adjust有“调整,调节”之意思。adjust to后面跟doing.adjust既可以做及物动词,也可以做不及物动词。adjust to中的adjust作不及物动词,意思为“适应”,后面加名词或动名词。
eg.It took a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.过了几秒,他的眼睛适应了黑暗。
My parents had trouble adjusting to living in an apartment.我父母不适应公寓的生活。
adjust作及物动词,有“调节”的意思。
eg. Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning.尝一尝汤,并且据此来调整放多少作料。
adjust to doing sth
适应;习惯
It took her a while to adjust to living alone.她过了一段时间才适应独自生活
We have adjusted to working from home and home-based learning. When outside, we wear masks and keep a safe distance from others. And we have kept to our immediate family units and avoided gatherings with extended family and friends.
我们已逐渐适应在家办公和学习。出门在外时,也会戴上口罩并和他人保持安全距离。同时也只和家中成员接触,并避免和其他亲朋好友聚在一起。