单词	acclimatize
释义	acclimatizeac‧cli‧ma‧tize (also acclimatise British English) /əˈklaɪmətaɪz/ (also ac‧cli‧mate /əˈklaɪmət $ ˈækləmeɪt, əˈklaɪmət/ American English) verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINacclimate Origin: 1700-1800 French acclimater, from climat; ➔ CLIMATE Verb Table VERB TABLE acclimatize Simple Form Present I, you, we, they acclimatize he, she, it acclimatizes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they acclimatized Present perfect I, you, we, they have acclimatized he, she, it has acclimatized Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had acclimatized Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will acclimatize Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have acclimatized Continuous Form Present I am acclimatizing he, she, it is acclimatizing you, we, they are acclimatizing Past I, he, she, it was acclimatizing you, we, they were acclimatizing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been acclimatizing he, she, it has been acclimatizing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been acclimatizing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be acclimatizing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been acclimatizing Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS I had also managed to artificially acclimatize myself. Individuals acclimatize to cold, for example, by adjusting physically, physiologically or psychologically following cold exposure. Those that were able to acclimatize might have survived long enough for hereditary processes to be invoked and adaptation to occur. We can expect such systems to show varying degrees of ability to acclimatize. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto gradually become used to something► get used to · Once you get used to a routine, it's hard to change.· Paul had finally gotten used to Heidi's mood swings.get used to (doing) something · Mary never really got used to living on her own after her husband died.· It took me a while to get used to the casual atmosphere in the office. ► become/grow accustomed to formal written to get used to something: · After a while Edward's eyes grew accustomed to the dark.· Living so near the airport, they've grown accustomed to the sound of planes overhead.become/grow accustomed to doing something: · She had become accustomed to cooking for everyone in the house.· Larry remained completely relaxed - he was accustomed to dealing with difficult customers. ► adjust to to get gradually used to a new situation, by changing your attitudes or the way you do things: · It took us a while to adjust to the tropical climate.· Some of the staff found it hard to adjust to all the changes in technology and working methods.adjust to doing something: · Kids need help to adjust to having a new baby in the house. ► adapt to to gradually change your behaviour and attitudes, so that you get used to a new situation and can deal with it effectively: · Slowly the country is adapting to the new market economy.adapt to doing something: · She adapted remarkably well to eating a limited diet, and she's lost a great deal of weight.· After living in a house with a garden, it's hard to adapt to living in a flat. ► acclimatize/become acclimatized also acclimatise/become acclimatised British, also acclimate/become acclimated American to get used to a new place or a different type of weather: · When first arriving in the Himalayas, mountaineers must give themselves time to acclimatize.acclimatize/become acclimatized to: · As the immigrants became acclimatized to life in America, they abandoned some of their old traditions.· I flew to Hong Kong a day early to give myself a chance to acclimatise to the time difference.get acclimatized/acclimatised/acclimated: · The team wants to have a few practices to get acclimated to the ball park.acclimatize/acclimatise/acclimate yourself: · After a while, if you acclimatise yourself to the heat, you can get by with two canteens of water a day. to become used to a new place, situation, or type of weather, or to make someone become used to itacclimatize to Runners had to acclimatize to the humid tropical conditions.acclimatize yourself (to something) I found it hard to acclimatize myself to working at weekends.—acclimatization /əˌklaɪmətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tə-/ noun [uncountable]
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