单词 | acclimatizing |
释义 | acclimatizingn. = acclimatization n. (in various senses).Recorded earliest in acclimatising fever (see Compounds). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > to a particular climate acclimating1805 acclimatizing1817 acclimatement1823 acclimature1823 acclimatation1825 acclimatization1826 acclimation1853 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > accustomedness > action or fact of accustoming > by adaptation to circumstances shakinga1382 acclimation1801 acclimating1805 seasoning1807 acclimatizing1817 acclimatement1823 acclimatation1825 acclimatization1826 1817 W. W. Shreeve Sierra Leone 41 The acclimatising fever being less infectious than the stupidity of the editorial conductors. 1827 Q. Jrnl. Sci., Lit., & Art July 164 Acclimatizing is still a secret to be discovered. 1881 Coxwell in Standard 3 Feb. Skill, judgment, and a certain amount of acclimatising were indispensable for that kind of work [sc. ballooning]. 1907 Gardeners' Chron. 1 June 346/2 The careful training and acclimatising of plants to withstand even severe tests. 1947 Billboard 20 Dec. 63/3 Now for the acclimatizing. Before joining a railroad show one should first get acclimated to ‘privilege car manners’. 1999 Soldier June 13/1 A week of acclimatising was followed by a three-week rotation through live-firing, adventurous training and a mobility package. 2007 Climb Mag. May (Alpine Rock Suppl.) 24/1 The general rule for acclimatising is to go up gradually, climb high and sleep low. Compounds General attributive, in early use frequently designating an illness or condition associated with habituation to a new environment. ΚΠ 1817Acclimatising fever [see main sense]. 1875 Revenue Reg. (Madras) 15 Jan. 32/1 The first year must be considered the acclimatizing year. 1911 R. W. Boyce Yellow Fever iii. 14 The West Indian ‘endemial’ or ‘acclimatising’ fever, which every newcomer was certain to get soon after his arrival. 1915 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. 19 211 The acclimatizing effect of exposure to moderately high temperatures. 1983 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 12 275 Acclimatization changes paralleled those seen in other studies, confirming that elevated temperature and not work was the acclimatizing stimulus. 2008 G. Kenney Lake of Old Uncles iv. iii. 126 This small, separate box within the big box was part of that acclimatizing process. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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