align

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a·lign /əˈlaɪn/ verb

1 [transitiveT]UNITE to publicly support a political group, country, or person that you agree with 公開支持；與…結盟

align yourself with somebody/something

Church leaders have aligned themselves with the opposition.

教會領袖和反對派站在同一陣線上。

a country closely aligned with the West

與西方親近的一個國家

2 ARRANGE A GROUP OF THINGS OR PEOPLE[intransitiveI, transitiveT] 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）排成一直線；使平行

The desks were neatly aligned in rows.

書桌一行行排得整整齊齊。

Make sure that all the holes align.

確保所有的洞眼成一條直線。

3 [transitiveT] to organize or change something so that it has the right relationship to something else 使一致

be aligned with something

This policy is closely aligned with the goals of the organization.

這一政策與該機構的目標非常一致。

n Grammar

Align is usually passive in this meaning.

Examples from the Corpus

align• You want to see how defenses align against your particular formation and see how they respond to a particular play.• When I get the two magnets properly aligned on either side of the pad, see how they move in unison?• All adjoining panels should be pressed evenly together ensuring all the panels are aligned squarely to each other.• Overhead the beautiful stars flickered and aligned themselves into patterns.• When lava solidifies, its tiny ferrous particles align themselves, like magnetic needles, with the earth's magnetic field.• More than 50 seats were won by independents, many of whom are closely aligned with Mr Khatami's conservative foes.

closely aligned• Love and pity are closely aligned, didn't you know?• Deng closely aligned himself with this stance.• After their father's death, it was Louis whose interests proved more closely aligned to Charles's.• Again, this is where sculpture is closely aligned to social and political history.• More than 50 seats were won by independents, many of whom are closely aligned with Mr Khatami's conservative foes.