;改变(行为或观点)以适应;调节;习惯 When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
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[Also V adv]
We have been preparing our fighters to adjust themselves to civil society...
我们一直在培训我们的战士,以使他们适应普通的社会生活。
I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well...
我感到自己已经完全接受了当妈妈的想法。
It has been hard to adjust but now I'm getting satisfaction from my work.
适应虽然艰难,但是现在我已逐渐从工作中获得了满足。
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[VERB 动词]调整;调节 If you adjust something, you change it so that it is more effective or appropriate.
[V n]
To attract investors, Panama has adjusted its tax and labour laws.
为吸引投资者,巴拿马调整了税法和劳动法。
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[VERB 动词]整理(衣服);校正,校准(机器) If you adjust something such as your clothing or a machine, you correct or alter its position or setting.
[V n]
She adjusted her head scarf fussily...
她小题大做地整了整头巾。
Liz adjusted her mirror and then edged the car out of its parking bay.
莉兹调了调后视镜,将车子挪出了停车位。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)适应(光线变化) If you adjust your vision or if your vision adjusts, the muscles of your eye or the pupils alter to cope with changes in light or distance.
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[V-ed]
He stopped to try to adjust his vision to the faint starlight...
他停下脚步试着让眼睛适应微弱的星光。
We stood in the doorway until our eyes adjusted...
我们站在门口直到眼睛适应了光线的变化。
It was a few moments before his eyes became adjusted to the bright glare of the sun.
过了一会儿,他的眼睛才适应了刺眼的阳光。
Oxford
ad·just★AWL/əˈdʒʌst; NAmEəˈdʒʌst/verb1★[transitive ]to change sth slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better 调整;调节adjuststh ◆Watch out for sharp bends and adjust your speed accordingly.当心急转弯并相应调整车速。◆This button is for adjusting the volume.这个按钮是调节音量的。adjuststh to sth ◆Adjust your language to the age of your audience.要根据听众的年龄使用相应的语言。2★[intransitive , transitive ]to get used to a new situation by changing the way you behave and/or think 适应;习惯SYN
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◆They'll be fine—they just need time to adjust.他们会好起来的,只是需要时间来适应。adjustto sth ◆After a while his eyes adjusted to the dark.过了一会儿他的眼睛习惯了黑暗。adjustto doing sth ◆It took her a while to adjust to living alone.她过了一段时间才适应独自生活。adjustyourself to sth ◆You'll quickly adjust yourself to student life.你将很快适应学生生活。3[transitive ]adjuststh to move sth slightly so that it looks neater or feels more comfortable 整理◆He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie.他捋平头发,整了整领带。☞see also
1[intransitive, transitive] to gradually become familiar with a new situationSYN adapt: They’ll soon settle in – kids are very good at adjusting.adjust to It took a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.adjust to doing something My parents had trouble adjusting to living in an apartment.adjust yourself to something It took time to adjust myself to motherhood.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say get used to rather than adjust (to): You’ll soon adjust. ➔ You’ll soon get used to it.2[transitive] to change or move something slightly to improve it or make it more suitable for a particular purpose: Check and adjust the brakes regularly. Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning. If your employment status changes, your tax code will be adjusted accordingly.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say turn up or turn down the temperature, volume etc rather than adjust it.3[transitive] if you adjust something you are wearing, you move it slightly so that it is neater, more comfortable etc: He paused to adjust his spectacles. →
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