Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense aligns, present participle aligning, past tense, past participle aligned
1VERB 与…联合;与…结盟 If you align yourself with a particular group, you support them because you have the same political aim. 与…联合;与…结盟 [Also VERB preposition]
There are signs that the prime minister is aligning himself with the liberals. [V pron-refl prep]
有迹象表明首相正在与自由党人结盟。
He has attempted to align the Socialists with the environmental movement. [VERB noun prep.]
2VERB 使成一直线;对准;校直 If you align something, you place it in a certain position in relation to something else, usually parallel to it. 使成一直线;对准;校直 [Also VERB n preposition]
A tripod will be useful to align and steady the camera. [VERB noun]
三脚架有助于调准和稳定相机。
Keep the rough edge of the fabric aligned with the raw edge of the piping. [VERB-ed]
ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤accurately, closely, correctly, perfectly, properly準確地/緊緊/正確地/完美地/恰好對齊▸➤fully完全對齊▸➤roughly大致對齊▸➤horizontally, vertically水平/垂直對齊PREPOSITION➤along沿⋯成一直線◇The house is aligned along an east-west axis.這幢房屋沿東西軸線成一直線。◇He argued that important historical sites were aligned along straight lines of mystic energy.他認為重要的歷史遺跡都沿着某種神秘能量的直線分佈。➤with與⋯成一條直線◇This pillar is roughly aligned with the others.這根柱子和其他柱子大致成一條直線。align
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●align yourself with sb/sthADVERB➤closely, firmly令自己與⋯緊密一致◇The group does not want to align itself too closely with the government.這個團體不想過於緊密地站在政府一邊。