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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

orientation

英  [ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • orientations

    1. [C, U 有变体名词] 方向 , 目标

    If you talk about the orientation of an organization or country, you are talking about the kinds of aims and interests it has.

    近义词

    inclination

    双语例句

    例：

    a marketing orientation.

    一个营销目标。

    例：

    To a society which has lost its orientation he has much to offer.

    对一个迷失了方向的社会，他要做的有很多。

    例：

    The movement is liberal and social democratic in orientation.

    这次运动以自由和社会民主为目标。

    2. [C, U 有变体名词] 基本信仰 , 取向

    Someone's orientation is their basic beliefs or preferences.

    近义词

    inclination

    双语例句

    例：

    legislation that would have made discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation illegal.

    本来会将性取向歧视定为非法的法规。

    3. [U 不可数名词] （任职、上学等之前的）情况介绍 , 训练

    Orientation is basic information or training that is given to people starting a new job, school, or course.

    近义词

    induction

    双语例句

    例：

    They give their new employees a day or two of orientation.

    他们对新员工进行了一两天的培训。

    4. [C 可数名词] 朝向

    The orientation of a structure or object is the direction it faces.

    双语例句

    例：

    Farnese had the orientation of the church changed so that the front would face a square.

    法尔内塞把教堂的朝向改了，使其正面对着广场。

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