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单词 readjust
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Definition of readjust in English:

readjust

verb riːəˈdʒʌstˌriəˈdʒəst
[with object]
  • 1Set or adjust (something) again.

    I readjusted the rear-view mirror
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both countries have been readjusting their policy towards the other from a purely strategic point of view and with the increase in the two-way trade have gradually been moving towards common ground.
    • I was to be at my father's in two hours, but I was having such a hard time adjusting and readjusting my clothing to be right.
    • As she approached the wide set of doors that led to the hall she could see Erik nervously fidgeting with his uniform in a mirror, adjusting and readjusting his tunic.
    • It is long past time that we readjusted our defensive lines overseas to reflect the collapse of the Soviet Union.
    • It's almost like I've been having an extremely realistic dream of rolling over and readjusting my pillow a lot.
    • She adjusted and readjusted her rings in a fidgeting motion.
    • The finalists adjust and readjust their goggles; they swing their arms in fast circles and jump explosively upward.
    • But life is nevertheless better, because I've readjusted my whole attitude to food.
    • Rusty snarled as he reached forward and readjusted the rearview mirror.
    • After I had adjusted and readjusted the necklace and bracelet to perfection I noticed how the stones in both pieces perfectly matched my eyes.
    • There wasn't much room, and while doing so he knocked his headdress into his eyes and so took some time readjusting it in the rear view mirror.
    • After hopping in and readjusting the rearview mirror, I wheeled the car from the parking space and into traffic.
    • Standing full front to it beside his table surrounded by other diners he readjusts his shirt collars.
    • The economic growth rate for next year has slipped further and further as the year goes on, with the latest prediction from the government's top think tank readjusting the figure to a paltry 2.6 percent.
    • Because camp professionals acclimate to a higher level of stress during the camp season, these steps are akin to resetting a thermostat or readjusting your stress-tolerance level.
    • I did not feel sympathy for him, or compassion, or anger, and that gave me the luxury of readjusting my perception of him without subsequently changing my judgment of the film.
    • Fortunately, the balance was only slightly readjusted this summer with the publication of Ms Satrapi's critically acclaimed memoir of her childhood in Iran.
    • The cops intervene and the commuter walks away, shaking his head and readjusting his collar.
    • When we adjusted our defense to be waiting for them, they readjusted their offense.
    • But gradually, it lost its position as the country readjusted its industrial structure, leaving the area silent.
    1. 1.1no object Adjust or adapt to a changed situation.
      it can take years to readjust to this situation
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Stepping out into the glare of Belmore Road in the afternoon, it took a while before my eyes readjusted to the sunlight.
      • Longer term, it may mean the couple's children having to readjust to having parents who are famous again.
      • He hadn't completely readjusted to the feeling of space.
      • When his eyes readjusted to the darkness, he looked around the room, everything covered in a heavy shroud of dust.
      • His job involves him visiting people who have become blind and helping them to readjust to their new life.
      • I squinted, waiting as my eyes readjusted to the dim light.
      • It is very frightening for a lot of people to readjust to working.
      • Lewis was already severely depressed after their trip and never fully readjusted to life back in civilization.
      • There's a lot of things that had changed in society that I had to readjust to.
      • There is a general expectation that prices in Ireland have yet to go through a period of settling post decoupling as farmers readjust to the new regime under the single payment.
      • It's good to be back, Maggie's thrilled, and I'll soon readjust to how dirty and smelly the city is, I suppose.
      • She squinted as her eyes readjusted to the light.
      • The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, could also help identify those who are struggling to readjust to life after such a loss, the authors said.
      • Enjoying his working life is a feeling Hamilton has been happy to readjust to.
      • The earthquake resulted when Earth's crust readjusted to the pressure.
      • He has had time to readjust to the way Scots look at themselves.
      • In contrast, those patients that picked themselves up and put the incident behind them were found to have readjusted to life at a quicker rate.
      • And I knew that when he got out of prison it was going to be a very horrible, hard thing for him to readjust to society again.
      • Slowly - very slowly - she readjusted to normal time and space, and her body.
      • Today, small is beautiful, because, with a little forethought in planning, our unique and precious remaining wilderness habitats can absorb and readjust to these.
 
 

Definition of readjust in US English:

readjust

verbˌriəˈdʒəstˌrēəˈjəst
[with object]
  • 1Set or adjust (something) again.

    I readjusted the rear-view mirror
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When we adjusted our defense to be waiting for them, they readjusted their offense.
    • But life is nevertheless better, because I've readjusted my whole attitude to food.
    • After I had adjusted and readjusted the necklace and bracelet to perfection I noticed how the stones in both pieces perfectly matched my eyes.
    • It is long past time that we readjusted our defensive lines overseas to reflect the collapse of the Soviet Union.
    • But gradually, it lost its position as the country readjusted its industrial structure, leaving the area silent.
    • Standing full front to it beside his table surrounded by other diners he readjusts his shirt collars.
    • There wasn't much room, and while doing so he knocked his headdress into his eyes and so took some time readjusting it in the rear view mirror.
    • The economic growth rate for next year has slipped further and further as the year goes on, with the latest prediction from the government's top think tank readjusting the figure to a paltry 2.6 percent.
    • I did not feel sympathy for him, or compassion, or anger, and that gave me the luxury of readjusting my perception of him without subsequently changing my judgment of the film.
    • After hopping in and readjusting the rearview mirror, I wheeled the car from the parking space and into traffic.
    • It's almost like I've been having an extremely realistic dream of rolling over and readjusting my pillow a lot.
    • The finalists adjust and readjust their goggles; they swing their arms in fast circles and jump explosively upward.
    • Fortunately, the balance was only slightly readjusted this summer with the publication of Ms Satrapi's critically acclaimed memoir of her childhood in Iran.
    • Both countries have been readjusting their policy towards the other from a purely strategic point of view and with the increase in the two-way trade have gradually been moving towards common ground.
    • The cops intervene and the commuter walks away, shaking his head and readjusting his collar.
    • She adjusted and readjusted her rings in a fidgeting motion.
    • Rusty snarled as he reached forward and readjusted the rearview mirror.
    • Because camp professionals acclimate to a higher level of stress during the camp season, these steps are akin to resetting a thermostat or readjusting your stress-tolerance level.
    • As she approached the wide set of doors that led to the hall she could see Erik nervously fidgeting with his uniform in a mirror, adjusting and readjusting his tunic.
    • I was to be at my father's in two hours, but I was having such a hard time adjusting and readjusting my clothing to be right.
    1. 1.1no object Adjust or adapt to a changed environment or situation.
      she wondered if she could ever become readjusted to this sort of life
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Stepping out into the glare of Belmore Road in the afternoon, it took a while before my eyes readjusted to the sunlight.
      • Today, small is beautiful, because, with a little forethought in planning, our unique and precious remaining wilderness habitats can absorb and readjust to these.
      • Lewis was already severely depressed after their trip and never fully readjusted to life back in civilization.
      • In contrast, those patients that picked themselves up and put the incident behind them were found to have readjusted to life at a quicker rate.
      • He hadn't completely readjusted to the feeling of space.
      • I squinted, waiting as my eyes readjusted to the dim light.
      • Slowly - very slowly - she readjusted to normal time and space, and her body.
      • The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, could also help identify those who are struggling to readjust to life after such a loss, the authors said.
      • Enjoying his working life is a feeling Hamilton has been happy to readjust to.
      • When his eyes readjusted to the darkness, he looked around the room, everything covered in a heavy shroud of dust.
      • It is very frightening for a lot of people to readjust to working.
      • It's good to be back, Maggie's thrilled, and I'll soon readjust to how dirty and smelly the city is, I suppose.
      • He has had time to readjust to the way Scots look at themselves.
      • There's a lot of things that had changed in society that I had to readjust to.
      • There is a general expectation that prices in Ireland have yet to go through a period of settling post decoupling as farmers readjust to the new regime under the single payment.
      • And I knew that when he got out of prison it was going to be a very horrible, hard thing for him to readjust to society again.
      • She squinted as her eyes readjusted to the light.
      • Longer term, it may mean the couple's children having to readjust to having parents who are famous again.
      • His job involves him visiting people who have become blind and helping them to readjust to their new life.
      • The earthquake resulted when Earth's crust readjusted to the pressure.
 
 
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