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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

adjust

英  [əˈdʒʌst]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • adjusts , adjusting , adjusted

    1. [I 不及物动词] 调整以适应

    When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.

    近义词

    adapt

    双语例句

    例：

    We have been preparing our fighters to adjust themselves to civil society.

    我们一直培训我们的战士们，以使他们适应公民社会。

    例：

    I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well.

    我感到我已经完全接受了做母亲的想法。

    2. [T 及物动词] 调整

    If you adjust something, you change it so that it is more effective or appropriate.

    近义词

    change

    双语例句

    例：

    To attract investors, Panama has adjusted its tax and labour laws.

    为了吸引投资者，巴拿马已经调整了其税务及劳动法规。

    例：

    seasonally adjusted figures.

    季节性调整数据。

    3. [T 及物动词] 调节

    If you adjust something such as your clothing or a machine, you correct or alter its position or setting.

    近义词

    shift

    双语例句

    例：

    Liz adjusted her mirror and then edged the car out of its parking space.

    莉兹调了调后视镜，然后把车慢慢地开出了停车位。

    例：

    The clamp can be adjusted to fit any tyre size.

    这个车轮固定钳可以通过调整来固定大小不同的轮胎。

    4. [I 不及物动词] （使眼睛）适应（光线或距离的变化）

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    He stopped to try to adjust his vision to the faint starlight.

    他停下来，试着使眼睛适应昏暗的星光。

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