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v
1 [Tn] bring (sth) into a new or former arrangement; align again 使（某事物）（按新的或原先的方式）重新排列
*realign ranks of troops 重整部队队形
* The chairs were realigned to face the stage. 椅子已重新排好面向舞台.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr no passive 不用于被动语态] ~ (oneself) (with sth) (esp politics 尤用于政治) form into new groups; reorganize 重组; 改组; 整编
*The party may realign (itself) with Labour in a new coalition. 该党可能与工党重新组成新的联盟.

v [T]
to change the way in which something is organized
= reorganize
　The company is planning to realign its sales operations.
realign yourself with sb
to begin to support and work together with someone again
　They have tried to realign themselves with the communists.
to change the position of something slightly so that it is in the correct position in relation to something else
　You'll have to realign your text columns.