misalign
/ˌmɪs.əˈlaɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɪs.əˈlaɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌmis-ə-ˈlīn/ (ame, mw)
misalign — 動詞
- misalignpresent simple I / you / we / they
- misaligns3rd person singular
- misaligning-ing form
- misalignedpast simple
1. to assemble two or more fitted components in the wrong position, so the machine
錯位裝配
把機器零件裝在錯誤位置使其無法運作
to assemble two or more fitted components in the wrong position, so the machine or device no longer runs smoothly.
Christopher accidentally misaligned the gears, and the conveyor belt stopped moving across the factory floor.
Christopher 不小心把齒輪錯位裝配，輸送帶因此停在工廠地板上。
transitive: misalign + [machine part]
Tariq realised the mechanic had misaligned the front wheels after the car began pulling to the left.
車子開始往左偏後，Tariq 才發現修車技師把前輪裝歪了。
passive construction: had misaligned
If you misalign the printer rollers by even a millimetre, every page comes out crooked.
印表機滾輪只要錯位一毫米，印出來的每一頁都會歪掉。
Daichi worried the earthquake had misaligned the bridge supports beneath the highway.
Daichi 擔心地震把公路下方的橋樑支柱震得錯位了。
The technician showed Reema how a single loose bolt can misalign the entire engine block.
技師示範給 Reema 看，一顆鬆掉的螺絲就能讓整個引擎本體錯位。
文法句型
misalign + [object]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person, force, or event that disturbs a mechanical assembly. Object names the part or system being thrown out of position (gears, wheels, rollers, supports).
常見錯誤
2. to put two or more things into positions, directions, or relationships that do n
未對齊
讓兩件事物的位置或數值無法相互對應
to put two or more things into positions, directions, or relationships that do not match up the way they should.
Andrei rotated the screen because the photo frame had been misaligned with the wall edge.
Andrei 轉動螢幕，因為相框被擺得跟牆邊不對齊了。
passive: be misaligned with
The new pay scale misaligned junior salaries with the market rate by nearly twenty percent.
新的薪資制度讓基層薪水與市場行情差了將近兩成。
abstract object: salaries / rates
Eli noticed the design team had misaligned the columns on the homepage during the late-night update.
Eli 注意到設計團隊在深夜更新時把首頁的欄位排得不對齊。
Reuben argued that the curriculum reform had misaligned classroom goals with national test standards.
Reuben 主張，課綱改革讓課堂目標與全國測驗標準脫了鉤。
After the storm, the satellite dishes were so badly misaligned that no neighbourhood received a signal.
暴風雨過後，衛星接收器嚴重偏位，整個社區都收不到訊號。
- align
to place two things into the correct matching position
- synchronise
to make two things happen or move together at the same time
文法句型
misalign + [object]
be misaligned with
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense covers any two things — physical objects, numbers, goals, policies — that should match or correspond but no longer do. Sense 1 is restricted to fitted mechanical parts.