跟我背CET4核心词汇:adjust

　　adjust

　　v vi vt

　　vi. vt. 适应; 调整; 校正 make right or suitable

　　同义词

　　v. align，conform，correct，set

　　反义词

　　v. skew

　　词汇辨析

　　adapt，adjust，conform，accommodate，suit，fit

　　这些动词均有 使适合，适应 之意。

　　adapt 指人或物在原有情况下作某些改变以适应新的环境或不同的条件，强调改变的目的和重要性。

　　adjust 与adapt含义很接近，但adjust所改变的幅度要小一些，侧重过程，主要用于调整角度、高度、光点等。

　　conform 多指与某模式或规则相符，也引申指改变习惯等以适应新的环境。

　　accommodate 书面用词，指以外部条件标准改变自己或某事以求得适应，着重改变或调节的有利。

　　suit 指适合要求，从而使人满意愉快。

　　fit 含义广，指人或物适合或适应某一目的或用途。

　　参考例句

　　1. We adjusted our watch to local time.

　　我们按照当地时间把手表校准。

　　2. How to adjust mood and mood?

　　怎么样调节情绪和心情?

　　3. Can you adjust your time to the office?

　　你能调整一下去办公室的时间吗?

　　双语释义

　　1.V-T/V-I When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas. 调整以适应

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

　　我们一直在让我们的战士们准备好自我调整以适应普通社会。

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

　　我感到我已经很好地适应了做母亲的想法。

　　2.V-T If you adjust something, you change it so that it is more effective or appropriate. 调整

　　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。

　　3.V-T If you adjust something such as your clothing or a machine, you correct or alter its position or setting. 调节

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

　　莉兹调节了她的后视镜，然后把车慢慢地开出了停车位。

　　4.V-T/V-I 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. 适应

　　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。

　　常见用法

　　用作动词

　　Could you teach me how to adjust the iris of the camera?

　　你能教我怎么调照相机的光圈吗?

　　This kind of desk can be adjusted to the height you need.

　　这种书桌的高低可以按照你的需要调节。

　　He cant adjust himself to the whirl of modern life in this big city.

　　他无法适应这个大都市的现代生活的忙碌。

　　Over the years, we all learned to adjust, to become more comfortable with each other, and to adapt to our new family arrangement.

　　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。

　　He adjusted himself very quickly to the heat of the country.

　　他很快使自己适应了这个国家炎热的天气。