determine one's position with reference to another point
同义词：orient
| 一般时 | ||
| 一般现在时 | ||
| I, you, we, they | orientate | |
| he, she, it | orientates | |
| 一般过去时 | ||
| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | orientated | |
| 现在完成时 | ||
| I, you, we, they | have orientated | |
| he, she, it | has orientated | |
| 过去完成时 | ||
| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had orientated | |
| 一般将来时 | ||
| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will orientate | |
| 将来完成时 | ||
| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have orientated | |
| 进行时 | ||
| 现在进行时 | ||
| I | am orientating | |
| he, she, it | is orientating | |
| you, we, they | are orientating | |
| 过去进行时 | ||
| I, he, she, it | was orientating | |
| you, we, they | were orientating | |
| 现在完成进行时 | ||
| I, you, we, they | have been orientating | |
| he, she, it | has been orientating | |
| 过去完成进行时 | ||
| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been orientating | |
| 将来进行时 | ||
| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be orientating | |
| 将来完成进行时 | ||
| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been orientating | |
使认清形势
词根：orient
adj.oriented导向的；定向的；以…为方向的
orient东方的
oriental东方的；东方人的
n.orientation方向；定向；适应；情况介绍；向东方
orient东方；东方诸国
oriental东方人
v.oriented调整；使朝向（orient的过去分词）；确定…的方位
orientalize东方化
vi.orient向东
vt.orient使适应；确定方向；使朝东