He adjusted himself very quickly to the heat of the country. 他很快使自己适应了这个国家炎热的天气。
This kind of desk can be adjusted to the height you need. 这种书桌的高低可以按照你的需要调节。
Over the years, we all learned to adjust, to become more comfortable with each other, and to adapt to our new family arrangement. 年复一年,我们都学会了调整自己,学会了彼此宽容,学会了适应我们新的家庭规则。
adjust
[ verb ]
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Adjust \Ad*just"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjusting}.] [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to adjust. See {Just}, v. t. and cf. {Adjute}.] 1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a standard.
2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
Adjusting the orthography. --Johnson.
3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.
4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.
Syn: To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set right; rectify; settle.
But the liberalization of the local market will proceed gradually to allow local firms time to adjust to foreign competition, said Lu Dauny Yen, vice chairman of Taiwan's Securities and Exchange Commission.
Twenty-four liquid-fueled thrusters help point the spacecraft and adjust its trajectory.
Time Warner said it has no plans to drop a provision in its rights offering that would adjust the as many as 15 million options held by executives and employees.
Carnegie Hall officials said Friday they are continuing to adjust the hall's acoustics to restore the sonic glory of the great hall that some critics said was lost in a 1986 interior renovation.
In 1987, under prodding from the IRS, corporations pushed workers to adjust tax withholding to reflect the initial phase of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
He gives the impression of being impervious to pressure, yet has been able to adjust his policies to the political mood of the day. During his term, the job of director general of fair trading has grown in importance.
To achieve a 2-3 per cent target of underlying inflation, 'we have to adjust policy to curb the natural tendency of the economy to spiral.
Now that credibility has been restored, it is time to adjust interest rates sharply.
The Senate measure that was cleared would raise significantly from current levels the federal liability limits for oil shippers and producers, and require the president to adjust them every three years to keep pace with inflation.
Whereas in Germany quoted companies are able to adjust the annual payout to reflect the earnings trend without fear of retribution, the British have to worry about hostile takeovers.
Technically, the answer is no. It is possible to adjust a piece's position within the square if it is off-centre, but etiquette demands that this is preceeded by the utterance 'J'adoube'.
Forecasts of consumer spending are critical for retailers, because they must adjust their inventories and expenses in line with how much Americans spend.
Only reluctantly do sellers adjust to newer market forces.
President Bush will urge the NATO allies this week to adjust to changing times by adopting new strategies for repelling a Soviet attack with fewer nuclear weapons and fewer troops along Europe's East-West divide, U.S. officials say.
Futures exchanges often adjust traders' margin requirements to reflect changes in the volatility of specific markets.
The stock option plan does not mention a rights offering, though the effect of the offering would be to increase the amount of common stock, allowing the board to adjust the options.
The data can be used to adjust individual addresses as they are typed in, or to manipulate batches of addresses on a database.
Atmospheric concentrations of the long-lived gases adjust only slowly to changes in emissions.
Economists don't expect any such changes in this year's address, given Mr. Lawson's apparent reluctance to adjust policy currently.
Telecoms companies obviously need time to adjust to a new competitive regime.
Also, Liman said Robins officials continued to negotiate with Rorer executives after Merhige's decision as if the two firms could adjust the terms of their deal to accomodate the larger compensation.
Not to adjust "is a cop-out," he says.
"It allows the workers, the employer, the community, time to adjust to the dislocation.
In 1993, there were 4.19m births in the 17 countries of the EEA - 110,000 fewer than the previous year. Demographers are ringing alarm bells about the need to adjust policies now, both at company and government level.
The CIS is an important member of that market and the rest of the industry will have to adjust to that. Japan once was a big aluminium producer, he recalls, but now makes virtually none.
So what the FCC has in fact proposed is to continue capping the prices of AT&T's long-distance service but to adjust the caps according to a formula that takes changing conditions into account.
As previously announced, GM will close its Chevrolet Celebrity and Buick Century assembly plant in Oklahoma City for one week starting Monday to adjust inventories with sales.
Traders bought partly to adjust their holdings before the May crude contract expires on Thursday.
The advent of Europe's single market, together with domestic reforms to adjust to it, have forced Belgium's traditionally cosy banking system to take a cold look at itself.
MARKETMAKERS worried by the relative strength in media stocks took their chance to adjust prices yesterday.