Readjust ˌriːəˈdʒʌst ˌriːəˈdʒʌstmənt Verb 动词 [V N Life
The word "readjust" is a verb meaning to adjust again (e.g., to a new situation, or to change a strategy). It can also mean to set or calibrate something like clothing or a device.
[VERB 动词]重新调整(或适应) When you readjust to a new situation, usually one you have been in before, you adapt to it.
[V to n]
[V]
I can understand why astronauts find it difficult to readjust to life on earth...
我能够理解为什么宇航员发现重新适应地球上的生活不容易。
They are bound to take time to readjust after a holiday.
他们肯定需要时间重新适应假期结束后的生活。
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[VERB 动词]再调整;(重新)调整 If you readjust the level of something, your attitude to something, or the way you do something, you change it to make it more effective or appropriate.
[V n]
The rebel army has readjusted its strategy...
叛军已经重新调整了策略。
In the end you have to readjust your expectations...
最后,你需要调整你的预期。
We are simply going to readjust her medication and see how things are.
我们要做的只是调整她的用药,然后再看看情况怎样。
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[VERB 动词]重置;校准 If you readjust something such as a piece of clothing or a mechanical device, you correct or alter its position or setting.
[V n]
Michael groaned and readjusted his shorts...
迈克尔一边发着牢骚一边整了整自己的短裤。
Readjust your watch. You are now on Moscow time.
重新调一下你的手表。现在是莫斯科时间。
Oxford
re·adjustAWL/ˌriːəˈdʒʌst; NAmEˌriːəˈdʒʌst/verb1[intransitive ]to get used to a changed or new situation 重新适应;再适应◆Children are highly adaptable—they just need time to readjust.儿童的适应能力很强,他们只是需要时间重新适应。readjustto sth/doing sth ◆Once again he had to readjust to living alone.他又一次不得不重新适应单独居住。2[transitive ]readjuststh to change or move sth slightly 稍作改变;微调◆She got out of the car and readjusted her dress.她下了车,稍稍整了整裙子。▶re·adjust·mentAWLreadjustmentreadjustments/ˌriːəˈdʒʌstmənt; NAmEˌriːəˈdʒʌstmənt/noun[countable , uncountable ]◆He has made a number of readjustments to his technique.他对自己的技术作了不少调整。◆a painful period of readjustment痛苦的适应期readjustreadjustsreadjustedreadjustingre·adjust/ˌriːəˈdʒʌst; NAmEˌriːəˈdʒʌst/re·adjust·ment/ˌriːəˈdʒʌstmənt; NAmEˌriːəˈdʒʌstmənt/
LDC
readjustre‧ad‧just /ˌriːəˈdʒʌst/AWL verb
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Examples
1[intransitive] to get used to a new situation, job, or way of life: It takes time to readjust after a divorce.readjust to Former soldiers often struggle to readjust to life outside the army.2[transitive] to make a small change to something or to its position: He readjusted his glasses. We may need to readjust these figures slightly.—readjustment noun [countable, uncountable]
WDF
readjust
[ˌri:əˈdʒʌst]readjusted, readjusting, readjusts
TOEFL
v18714
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VERB20177
12620
Spoken:
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重新适应(71%),再调整(29%)
vt.使…重新调整;使…重新适应
vi.再调整;重新适应
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