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5. It’s quite funny watching the new foreign teachers trying to adjust to doing that. adjust vt. ① 調(diào)節(jié) ; 改變 ?? 以適應(yīng) [(+to)] She must learn to adjust herself to English life. 她必須學(xué)會(huì)適應(yīng)英國的生活。 ② 校正 ; 校準(zhǔn) ; 調(diào)整 I must adjust my watch, it39。s fast. 我的表快了 , 我得把它校準(zhǔn)。 vi. ① 調(diào)整 。校準(zhǔn) ② 適應(yīng) [(+to)] Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness. 宇航員在飛行中必須適應(yīng)失重狀態(tài)。 [拓展 ] adjust和 adapt的區(qū)別 : adjust: (1) 及物動(dòng)詞 vt. :調(diào)節(jié) , 使 ?? 適合 ,校準(zhǔn) adjust a radio (dial) 調(diào)準(zhǔn)收音機(jī)的選臺(tái)指針 adjust color on a TV 調(diào)整電視的色彩 adjust one39。s tie in a mirror 照鏡子整理領(lǐng)帶 (2) 及物動(dòng)詞 vt. 使 ?? 適合 [于 ?? ][to] adjust a telescope to one39。s eye 調(diào)節(jié)望遠(yuǎn)鏡使之適合眼睛觀看 (3) 及物動(dòng)詞 vt. 調(diào)整 機(jī)器 adjust a clock 調(diào)準(zhǔn)時(shí)鐘 adapt: 及物動(dòng)詞 vt. : (改裝 )使適合,改編。 make to fit in a new place。 make fit for He adapted his old car engine to the boat. 他把他的舊汽車上的引擎用到那只船上。 adapt sth. for a particular use 使某物適合某一特殊用途 當(dāng)表示:改變 ?? 適應(yīng)環(huán)境時(shí) adjust和 adapt則差不多。常跟 to 搭配。 1) The body adjusts itself to changes of temperature. 身體會(huì)自行適應(yīng)溫度的變化。 2) You must adjust yourself to new conditions. 你必須使自己適應(yīng)新的環(huán)境。 3) He soon adjusted to army life. 他很快就適應(yīng)了軍隊(duì)生活。 adapt oneself to a new job 使自己適應(yīng)新的工作 adapt one39。s thinking to the new situation 使思想適應(yīng)新形勢 6. Many foreigners have trouble getting accustomed to it. 慣常的 This is his accustomed hour to go to bed. 這是他就寢的慣常時(shí)間。 習(xí)慣于 ?? 的 1) They are accustomed to this sort of work. 他們慣于干這種工作。 2) We have got accustomed to living in an airconditioned r