英汉词典

adjust 基本解释

• vt. 调整，使…适合；校准
• vi. 调整，校准；适应

adjust 词态变化

adjust 中文词源

词源略。俗词源：前缀ad-, 去，往。just, 刚好的。

adjust 英文词源

adjust

adjust: see just

adjust (v.)

late 14c., ajusten, "to correct, remedy;" reborrowed by c. 1600 in sense "arrange, settle, compose," from Middle French adjuster, Old French ajouter "to join" (12c.), from Late Latin adiuxtare "to bring near," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + iuxta "next," related to iungere "to join" (see jugular).

Influenced by folk etymology derivation from Latin iustus "just, equitable, fair." Meaning "to arrange (something) so as to conform with (a standard or another thing)" is from 1660s. Insurance sense is from 1755. Meaning "to get used to" first recorded 1924. Related: Adjusted; adjusting.

adjust 英文释义

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

adjust 同义词解析

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。

adjust 双语例句

1. Adjust the aerial's position and direction for the best reception.

调整天线的位置和方向以达到最佳接收效果。

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2. Adjust the lighting so it is soft and restful.

调节灯光使其看上去既柔和又能给人带来舒缓感。

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3. 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。

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4. 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。

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5. It was just a question of having the time to re-adjust.

这只是个需要时间重新适应的问题。

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adjust 实用场景例句

After a while his eyes adjusted to the dark.

过了一会儿他的眼睛习惯了黑暗。

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You'll quickly adjust yourself to student life.

你将很快适应学生生活。

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He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie.

他捋平头发，整了整领带。

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It took her a while to adjust to living alone.

她过了一段时间才适应独自生活。

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Watch out for sharp bends and adjust your speed accordingly.

当心急转弯并相应调整车速。

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This button is for adjusting the volume.

这个按钮是调节音量的。

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Adjust your language to the age of your audience.

要根据听众的年龄使用相应的语言。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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She adjusted her head scarf fussily...

她小题大做地整了整头巾。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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You can't adjust around a bit?

不能稍微调整一下?

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Earlier, the Russian government for the first time every two months to adjust oil export duties.

此前, 俄罗斯政府为每两个月调整一次石油出口税.

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Shown Figure 2, there are eight key keyboard to adjust the camera Haeundae and key.

如图2所示, 键盘有八键为镜头与云台调节键.

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This shows Chinese and small businesses to undertaking commerce direction initiative and actively adjust.

这显示出中国中小企业正在自发而主动地进行贸易方向调整.

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Adjust the tax rates of wine, compact car, motor vehicle and automobile tires.

调整白酒 、 小汽车 、 摩托车、汽车轮胎等税目的税率.

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Animals adjust themselves to their environment.

动物能适应自己生活的环境.

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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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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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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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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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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.

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