单词 | align |
释义 | align (once / 2015 pages) v To align means to bring something into a straight line, or an easy agreement. If you always park on an angle and people are leaving mean notes on your windshield, learn to align the car with the parking space. Align comes from the French a, meaning "to" and ligne meaning "line," and it means to bring something into line with something else. This can be literal. If you are hanging a painting, you'll want to align it with the window frame. The line can also be metaphorical. If you run for office, your political opinions will need to be aligned with those of your supporters. WORD FAMILYalign: aligned, aligning, alignment, aligns, misalign, realign+/aligned: nonaligned/alignment: alignments, dealignment, nonalignment/misalign: misaligned, misalignment/misalignment: misalignments/realign: realigned, realigning, realigns USAGE EXAMPLESOur training, experiences and observations align, both here and in low-income nations: vaccines save lives. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) So how did the Norman Rockwell fantasy align with unabashed greed and narcissism? Salon(Jan 02, 2017) Mr. Erdogan wants to prevent an independent Kurdish enclave or self-governing region in Syria that might align with the Kurdish part of Iraq. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) 1v place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight align the car with the curb align the sheets of paper on the table Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper adjust, aline, line up skew turn or place at an angle address adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting synchronise, synchronizecause to indicate the same time or rate realign, realinealign anew or better true, true upmake level, square, balanced, or concentric collimateadjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) concenter, concentre, focalise, focalize, focusbring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions refocusfocus anew reorient set or arrange in a new or different determinate position 2v bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation align the wheels of my car Syn|Hypo|Hyper coordinate, ordinate misalign align imperfectly or badly adjust, correct, set alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard 3v be or come into adjustment with Hyper agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics 4v align oneself with a group or a way of thinking Syn|Hypo|Hyper array fall in line agree on (a position) sidetake sides for or against pull, root fortake sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for stand have or maintain a position or stand on an issue |
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