a·lign/ə`laɪn; əˈlaɪn/ v [I,T] 1 align yourself with sb to support another political group or country because you have the same aims 与某人一致; 与某人结盟: Five Democrats have aligned themselves with the Republicans on this issue. 在这个问题上，五个民主党党员与共和党党员达成了一致。 be aligned with sb a country politically aligned with the West 政治上与西方结盟的国家 2 to arrange something so that it is in the same line as something else （使）排成一线［一行］