adjustad•just /ə'dʒʌst/

vt

1. 重新安排；调整

• I have to adjust my expenses to my income. 我必须量入为出。

2. 使适应于(某目的)

• The seat can be adjusted to the height of a person. 这张椅子的高度可以根据人的身高调节。

3. 调停，解决

• adjust conflicts 调解冲突

4. 使(自己)适应(新情况)

• Some animals can adjust themselves to external changes very easily. 有些动物能够很容易地调节自身以适应外界变化。

vi

1. (生活方面)逐渐适应

• Adjusting to the summer heat was more difficult than we had expected. 适应夏季的炎热比我们想像的还要困难。

2. 被调节

• The field glasses adjust with a screw. 双筒望远镜是用一个旋钮调节焦距的。