Adjust

[ə'dʒʌst]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; 'We must adjust to the bad economic situation'.

(verb.) alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; 'Adjust the clock, please'; 'correct the alignment of the front wheels'.

(verb.) make correspondent or conformable; 'Adjust your eyes to the darkness'.

(verb.) decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim.

整理:梅尔巴--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.

(v. t.) To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.

(v. t.) To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.

手打:莫林

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Arrange, dispose, rectify, trim, put or set in order, put or set to rights, put in tune, put in good trim.[2]. Regulate, set.[3]. Settle, compose, reconcile, make up.[4]. Fit, adapt, suit, proportion, accommodate, measure, make conform, make conformable.

格罗夫斯整理

解釋/意思:

v.t. to arrange properly (with to): to regulate: to settle.—adj. Adjust′able.—n. Adjust′ment arrangement. .

西里尔整理