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adjust v.调整；校准；调节；使适应 (1) 你能教我怎么调照相机的光圈吗？(2) 这种书桌的高低可以按照你的需要调节。(3) 他无法适应这个大都市的现代生活的忙碌。(4) 年复一年，我们都学会了调整自己，学会了彼此宽容，学会了适应我们新的家庭规则。(5) 他很快使自己适应了这个国家炎热的天气。 To adjust doesn't mean to transform in a major way. It implies small but important changes that make a big difference. If you adjust your speed by just ten miles per hour, you'll get more than fifty more miles per fill-up. You can adjust your hair to make it fancier, you can adjust your lifestyle to make it more sober, or you can adjust your attitude to make yourself less annoying. You used to have to adjust your TV antenna to get a better picture. Ask your mom.

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英 [ə'dʒʌst] 美 [ə'dʒʌst] (1) Could you teach me how to adjust the iris of the camera?(2) This kind of desk can be adjusted to the height you need.(3) He can't adjust himself to the whirl of modern life in this big city.(4) Over the years, we all learned to adjust, to become more comfortable with each other, and to adapt to our new family arrangement.(5) He adjusted himself very quickly to the heat of the country. When you adjust to something, you change so that you can fit in, conform, or keep on going. Arriving at a new school almost always requires that you adjust a little. Once you adjust, you'll find you're as happy as you were in your old school. 1[VERB 动词]See also:well-adjusted；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.   [V n to n]  [V to n]  [V]  [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。2[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。3[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。4[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.   [V n]  [V]  [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。

英语单词	adjust
英美音标	英 [ə'dʒʌst] 美 [ə'dʒʌst]
中文释义	v.调整；校准；调节；使适应
英语例句	(1) Could you teach me how to adjust the iris of the camera? (2) This kind of desk can be adjusted to the height you need. (3) He can't adjust himself to the whirl of modern life in this big city. (4) Over the years, we all learned to adjust, to become more comfortable with each other, and to adapt to our new family arrangement. (5) He adjusted himself very quickly to the heat of the country.
中文例句	(1) 你能教我怎么调照相机的光圈吗？ (2) 这种书桌的高低可以按照你的需要调节。 (3) 他无法适应这个大都市的现代生活的忙碌。 (4) 年复一年，我们都学会了调整自己，学会了彼此宽容，学会了适应我们新的家庭规则。 (5) 他很快使自己适应了这个国家炎热的天气。
vocabulary简明	When you adjust to something, you change so that you can fit in, conform, or keep on going. Arriving at a new school almost always requires that you adjust a little. Once you adjust, you'll find you're as happy as you were in your old school.
vocabulary扩展	To adjust doesn't mean to transform in a major way. It implies small but important changes that make a big difference. If you adjust your speed by just ten miles per hour, you'll get more than fifty more miles per fill-up. You can adjust your hair to make it fancier, you can adjust your lifestyle to make it more sober, or you can adjust your attitude to make yourself less annoying. You used to have to adjust your TV antenna to get a better picture. Ask your mom.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]See also:well-adjusted ；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. [V n to n] [V to n] [V] [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。 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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. [V n] [V] [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。

Adjust [V N Ed Make Verb 动词 Vision