n. 东方, 东方诸国 a. 东方的 vi. 向东 vt. 使朝东, 使适应, 确定方向
Proto-Indo-European was decimally oriented because, as in so many cultures, our ancestors' hands served as the gateway to the realization that "five fingers on one hand is the same as five fingers on the other." Such momentary thoughts were represented in words and passed down across generations.
四级 · CET-4 2021年6月 第2套
He says his is that the Egyptians laid out their design on a grid, noting that the great pyramid is oriented only away from the cardinal directions(its north-south axis runs 3 minutes 54 seconds west of due north, while its east-west axis runs 3 minutes 51 seconds north of due east)—an amount that’s “tiny, but similar,” archeologist Atlas Obscura points out.
六级 · CET-6 2018年6月 第1套
Another, discussing national politics, said, "I feel like one person can't do that much, and I get the impression most people don't think a group of people can do that much." Asked what they would like to change in the world, the students mentioned only personal concerns such as slowing down the pace of life, gaining good friends, becoming more spiritual, becoming either more materially successful or less materially oriented (depending on the student's values), and being more respectful of the Earth, animals and other people.
六级 · CET-6 2016年6月 第2套