英语词汇“orient”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

orientorient /ˈɔriˌɛnt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYorient

Origin: 1700-1800 French orienter, from Old French orient, present participle of oriri to rise

VERB TABLE

orient

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	orient
	he, she, it	orients
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	oriented
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have oriented
	he, she, it	has oriented
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had oriented
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will orient
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have oriented

Continuous Form
Present	I	am orienting
	he, she, it	is orienting
	you, we, they	are orienting
Past	I, he, she, it	was orienting
	you, we, they	were orienting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been orienting
	he, she, it	has been orienting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been orienting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be orienting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been orienting

1be oriented to/toward to have as its main purpose or area of interest: a curriculum oriented toward science and math → see also -oriented2orient yourself a)to get used to a new situation, and become familiar with it, for example when you have moved to a new place, a new job, etc.: orient to It takes students a few weeks to orient themselves to college life. b)to find out where you are by looking around you, using a map, etc.: The climbers stopped to orient themselves.3to position something in a particular direction: The palace’s courtyards are oriented toward the mountains. [Origin: 1700–1800 French orienter, from Old French orient, present participle of oriri to rise]