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GRE 红宝书

• v. 整顿, 整理; 适应
• ［英］ v. 整顿, 整理 (to put into order ) ; 适应 ( to become suited)
• ［记］ ad+just ( 正确) -> 变正确 -> 整顿, 适应;
• ［同］ 派生词: adjustment ( n.调节, 调整) justify(v.证明....是正当的)
• ［例］ former soldiers who have difficulty in adjusting to civilian life

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Middle English ajusten, from Old French ajuster to make conform, from a- (from Latin ad-) + juste right, exact — more at just
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to bring to a more satisfactory state:
      • (1) settle, resolve
      • (2) rectify
    • b. to make correspondent or conformable ; adapt
    • c. to bring the parts of to a true or more effective relative position adjust a carburetor
  • 2. to reduce to a system ; regulate
  • 3. to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss)
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to adapt or conform oneself (as to new conditions)
  • 2. to achieve mental and behavioral balance between one's own needs and the demands of others
• Synonyms: see adapt
• • adjustability noun
• • adjustable adjective
• • adjustive adjective

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