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orientate oneself (by sth)
表示“确定方位”时，通常以反身代词 oneself 作宾语，构成 orientate oneself。
She quickly orientated herself by the public clock in the square.
她很快按照广场上的公共时钟确定了自己的方位。
确定方位；定向；使朝向
orientated — past of orientate
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确定方位；定向；使朝向
to determine one's position with reference to another point
She quickly orientated herself by the public clock in the square.
她很快按照广场上的公共时钟确定了自己的方位。
使定向；使朝向；定位
To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
orientate
Base
原形
orientates
3rd person
第三人称单数
orientating
-ing
现在分词
orientated
Past
过去式
orientated
Past participle
过去分词
She orientates herself by the stars.
她靠星星确定自己的方位。
We orientated the map before setting off.
出发前我们确定了地图的方向。
They have orientated the antenna towards the tower.
他们把天线对准了塔的方向。
表示“确定方位”，常与反身代词 oneself 连用。
Before entering the forest, we orientated ourselves using the position of the sun.
进入森林前，我们利用太阳的位置确定了自己的方位。
She paused at the crossroads to orientate herself with the help of the village map.
她在十字路口停下来，借助村庄地图确定自己的方位。
The group used the lighthouse as a fixed point to orientate their position along the coast.
这群人把灯塔作为固定参照点，来确定自己沿海岸的位置。
表示“确定方位”时，通常以反身代词 oneself 作宾语，构成 orientate oneself。
She quickly orientated herself by the public clock in the square.
她很快按照广场上的公共时钟确定了自己的方位。
被动结构表示某物以特定对象或目标为指向；toward 与 towards 通用。
The training programme is orientated towards practical skills.
这门培训课程以实用技能为导向。
主动语态，表示有意使某物面向或针对某对象；可视为 be orientated towards 的对应形式。
They orientated the brochure towards overseas visitors.
他们把宣传册定位为面向海外游客。
Not this
I need to orientate in the new city before the meeting.
Use this
I need to orientate myself in the new city before the meeting.
表示“确定方位、认清方向”时，orientate 是及物动词，需要接反身代词（如 myself, herself）作宾语；不能省略宾语当不及物动词用。
Not this
I need to orientation myself before the meeting.
Use this
I need to orientate myself before the meeting.
orientation 是名词，意为“方向、定位”，不能用作动词。这里需要用动词原形 orientate（或 orient）作谓语。
Not this
The course is orientated with the needs of beginners.
Use this
The course is orientated towards the needs of beginners.
表示“面向、针对”时，orientate 后接介词 towards（或 toward/to）表示方向或目标；with 只表示“伴随”，无法表达方向关系。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
确定自己的方位
She paused at the top of the hill to orientate herself.
她在山顶停下来确定自己的方位。
以……为目标；面向
The course is orientated towards beginners.
这门课程面向初学者。
以……为中心；围绕……组织
The exhibition is orientated around the artist's early works.
这次展览围绕这位艺术家的早期作品展开。
使地图与实际方向对正
Use the compass to orientate the map before you start walking.
开始步行前，先用指南针让地图对正方向。
熟悉环境；适应新情况
It took me a few days to get orientated in the new job.
我花了几天才适应新工作。
确定自己的方位；使自己熟悉新环境
She paused at the entrance to orientate herself.
她在入口处停了一下，以确定自己的方位。
面向；以…为目标
The training programme is orientated towards practical skills.
这项培训计划以实用技能为导向。
适应新环境；进入状态
It takes a while to get orientated in a new job.
做一份新工作需要一段时间来适应。
Use orientated naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 orientate 拆成 orient（定向）+ ate（动词后缀），联想：手持指南针，面对东方确认自己的位置，帮助记住“确定方位”的意思。
语域：mixed 常见场景：技术/学术写作、正式演讲、英式日常交流 该词在不同语体和地区中用法有所差异：多用于正式书面或技术语境，在英式英语中相对常见，日常口语中则常被 orient 替代。请根据场合选择合适的形式。
这些词均不与 orientate 完全押韵，因为 orientate 的重音在第一个音节 /ˈɔːr.../，最后的 -ate 是非重读的。rotate、hesitate、imitate、meditate 共享拼写片段 -tate 和末尾的 /teɪt/ 音，但只有 rotate 的最后一个音节是重读的；fortunate 和 private 看起来也是 -ate 结尾，但发音分别读作 /ət/ 和 /ɪt/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.