alignment
noun /əˈlaɪnmənt/
/əˈlaɪnmənt/
[uncountable, countable]- arrangement in a straight line
排成直线 - the alignment of the sun, moon and earth at a particular time
太阳、月亮和地球在特定时间的排列 - A bone in my spine was out of alignment.
我的脊椎骨有一节脱位。 - The door needs to be in alignment with the frame before you start work on it.
首先得使门和门框成一条直线，然后再开始干。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- correct
- proper
- bring something into
- in alignment (with something)
- out of alignment
- the alignment of the sun, moon and earth at a particular time
- political support given to one country or group by another
（国家、团体间的）结盟 - Japan’s alignment with the West
日本与西方国家的结盟
- China has formed a close alignment with some African countries.
中国已经与一些非洲国家结成了紧密的联盟。 - IT needs to have a closer alignment to business.
IT 业需与商业结成更加紧密的联盟。 - It has been very difficult to maintain the alignment between the two countries since the trade dispute.
贸易争端后已很难维持两国之间的同盟关系了。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- military
- political
- …
- establish
- form
- maintain
- …
- alignment between
- alignment to
- alignment with
- …
- Japan’s alignment with the West
词源late 18th cent.: from French alignement, from aligner, from à ligne ‘into line’.