[C,U] the type of activity or subject that a person or organization seems most interested in and gives most attention to

目标，方向，目的:

The company needs to develop a stronger orientation towards marketing its products.

公司需要针对其产品的营销订立一个更为明确的目标。

How can we get students to adopt a serious orientation to learning?

我们怎样才能让学生对学习采取认真的态度呢？

He was unhappy with the commercial orientation of the organization.

他对该组织的商业目的很不满意。

[C,U] the political opinions or religious beliefs that someone has

〔政治、宗教方面的〕观点，取向，倾向:

The meeting is open to everyone, whatever their political or religious orientation.

这个会议人人都可以参加，不论其政治或宗教倾向如何。

The party has a broadly socialist orientation.

该政党大体上是倾向社会主义的。

sexual orientation, the fact that someone is HETEROSEXUAL or HOMOSEXUAL

性取向〔指某人是异性恋还是同性恋〕:

Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is still far too widespread.

以性取向为理由的歧视仍然太普遍了。

[U] a period of time during which people are trained and prepared for a new job or course of study

〔新工作或学习课程开始前一段时间的〕培训，训练; 迎新:

This is orientation week for all the new students.

这是让全体新生熟悉情况的迎新周。

[C] the angle or position of an object, or the direction in which it is facing

定位; 定向