orientation

英 [ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn]

n.  方向; 目标; 定向; (个人的)基本信仰，态度，观点; (任职等前的)培训，训练; 迎新会

复数：orientations　

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Collins.1 / BNC.5179 / COCA.3196

牛津词典

noun

• 方向；目标；定向
  the type of aims or interests that a person or an organization has; the act of directing your aims towards a particular thing
  1. The course is essentially theoretical in orientation.
     该课程的目标基本上是理论性的。
  2. Companies have been forced into a greater orientation to the market.
     各公司不得不转变，更加面向市场。
• （个人的）基本信仰，态度，观点
  a person's basic beliefs or feelings about a particular subject
  1. religious/political orientation
     宗教 / 政治取向
  2. a person's sexual orientation (= whether they are attracted to men, women or both)
     某人的性取向
• （任职等前的）培训，训练；迎新会
  training or information that you are given before starting a new job, course, etc.
  1. an orientation course
     上岗培训课
• 方向
  the direction in which an object faces
  1. The orientation of the planet's orbit is changing continuously.
     该行星轨道的方向不断变化。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （组织、国家等的）方向，目标，定位
  If you talk about theorientationof an organization or country, you are talking about the kinds of aims and interests it has.
  1. ...a marketing orientation...
     营销定位
  2. To a society which has lost its orientation he has much to offer...
     对于一个迷失了方向的社会，他能做的有很多。
  3. The movement is liberal and social democratic in orientation.
     这一运动以自由和社会民主为目标。
• N-VAR （某人在信仰或偏好上基本的）态度，取向
  Someone'sorientationis their basic beliefs or preferences.
  1. ...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
• N-UNCOUNT （岗前、学前、课前等的）情况介绍，培训，训练
  Orientationis basic information or training that is given to people starting a new job, school, or course.
  1. They give their new employees a day or two of perfunctory orientation.
     他们对新员工进行了一两天例行公事的培训。
  2. ...a one-day orientation session.
     为期一天的迎新会
• N-COUNT （建筑物等的）朝向
  Theorientationof a structure or object is the direction it faces.
  1. Farnese had the orientation of the church changed so that the front would face a square.
     法尔内塞改变了教堂的朝向，这样它的正面就可以对着广场。

英英释义

noun

• a course introducing a new situation or environment
  Synonym:orientation course
• the act of orienting
• a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
• a predisposition in favor of something
  1. a predilection for expensive cars
  2. his sexual preferences
  3. showed a Marxist orientation
  Synonym:predilectionpreference
• an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
• position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

双语例句

• Farnese had the orientation of the church changed so that the front would face a square.
  法尔内塞改变了教堂的朝向，这样它的正面就可以对着广场。
• Suddenly I was cartwheeling down the slope, all orientation gone
  突然，我骨碌碌地滚下坡，完全晕头转向了。
• She has found a new orientation in life.
  她在生活中找到了新的方向。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.
  迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。
• The modularity and efficiencies enabled by service orientation provide the means to do both good and harm more quickly.
  服务定向所导致的模块性和效率提供了更快地产生好处和坏处的方法。
• The orientation and accelerometer sensors each provide three data values.
  方向和加速表传感器都提供三个数据值。
• The main problem for industrialization lies in the products and market orientation.
  工业化应用面临的主要问题是产品和市场定位问题。
• An orientation study demonstrated the potential.
  探索性研究结果证明了其可能性。
• Face orientation in a complex background is a focus and difficulty in image research area.
  复杂背景下的人脸定位是图像研究领域中的难点和热点。
• To a society which has lost its orientation he has much to offer
  对于一个迷失了方向的社会，他能做的有很多。