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(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth) place or arrange (a thing or things) in a straight line 將(某物)放置或排列在一條直線上
a row of trees aligned with the edge of the road 與路邊成一直線的一排樹.
(b) [Tn] put (the parts of a machine) into the correct position in relation to each other 將(機器的部件)安裝到相互間正確的位置上
align the wheels of a car 校準汽車的輪子.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ oneself with sb join sb as an ally; come into agreement with sb 與某人結盟; 與某人一致
The Communist Party has aligned itself with the Socialists. 共產黨與社會黨結成了聯盟.
?? 擴展釋義
*[?'lain]vi. 排列, 排成一行, 結盟vt. 使結盟, 使成一行, 校正【醫】 成[直]線, 排列相關詞組: to align A with B to align oneself with sb