organ loft

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1                  [only before noun] involving large numbers of people

who work together to do sth in a way that has been carefully planned A ISiK(ft; % %ft [ft : an organized body of workers —A A        (ftIA H114 0 organized reli­

gion (= traditional religion followed by large numbers of people who obey a fixed set of rules)    £jt

A IH 1ft o organized crime {= committed by profes­sional criminals working in large groups) A£BAFs(ftlG=P — compare unorganized 2 arranged or planned in the way mentioned A ^ JI (ft; A A HMft: a carefully organized campaign H      o a well-organized

office A^Aff#J'fr'&M —compare disorganized 3 (of a person A) able to plan your work, life, etc. well and in an efficient way A7ft! (ft; A ^ (ft: a very organ­ized person 1HA&5!(ft A o Jsn’t it time you started to get organized?    — compare disor­

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'organ loft noun a place where there is an organ high above the ground in a church or concert hall (

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organogram (also organigram) /oi'gaenagraem;

NAmE oir'g-/ noun (business j§j) = organization chart or-gano-phos-phate /.oiganau'fDsfeit; oi.gaenau-; NAmE .oirganou'faisfeit; oir.gaenou-/ noun a chemical con­taining carbon and phosphorus AAl$l®?Ih organza /oi'gaenza; NAmE o:r'g-/ noun [u] a type of thin stiff transparent cloth, used for making formal dresses &WW& ( )

orgasm /'oigaezam; NAmE 'oirg-/ noun [U, C] the moment during sexual activity when feelings of sexual pleasure are at their strongest 14i^J$l3: to achieve/reach orgasm o to have an orgasm ftf!14i^i$ orgas mic /oi’gaezmik; NAmE oir'g-/ adj. [only before noun] connected with or like an orgasm 14 its $8 (ft; 1(ftl4rSj'/lJj(ft orgi as tic /,oid3i'aestik; NAmE ,oird3-/ adj. [usually before noun] {formal) typical of an orgy OkGkM; orgy /‘o:d3i; NAmE ’oird3i/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 a party at which there is a lot of eating, drinking and sexual activity      a drunken orgy

^ 2 ~ (of sth) {disapproving) an extreme amount of a particular activity $.$k; Wixfb-. The rebels went on an orgy of killing.    A*

oriel /'oirial/ noun {architecture li) a part of a building, like a small room with windows, that sticks out from a wall above the ground ^ft Ai4ifA(ftgr5&; fitt®: an oriel window fifth Hf

Ori ent /'oiriant/, the Orient noun [sing.] (literary) the eastern part of the world, especially China and Japan 3kA ( AlsAlIIfnB A ) —compare Occident orient /'oirient/ (BrE also orien-tate) verb [VN] 1 [usually passive] ~ sb/sth (to/towards sb/sth) to direct sb/sth towards sth; to make or adapt sb/sth for a particular purpose IHfa; BSAfa; 1£iiJ£Z: Our students

are oriented towards science subjects. ^(ft^Alfftli Jl A fa ift o O We run a commercially oriented oper­ation. ft! ££ If—A ftft ftk 14 (ftlfc ftft 6 0 profit-orientated

organizations lih JS|ij A g (ft(ft#l$J 0 Neither of them is politically oriented (= interested in politics). 141HM A fcM hL in o 0 policies oriented to the needs of working mothers fh ft ft 4k # % #! flt M M fa] iT M

2                  ~ yourself to find your position in relation to your

surroundings 5$ A 1&; iA iR A fa: The mountaineers found it hard to orient themselves in the fog. ft # A A^AIS^tHfiAAfao 3 ~ yourself to make yourself familiar with a new situation      jgjSi: It took him

some time to orient himself in his new school. Itk^MT —S H la]-AB $r ^ $ (ft % o — compare disorien­tate

Orien-tal /.oiri'entl/ noun {old-fashioned, often offensive) a person from China, Japan or other countries in E Asia

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orien-tal /,oiri’entl/ ad/. connected with or typical of the eastern part of the world, especially China and Japan, and the people who live there 3k A ( Ate 4 IS Id

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orien tal ist /.oiri’entalist/ noun a person who studies the languages, arts, etc. of oriental countries

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orien-tate /’oirianteit/ verb [VN] {BrE) = orient orien-ta-tion /.oirian’teijn/ noun 1 [U, C] ~ (to/towards sth) the type of aims or interests that a person or an organization has; the act of directing your aims towards a particular thing A fa ; §         ; $ fnj: The

course is essentially theoretical in orientation. if £0 g 1^SAi:J^Sife146lJ0 o Companies have been forced into a greater orientation to the market.

$, M3P ffi fa rfJ^i o 2 [U, C] a person’s basic beliefs or feelings about a particular subject ( A A (ft ) JS AfH Iff, 3^J$, M&: religious/political orientation / fl&fnlXfa 0 a person’s sexual orientation {= whether they are attracted to men, women or both) ^ A(ft14flX fn] 3 [U] training or information that you are given before starting a new job, course, etc. ( 1ft ftR Hft (ft ) foi/H, illl^N;    an orientation course     till if

4 [C] (technical A in) the direction in which an object faces A fa : The orientation of the planet’s orbit is changing continuously. M^ftit^Afa orien-teer-ing /.oirian’tiarir); NAmE -’tir-/ noun [u] the sport of following a route across country on foot, as quickly as possible, using a map and compass *e fa is

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orifice /’Drifts; NAmE ’air-; ’air-/ noun {formal or hu­morous) a hole or opening, especially one in the body (       ) ?L, A, 8$: the nasal orifice

ori gami /.nri’gaimi; /V/\mf ,o:r-/ noun [U] the Japanese art of folding paper into attractive shapes 0 AiFr^lSz^ A Ori gin o-w /'Drid3in; /V/4n?f 'o:r-; 'air-/ noun [C, U] (also ori-gins [pi.])

1 the point from which sth starts; the cause of sth ^ M;     & 0: the origins of life on earth Jfe ± £ ft

O Most coughs are viral in origin {= caused by a virus). 0 The origin of the

word remains obscure.   o This

particular custom has its origins in Wales.

A A ± o 2 a person’s social and family back­ground #ttt; ft#: She has risen from humble origins to immense wealth. ft ##$![,          0 children

of various ethnic origins & & M $ )l M 0 people o/ German origin       0 a person’s country of origin

(= where they were born) ^ A (ft ft £ HI ori gin al o-w /a'r^anl/ adj., noun madj. 1 [only before noun] existing at the beginning of a particular period, process or activity ]jg A (ft; & fJ] (ft; Ml A- 61): The room still has many of its original features.

0 I think you should go back to your original plan. Ic iA A W J& vk 0 A #1 fo H A (ft it $1 o 2 new and interesting in a way that is different from anything that has existed before; able to produce new and interesting ideas A fr] (ft; (ft; W 14 fr] 14 61): an original idea 14 fij (ft H ^ 0 That’s not a very original suggestion. SP A ® iX ^ ft & fr S 0 0

an original thinker A # (ft A 3 [usually before noun] painted, written, etc. by the artist rather than copied UK (ft ; K il (ft; M M W : an original painting by local artist Graham Tovey — IS A ± X A M   If JE M

1ft 6lJ ^ H ^'J A 0 The original manuscript has been lost.    o Only original documents (= not

photocopies) will be accepted as proof of status. R A X 14lEAAMft#{jHiEBJo

noun 1 a document, work of art, etc. produced for the first time, from which copies are later made fM 14; IH A;   This painting is a copy; the original is

in Madrid.      an,  0 Send out

the photocopies and keep the original.

14 o 2 {formal) a person who thinks, behaves, dresses, etc. in an unusual way ( .g. *1, jyA. A A# ) Alfa# tttA, i#WA, 'feA iraai in the original in the language in which a book, etc. was first written, before being translated ffl]^A(ftinW; AI£ilH4: I studied Italian so that I would be able to read Dante in the original.