align
align
a∙lign / əˈlaɪn ; əˈlaɪn /
◙verb
1. [T] to publicly support a political group, country, or person that you agree with
• 公开支持; 与…结盟:
»align yourself with sb / sth
»Church leaders have aligned themselves with the opposition.
教会领袖和反对派站在了一起。
»a countryclosely alignedwith the West
与西方亲近的一个国家
2. [I,T] to arrange things so that they form a line or are parallel to each other, or to be in a position that forms a line etc
• （使）排成一条直线; 使平行:
»The desks were neatly aligned in rows.
书桌一行行排得整整齐齐的。
»Make sure that all the holes align.
确保所有的洞眼成一条直线。
3. [T usually passive] to organize or change something so that it has the right relationship to something else
• 使一致:
▪ [+with]
»This policy isclosely alignedwith the goals of the organization.
这一方针与该机构的目标非常一致。
