来自orientate,朝向，定位。引申词义定位，方向，职前培训等。

1. They give their new employees a day or two of perfunctory orientation.

他们对新员工进行了一到两天简单的任职培训。

2. His sexual orientation was a lot more gay than straight.

从他的性取向来看，他不像异性恋，更像个同性恋。

3. Suddenly I was cartwheeling down the slope, all orientation gone.

突然，我骨碌碌地滚下坡，完全晕头转向了。

4. The movement is liberal and social democratic in orientation.

这一运动以自由和社会民主为目标。

5. The course is essentially theoretical in orientation.

该课程的目标基本上是理论性的。