orient
orient
英[ˈɔːrient]美[ˈɔːrient]
vt.标定方向，使…向东方，以…为参照，使熟悉或适应；
vi.转向东方，使调整或者成为一条直线；
n.东方，亚洲，亚洲各国；
第三人称单数：orients;
过去式：oriented;
过去分词：oriented;
现在分词：orienting;
例句
The people in the Orient are mainly yellow or brown.东方国家的人种主要是黄色的或棕色的。
They carried on trade in tea and spices with the orient.他们同东方国家做茶叶和香料的生意。
We must orient our work to the needs of the people.我们必须使我们的工作面向人民的需要.
You can orient yourself by remembering that the hill is due north.只要记住这座小山位于正北方,你就能确定你所在的方位了.
The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain.登山者先停下来确定所在的位置,然后再下山.
The Orient equitation club is mainly for its members who like riding.骑术俱乐部以会员为主,聚集了各界的爱马人士,并对游园客人等开放.
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。
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。
反义词
orient的反义词之：
Occident英语六级真题
Asked what they would like to change in the world, the students mentioned only personal concerns such as slowing down the pace of life, gaining good friends, becoming more spiritual, becoming either more materially successful or less materially oriented ( ' , depending on the student's values), and being more respectful of the Earth, animals and other people.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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.
例句
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。...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.
例句
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。英汉词典释义
vt.
使熟悉, 使适应
He oriented himself on coming to a new city.他初到一个新城市, 就使自己适应新的环境。使朝向; 使确定位置
The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain.登山者先停下来确定所在的位置, 然后再下山。朝向；面对；确定方向；使适应
n.
东方, 亚洲
The people in the Orient are mainly yellow or brown.东方国家的人种主要是黄色的或棕色的。[the Orient] 东半球
adj.
(珍珠或宝石)优质的，珍贵的，有珍珠光泽的
[诗歌用语]东的；东方的
vi.
适应
朝东，向东；转向某特定方向
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
Verb
1. be oriented;
"The weather vane points North"2. determine one's position with reference to another point
3. cause to point;
"Orient the house towards the West"Adjective
1. (poetic) eastern;
"the orient sun"行业词典
体育： 定方位；
旅游： 上等珍珠；
