adjust
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they adjust | |
| he / she / it adjusts | |
| past simple adjusted | |
| past participle adjusted | |
| -ing form adjusting |
- [transitive]
to change something slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better 调整；调节 - adjust something
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。 The brakes need to be adjusted. 刹车需要调一调。 - adjust something to something
Adjust your language to the age of your audience. 要根据听众的年龄使用相应的语言。
Extra ExamplesIt is important to have equipment that can be finely adjusted. 拥有可以精确校准的设备很重要。 This estimate may have to be adjusted downwards. 这一估计数字也许得往下调。 Salaries are adjusted for inflation. 薪水根据通货膨胀的情况作调整。 Children are sensitive to family attitudes and adjust their attitudes accordingly. 孩子们对家人的态度十分敏感，并会相应地调整自己的行为。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slightly
- finely
- automatically
- …
- for
- adjust something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to get used to a new situation by changing the way you behave and/or think 适应；习惯 They'll be fine—they just need time to adjust. 他们会好起来的，只是需要时间来适应。 - adjust to something
After a while his eyes adjusted to the dark. 过了一会儿他的眼睛习惯了黑暗。 - adjust to doing something
It took her a while to adjust to living alone. 她过了一段时间才适应独自生活。 It can be difficult to adjust to being a parent. 做父母可能很难适应。 - adjust yourself to something
You'll quickly adjust yourself to student life. 你将很快适应学生生活。 My eyes were still trying to adjust themselves to the strong sunlight. 我的眼睛仍在努力适应强烈的阳光。
Extra ExamplesShe will gradually adjust to her new role. 她会渐渐适应自己的新角色。 It may take a little time to adjust to the climate here. 适应这儿的气候也许要花点儿时间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quickly
- rapidly
- gradually
- …
- be difficult to
- be hard to
- need time to
- …
- to
- [transitive] adjust something
to move something slightly so that it looks neater or feels more comfortable 整理
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the senses ‘harmonize discrepancies’ and ‘assess loss or damages’): from obsolete French adjuster, from Old French ajoster ‘to approximate’, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + juxta ‘near’.
Idioms
kindly adjust
- (Indian English) (mainly in writing)
used to acknowledge and apologize for something that causes problems or difficulties and ask people to accept and adapt to the situation 适应： 用于对引起问题或困难的事情进行承认和道歉，并要求人们接受并适应情况The store will be closed this afternoon due to staffing shortages. Kindly adjust. 由于人手不足，商店今天下午将关闭。请调整。