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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ad·just /əˈdʒʌst/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]USED TO/ACCUSTOMED TO to gradually become familiar with a new situation 适应；（使）习惯 SYN adapt They’ll soon settle in – kids are very good at adjusting. 他们很快就会习惯的——小孩子适应能力很强。adjust to It took a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the darkness. 过了几秒钟她的眼睛才适应了黑暗。adjust to doing something My parents had trouble adjusting to living in an apartment. 我父母不习惯住公寓。adjust yourself to something It took time to adjust myself to motherhood. 我过了一段时间才适应做母亲的角色。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say get used to rather than adjust (to): 在日常英语中，人们一般说get used to，而不说adjust (to) You’ll soon adjust. → You’ll soon get used to it. 你很快就会习惯的。2 [transitive]CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT to change or move something slightly to improve it or make it more suitable for a particular purpose 调整，调节 Check and adjust the brakes regularly. 经常检查并调节刹车装置。 Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning. 尝尝汤的味道，然后调整佐料用量。 If your employment status changes, your tax code will be adjusted accordingly. 如果就业状况改变，你的免税代码也会作相应调整。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say turn up or turn down the temperature, volume etc rather than adjust it. 在日常英语中，表示调节温度、音量等人们一般说turn up（调高），或turn down（调低），而不说adjust。3 [transitive] if you adjust something you are wearing, you move it slightly so that it is neater, more comfortable etc 整理〔穿戴物〕 He paused to adjust his spectacles. 他停下来整整眼镜。 → well-adjusted→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
adjust• I don't think the color control on this TV is properly adjusted.• It's amazing how quickly kids adjust.• All month-on-month comparisons are seasonally adjusted.• The amount of any of these ingredients can be adjusted according to your taste.• The Watergate investigation received an initial authorization of $ 1. 8 million, adjusted for inflation.• ""You don't have to come, '' Lewis said, as he adjusted his tie in a mirror.• The method used for the adjusting process is called the learning rule.• Clearly, a rhythm in food intake might be able to adjust the body clock via several mechanisms.• The ambulance man adjusts the flow of oxygen into the mask.• Adjust the heat so that the soup doesn't boil.• Seat belts adjust to fit short or tall drivers.adjust to• Some of the staff found it hard to adjust to all the changes in technology and working methods.• Kids need help to adjust to having a new baby in the house.• Apart from the possible financial hardship of retirement many find it hard to adjust to having little to do.• Gross supply data 50 have been adjusted to reflect only supplies that are economically and technically recoverable.• But the economy has difficulty adjusting to that idea.• Even though my eyes are adjusted to the dark, I can still see very little.• Most couples start to adjust to the idea of being a family during pregnancy with antenatal care and parentcraft classes.• The result of his technological approach was that workers had to adjust to the management and not the management to workers.• Hart soon adjusted to the style and demands of an academic press.• It took us a while to adjust to the tropical climate.• Adjusting to the tropical heat was more difficult than I had expected.• I was trying hard to adjust to this fact but finding it difficult.From Longman Business Dictionaryadjustad‧just /əˈdʒʌst/ verb [transitive]1to make small changes to something in order to correct or improve itTheir monthly repayments are adjusted once a year.2seasonally adjustedACCOUNTING seasonally adjusted figures have been changed slightly according to influences that affect them regularly at particular times of the year, so that they can be compared with figures from other times of the yearOrders totalled a seasonally adjusted $132.8 billion.3INSURANCE to settle an insurance CLAIMThe claim has been adjusted.→ See Verb tableOrigin adjust (1600-1700) French ajuster, from juste “exact, just”ad·just verb →REGISTER1 →REGISTER2ChineseSyllable
Business to a gradually Corpus with become familiar new situation
adjust
ad‧just W3 AC /əˈdʒʌst/
verb
SYN adapt:
They’ll soon settle in – kids are very good at adjusting.
adjust to
It took a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.
adjust to doing something
My parents had trouble adjusting to living in an apartment.
adjust yourself to something
It took time to adjust myself to motherhood.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say get used to rather than adjust (to):
▪ You’ll soon adjust. ➔ You’ll soon get used to it.
2. [transitive] to change or move something slightly to improve it or make it more suitable for a particular purpose:
Check and adjust the brakes regularly.
Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning.
If your employment status changes, your tax code will be adjusted accordingly.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say turn up or turn down the temperature, volume etc rather than adjust it.
3. [transitive] if you adjust something you are wearing, you move it slightly so that it is neater, more comfortable etc:
He paused to adjust his spectacles.
⇨ well-adjusted
■ to change something
▪change to make someone or something different: Unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do to change the situation. | Being at college has changed her – she’s much more confident now.
▪alter especially written tochange something so that it is better or more suitable: You can alter the colour and size of the image using a remote control. | Can we alter the date of the meeting?
▪adapt to change something slightly in order to improve it or make it more suitable: How much would it cost to adapt the existing equipment? | You can adapt the recipe to suit your own requirements.
▪adjust to make small changes in the position or level of something in order to improve it or make it more suitable: How do you adjust the volume on the television? | He adjusted his tie in the mirror.
▪modify especially written to make small changes to something such as a piece of equipment, a set of ideas, or a way of behaving in order to improve it or use it in a different way: He’s modified his opinions since then. | a modified version of the original program.
▪reform to change a law, system, organization etc so that it is fairer or more effective: plans to reform the tax system | Health care needs to be completely reformed.
▪revise to change a plan, idea, law etc because of new information and ideas: In July, China revised the rules for foreign investment. | The findings could force the scientists to revise their ideas about climate change.
▪reorganize to change the way that a system or organization works: We’ve had to reorganize our database | During the 1980s, the government reorganized the civil service.
▪restructure to make big changes to the way something is organized, especially a large political or economic system or a big company, in order to make it more effective: The company has been restructured from top to bottom.
ad‧just W3 AC /əˈdʒʌst/
verb Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: ajuster, from juste 'exact, just'
1. [intransitive and transitive] to gradually become familiar with a new situation Language: French
Origin: ajuster, from juste 'exact, just'
SYN adapt:
adjust to
adjust to doing something
adjust yourself to something
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say get used to rather than adjust (to):
▪ You’ll soon adjust. ➔ You’ll soon get used to it.
2. [transitive] to change or move something slightly to improve it or make it more suitable for a particular purpose:
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say turn up or turn down the temperature, volume etc rather than adjust it.
3. [transitive] if you adjust something you are wearing, you move it slightly so that it is neater, more comfortable etc:
⇨ well-adjusted
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