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vt.& vi.

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1. VERB 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. 

  • 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 调整；调节 If you adjust something, you change it so that it is more effective or appropriate. 

  • 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 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. 

  • 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 （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. 

  • 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。

Verb

1. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard;

  • "Adjust the clock, please"
  • "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

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

  • "align the car with the curb"
  • "align the sheets of paper on the table"

3. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions;

  • "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

4. make correspondent or conformable;

  • "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"

5. decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

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  • 1.【动】调整，调节
  • 2.校准，
1. Animals adjust themselves to their environment.
动物能适应自己生活的环境。

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2. Children are sensitive to disapproval and adjust their behaviour accordingly.
孩子们对批评十分敏感，并会相应地调整自己的行为。

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3. Don't tie [put on] your shoes in a melon patch or adjust your hat under a plum tree -- avoid being suspected.; Don't do anything to arouse suspicion.
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠。

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4. Foreigners take some time to adjust to our way of life.
外国人要花一些时间才能适应我们的生活方式。

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5. He climbed up to the roof to adjust the aerial for a better reception.
他爬上屋顶调整天线，以改善接收效果。

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6. Human beings are infinitely flexible and able to adjust when survival depends on it.
人类的适应能力是无穷尽的，为了生存可以适应任何环境。

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. It is difficult to adjust one's habits to someone else.
一个人很难使自己的习惯适于他人。

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8. We must constantly adjust the amount of money in circulation.
我们必须对货币的流通不断进行调节。

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