arrangement in a straight line 排成直线 the alignment of the sun, moon and earth at a particular time 太阳、月亮和地球在特定时间的排列 A bone in my spine was out of alignment. 我的脊椎骨有一节脱位。 The door needs to be in alignment with the frame before you start work on it. 首先得使门和门框成一条直线，然后再开始干。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- correct
- proper
- bring something into
- in alignment (with something)
- out of alignment
political support given to one country or group by another （国家、团体间的）结盟 Japan’s alignment with the West 日本与西方国家的结盟
Extra ExamplesChina has formed a close alignment with some African countries. 中国已经与一些非洲国家结成了紧密的联盟。 IT needs to have a closer alignment to business. IT 业需与商业结成更加紧密的联盟。 It has been very difficult to maintain the alignment between the two countries since the trade dispute. 贸易争端后已很难维持两国之间的同盟关系了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- military
- political
- …
- establish
- form
- maintain
- …
- alignment between
- alignment to
- alignment with
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Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French alignement, from aligner, from à ligne ‘into line’.