acclimatize
verb(British English also acclimatise)
(also acclimate especially in North American English)
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they acclimatize | |
| he / she / it acclimatizes | |
| past simple acclimatized | |
| past participle acclimatized | |
| -ing form acclimatizing |
to get used to a new place, situation or climate （使）习惯（新地方、新情况、新气候）；（使）服水土 Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize. 提前两天到达以便适应新环境。 - acclimatize to something
It takes many months to acclimatize to life in the tropics. 适应热带生活需要几个月的时间。 - be/get acclimatized to something
We haven’t got acclimatized to village life yet. 我们还没有适应乡村生活。 - acclimatize yourself (to something)
She was fine once she had acclimatized herself to the cold. 当她习惯了寒冷以后身体便好了起来。
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French acclimater ‘acclimatize’ + -ize.