adjust
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1 [Tn]
(a) put (sth) into the correct order or position; arrange 整理; 整顿; 安排
She carefully adjusted her clothes and her hair before going out. 她出门之前仔细地整了整衣服和头发.
(b) alter (sth) by a small amount so that it will fit or be right for use; regulate 校准; 调准; 校正
adjust the rear mirror, the focus of a camera, the sights of a gun 调准後视镜, 照相机的焦距, 枪炮的瞄准器
The brakes need adjusting. 制动器需要调节了.
Please do not adjust your set, eg as a warning on a TV screen that the controls do not need to be changed. 请勿自行调节(如电视机屏幕上的警告语句, 意为各项操作装置无需更动).
2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth/oneself) (to sth) become or make suited (to new conditions); adapt 使适合(新环境等); 适应
former soldiers who have difficulty in adjusting to civilian life 很难适应平民生活的退伍军人
The body quickly adjusts (itself) to changes in temperature. 身体迅速(自行)调节以适应气温的变化.
3 [Tn] decide (the amount to be paid out for loss or damages) when settling an insurance claim (结算保险赔偿金时)评定(对损失应付的款额或损害赔偿).
My plane leaves at seven, so I think we'll take a taxi.
飞机7:00起飞,因此我想我们得乘出租车去。
Why don't you buy a radio? Then you can listen to China Radio International or BBC English programmes on the radio.
你为什么不买台收音机呢?那样你就能听中国国际广播电台或者BBC英语广播节目了。
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;