alignment

英 [əˈlaɪnmənt]

美 [əˈlaɪnmənt]

n. 排成直线; (国家、团体间的)结盟

复数：alignments　

Collins.1 / BNC.8946 / COCA.7898

牛津词典

noun

排成直线
arrangement in a straight line
1. A bone in my spine was out of alignment .
  我的脊椎骨有一节脱位。
（国家、团体间的）结盟
political support given to one country or group by another
1. Japan's alignment with the West
  日本与西方国家的结盟

N-VAR 结盟；联合
Analignmentis support for a particular group, especially in politics, or for a side in a quarrel or struggle.
1. The church should have no political alignment...
  教会不应与政治结盟。
2. His increasing alignment with the Reagan administration nearly cost him re-election.
  与里根政府日益紧密的关系差点让他失去了连任的机会。
N-UNCOUNT 调准;校正
Thealignmentof something is its position in relation to something else or to its correct position.
1. ...the alignment of mirrors in the telescope.
  校正望远镜中的镜片

noun

the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
Synonym:conjunction
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
Synonym:alliancecoalitionalinement