vt. 定向(确定地址,使...向东,查明真相)

[ verb ]
determine one's position with reference to another point
<verb.perception> orient
We had to orient ourselves in the forest

Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Orientating}.] [From {Orient}.]
1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an
easterly direction, or to veer eastward.

2. 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.

A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper
position so as to exhibit its symmetry. --E. S.
Dana.

3. Same as {orient}[2].
[PJC]


Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. i.
To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or
south toward the east.