align
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they align | |
he / she / it aligns | |
past simple aligned | |
past participle aligned | |
-ing form aligning |
- [intransitive, transitive] align (something) (with something)
to arrange something in the correct position, or to be in the correct position, in relation to something else, especially in a straight line 排列整齐;使对齐;(尤指)成一直线 Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard. 务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。 The top and bottom line of each column on the page should align. 版面每栏的头一行和末一行要对齐。
Extra ExamplesThis pillar is roughly aligned with the others. 这根柱子和其他柱子大致成一条直线。 The house is aligned along an east-west axis. 这幢房屋沿东西轴线成一直线。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- closely
- correctly
- …
- along
- with
- closely
- firmly
- [transitive] align something (with/to something)
to change something slightly so that it is in the correct relationship to something else 使一致 More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French aligner, from à ligne ‘into line’.