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

• The school has an orientation towards practical skills.
  那所学校着重于实用技术的教学。
• New employees must go through a period of orientation before they can be expected to understand their jobs.
  新雇员们在熟悉工作前必须经历一段适应期。
• In fact, Scala blends functional concepts and object orientation.
  实际上，Scala融合了函数概念和面向对象概念。
• 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。
• These symbols have a rich cultural meaning, reflecting visually value orientation and culture intension of Olympics ideal.
  这些标志有着丰富的文化含义，形象地体现了奥林匹克理想的价值取向和文化内涵。
• Now we are going to change the screen orientation clockwise and anti-clockwise.
  现在，我们要更改屏幕方向顺时针和逆时针两个方向。
• An orientation study demonstrated the potential.
  探索性研究结果证明了其可能性。
• Cortical polarity determines spindle orientation and position.
  皮层极性决定主轴方向和位置。
• The movement is liberal and social democratic in orientation.
  这一运动以自由和社会民主为目标。
• 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。