adjust

[ə'dʒʌst]

v.调整, 校准, 调节, 使适应

vt.

1. 调节; 改变……以适应[(+to)]

She must learn to adjust herself to English life.

她必须学会适应英国的生活。

2. 校正; 校准; 调整

I must adjust my watch, it's fast.

我的表快了, 我得把它校准。

3. 解决; 调停

4. (保险业中)评定(赔偿要求)

vi.

1. 调整; 校准

2. 适应[(+to)]

Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness.

宇航员在飞行中得适应失重状态。

词形变化

形容词: adjustable | 副词: adjustably | 名词: adjuster | 动词过去式: adjusted | 动词过去分词: adjusted | 动词现在分词: adjusting | 动词第三人称单数: adjusts |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.改变; 修正; 整顿

alter  vary  arrange  change  modify  adapt  make suitable  make fit  set just right  

同义参见:

harmonize  focus  fix  fit  straighten  square  set  regulate  rectify  differentiate  qualify  accommodate  orient  correct  coordinate  mobilize  compromise  

反义:

vt.调节; 调整; 解决

disturb  derange  

英英释义

动词 adjust:

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

同义词：set, correct

place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

同义词：align, aline, line up

adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

同义词：conform, adapt

make correspondent or conformable

decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

短语词组

adjust to

1. 使自己适应于

Dick adjusted well to Hong Kong.

迪克很能适应香港的生活。

补充

adjustadjust英:[əˈdʒʌst] 美:[əˈdʒʌst]vt. & vi.1.(改变…以)适应; 调整; 校正The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

例句

1. I need to adjust the television aerial.我需要调整好电视天线。 2. I adjusted the knob to make the image clearer.我调了旋钮让图像更清晰。 3. Liz adjusted her mirror and then edged the car out of its parking bay.利兹调好了后视镜, 慢慢把车开出停车位。 4. You should adjust your speed to suit the driving conditions.你应该调节速度以适应驾驶条件。 5. You can adjust the height of the chair.你可以调节椅子的高度。 6. I can adjust my teaching methods to the students I happen to have in my class.我可以调整教学方法以适应碰巧在我班上的学生。 7. I adjusted my watch to local time.我把表调整到了当地时间。 8. We're all trying to adjust ourselves to the new economic realities.我们都在努力去适应新的经济现实。 9. He tried to adjust his eyes to the dim light.他试图使眼睛适应昏暗的光线。 10. He spent several minutes adjusting his tie.他花了几分钟整理领带。 11. She adjusted her headscarf fussily.她紧张地整理了一下头巾。 12. I just need some time to adjust.我只是需要一些时间适应。 13. He adjusted to his new school very quickly.他很快适应了新学校。 14. It takes time to adjust to motherhood.适应做母亲需要时间。 15. He adjusted himself to new conditions.他使自己适应新情况。 16. to adjust expenses to income量入为出 17. to adjust an instrument调准仪器 18. We adjusted our watch to local time.我们按照当地时间把手表校准。 19. to adjust accounts结清账目 20. to adjust differences of opinion调解意见分歧 21. to adjust claim after adjusting the losses在评定损失后理算赔偿金额 22. My eyes haven't adjusted to the dark yet.我的眼睛还没适应黑暗。 23. He had no problems in adjusting at the new school.他在适应新学校方面没有问题。 24. a lens that adjusts automatically一个自动调焦的(照相机)镜头 25. It's difficult to adjust one's habits to someone else.很难改变一个人的习惯去适应另一个人的习惯。 26. he smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie.他抚平头发理了理领带。 27. the interest rate should be adjusted for inflation.利率应该随通货膨胀而调整。 28. a harness that adjusts to the correct fit.调节马具到合适位置。 29. she must be allowed to grieve and to adjust in her own way.应该允许她悲恸伤心，让她按自己的方式来适应。 30. his eyes had adjusted to semi-darkness.他的眼睛已适应半暗状态。 31. The brakes on my bicycle need adjusting.我自行车上的剎车需要校正一下。 32. The seat can be adjusted to different positions.座位可以调整到不同位置。 33. She found it hard to adjust to working at night.她觉得晚上工作很难适应。 34. The car is easier to drive since the clutch was adjusted.调校离合器之后，车更好开了。 35. I adjusted the volume on the radio.我调了一下收音机的音量。 36. He adjusted his glasses/tie.他调整了一下眼镜/领带。 37. She adjusted the car seat so she could reach the pedals.她调整车座以便能够踩到踏板。 38. "Going to a new school can be difficult, but the kids will eventually adjust."孩子们到一所新学校会遇到困难，但他们终究会适应的。 39. The kids will eventually adjust to the new school.孩子们最终会适应新学校的。 40. Our eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness of the cave.我们的眼睛渐渐适应了洞里的黑暗。 41. It's hard to adjust to the idea that she's gone.她走了，一下子让人很难适应。 42. It's hard to adjust myself to the idea that she's gone.她走了，这让我很难适应。 43. "He actually makes less money now than he did 10 years ago, when you adjust his salary for inflation. [=when you calculate what his salary would be without inflation]"如果将通胀因素考虑在内的话他现在挣的钱实际上比10年前少。 44. "He makes less money now, when you adjust for inflation, than he did 10 years ago."如果将通胀因素考虑在内的话，他现在挣的钱实际上比10年前少。 45. an adjustable strap/wrench/waistband可调节的带子/扳手/腰带