing plan area or lowering edges of the enclosure.
    • The resulting colour stripes help to orientate visitors and to define routes and zones within the park, using communication as link between topography and function.
    • Mosquitoes and many other insects bask in flowers, orientating their bodies to absorb solar radiation.
    • Cholesterol is known to thicken phosphocholine bilayers by orientating the lipids in a more perpendicular fashion to the bilayer plane.
    • The building is orientated towards the north, as dictated by the topography, with the main entrances to the east and west.
    • You're orientating yourself around football.

Origin

Mid 19th century: probably a back-formation from orientation.

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