realignment
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌriː.əˈlaɪn.mənt/ us/ˌriː.əˈlaɪn.mənt/
(CHANGING IDEAS)
调整（观点或政策），调适
the process of changing your ideas or policies so that they are the same as those of another person or group; the result of this process
This war will inevitably lead to a realignment of/within European politics. 这场战争将不可避免地导致欧洲政治的重新定位。
The presidential election could play an important role in the state's realignment. 总统选举有可能在该州的政策重组中发挥重要作用。
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- American voters are in the middle of a major realignment.
- The company will not reveal the full scope of its manufacturing realignment for several months.
- The financial crisis is likely to cause a radical realignment of the global economy.
(CHANGING POSITION)
重新排列;重新调整
the act of putting something, or the fact of being put, into a new or correct position, or an instance of this
She had undergone a nose job and a chin realignment. 她做了鼻子和下巴的整形手术。
The plan called for the realignment of streets in the area. 该计划要求对这个地区的街道进行重新调整。
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- She underwent surgery for a pelvic realignment earlier this year.
- Even a relatively minor realignment of Greenwood Lake Turnpike has been immersed for years in the red tape of preliminary planning.
- The movement or realignment of a body part to its normal position is known as reduction.
See: realign