adjust

一、真题好句
adjust 选择性必修1000 全国卷频次:2 教材出处:译林版选必修B2U3
/əˈdʒʌst/
v. adjusts 0 adjusting 0 adjusted 0
调整，调节，校准；使适合

高考真题原句选：
Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate.
Children have better grades at school and are better adjusted as teens and adults, and the entire family enjoys healthier nutrition.
Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera.

adjust
ad·just / E5dVQst /
verb
1. [VN] ~ sth (to sth) to change sth slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better
调整；调节:
Watch out for sharp bends and adjust your speed accordingly.
当心急转弯并相应调整车速。
This button is for adjusting the volume.
这个按钮是调节音量的。
Adjust your language to the age of your audience.
要根据听众的年龄使用相应的语言。
2. ~ (to sth / to doing sth) | ~ (yourself to sth) to get used to a new situation by changing the way you behave and / or think
适应；习惯
SYN adapt :
▪ [V] It took her a while to adjust to living alone.
她过了一段时间才适应独自生活。
After a while his eyes adjusted to the dark.
过了一会儿他的眼睛习惯了黑暗。
▪ [VN] You’ll quickly adjust yourself to student life.
你将很快适应学生生活。
3. [VN] to move sth slightly so that it looks neater or feels more comfortable
整理:
He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie.
他捋平头发,整了整领带。
⇨ see also well adjusted

adjust /əˈdʒʌst/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb
1  [intransitive, transitive] 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。
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2  [transitive] 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。
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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
Origin adjust (1600-1700) French ajuster, from juste “exact, just”

adjust ★★★☆☆
1.VERB 动词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.

【语法信息】：V n to n

【语法信息】：V to n

【语法信息】：V

【语法信息】：Also V adv
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 动词调整；调节 If you adjust something, you change it so that it is more effective or appropriate.

【语法信息】：V n
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 动词整理（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.

【语法信息】：V n
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 及物/不及物动词（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.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V

【语法信息】：V-ed
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。

adjust /əˈʤʌst/ verb
adjusts; adjusted; adjusting
1
[+ object] a : to change (something) in a minor way so that it works bette校准；调节；校正
The car is easier to drive since the clutch was adjusted.
调校离合器之后，车更好开了。
I adjusted the volume on the radio.
我调了一下收音机的音量。
b : to change the position of (something)调整（位置）
He adjusted his glasses/tie.
他调整了一下眼镜/领带。
She adjusted the car seat so she could reach the pedals.
她调整车座以便能够踩到踏板。
2
: to change in order to work or do better in a new situation（使）适应
[no object] Going to a new school can be difficult, but the kids will eventually adjust.
孩子们到一所新学校会遇到困难，但他们终究会适应的。
— often + to
The kids will eventually adjust to the new school.
孩子们最终会适应新学校的。
Our eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness of the cave.
我们的眼睛渐渐适应了洞里的黑暗。
It’s hard to adjust to the idea that she’s gone.
她走了，一下子让人很难适应。
[+ object] It’s hard to adjust myself to the idea that she’s gone.
她走了，这让我很难适应。
— see also well-adjusted
3
: to make an amount or number more exact by considering other information（综合其他信息）调整（数字或数量） — usually + for
[+ object] He actually makes less money now than he did 10 years ago, when you adjust his salary for inflation. [=when you calculate what his salary would be without inflation] 如果将通胀因素考虑在内的话他现在挣的钱实际上比10年前少。
[no object] He makes less money now, when you adjust for inflation, than he did 10 years ago.
如果将通胀因素考虑在内的话，他现在挣的钱实际上比10年前少。
— adjustable /əˈʤʌstəbəl/ adjective
an adjustable strap/wrench/waistband
可调节的带子/扳手/腰带
— adjuster noun, plural adjusters [count] — see also insurance adjuster, loss adjuster