alignments

英 [əˈlaɪnmənts]

美 [əˈlaɪnmənts]

n. 排成直线; (国家、团体间的)结盟
alignment的复数

柯林斯词典

N-VAR 结盟；联合
Analignmentis support for a particular group, especially in politics, or for a side in a quarrel or struggle.
1. The church should have no political alignment...
  教会不应与政治结盟。
2. His increasing alignment with the Reagan administration nearly cost him re-election.
  与里根政府日益紧密的关系差点让他失去了连任的机会。
N-UNCOUNT 调准;校正
Thealignmentof something is its position in relation to something else or to its correct position.
1. ...the alignment of mirrors in the telescope.
  校正望远镜中的镜片