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be oriented toward/towards sth
表示“以……为导向；面向……”，towards 和 toward 通用。
The course is oriented towards practical skills.
这门课程以实用技能为导向。
定向的；朝向…的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
定向的；朝向…的
Having a specific orientation (positioning or direction).
The course is oriented towards practical skills.
这门课程以实用技能为导向。
定向的；有方向的；朝向特定方向的。
Having a specific orientation (positioning or direction).
已熟悉(某主题或地方)的；已适应的。
Having had an orientation (an introduction to a topic or place).
具有定向性的(技术语境,如可区分顺时针与逆时针)。
In any of various technical senses, admitting or being equipped with a notion of handedness (i.e. of distinguishing clockwise and anticlockwise). See Orientability on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
The company is heavily oriented toward customer satisfaction.
这家公司高度以客户满意度为导向。
She is very goal-oriented and always meets her deadlines.
她非常目标导向，总能按时完成任务。
This course is designed to be practice-oriented, not just theoretical.
这门课程旨在以实践为导向，而不仅仅是理论。
表示“以……为导向；面向……”，towards 和 toward 通用。
The course is oriented towards practical skills.
这门课程以实用技能为导向。
强调以某事物为中心焦点来组织或展开。
The story is oriented around the main character's childhood.
故事围绕主角的童年展开。
表示“适应；熟悉（新环境、新工作）”，多用于培训或入学等场景。
New students should get oriented during the first week.
新生应在第一周内熟悉环境。
Not this
The training course is oriented for beginners.
Use this
The training course is oriented toward beginners.
表示“以某人为对象”或“面向某个群体”时，oriented 后应接 to 或 toward，不能接 for；for 一般表示目的，不表示方向或目标。
Not this
I am still oriented to the new office.
Use this
I am still getting oriented to the new office.
要表达“正在熟悉、适应”这一持续过程时，应使用 get oriented 的进行时（be getting oriented）；be oriented 表示已经完成适应的状态，与 still 连用说不通。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
目标导向的；注重目标的
She is very goal-oriented and always knows what she wants to achieve.
她非常目标导向，总是清楚自己想要达成什么。
注重细节的
The job requires a detail-oriented person to check every report.
这份工作需要一个注重细节的人来检查每一份报告。
结果导向的；重视结果的
Our team is result-oriented, so we focus on measurable outcomes.
我们团队是结果导向的，因此我们关注可衡量的成果。
以家庭为中心的；重视家庭的
This is a family-oriented resort with activities for all ages.
这是一个以家庭为中心的度假村，提供适合各年龄段的活动。
以客户为中心的；客户导向的
The company takes a customer-oriented approach to designing its services.
这家公司采用以客户为导向的方法来设计其服务。
以市场为导向的；面向市场的
A market-oriented economy responds to supply and demand.
市场经济以市场为导向，对供需作出反应。
目标导向的；以目标为中心的
She is very goal-oriented and always meets her deadlines.
她非常目标导向，总能按时完成任务。
注重细节的；一丝不苟的
The job requires someone who is detail-oriented.
这份工作需要注重细节的人。
以家庭为中心的；重视家庭的
They moved to the suburbs because they wanted a family-oriented community.
他们搬到郊区，因为他们想要一个以家庭为中心的社区。
Use oriented naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 oriented 联想成 orient（东方、日出之处）：orient 是“确定方向、适应新环境”，oriented 就是“已有方向、已适应”的状态。
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常方位描述、培训、入职或学习适应场景、数学与计算机等技术文档 oriented 的语域因搭配而异：日常或一般书面语中表示“朝向”和“熟悉、适应”时比较中性；数学、计算机等技术语境中则属正式术语。使用时可结合具体搭配和读者来选择语气，通常无需特意回避。
Genuine rhymes with 'oriented' (/ˈɔːriəntɪd/): 'disoriented' and 'unoriented' share the rhyme /ˈɔːriəntɪd/. 'orient' is the base word and has the same stressed syllable but no final /ɪd/, so it is not a rhyme. 'patient' (/ˈpeɪʃənt/), 'client' (/ˈklaɪənt/), and 'convenient' (/kənˈviːniənt/) are spelling lookalikes only — they have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
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