acclimatize

IPA/əˈklaɪmətaɪz/
IPA/əˈklaɪmətaɪz/

acclimatize — 動詞

  • acclimatizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • acclimatizeshe / she / it
  • acclimatizedpast simple
  • acclimatizing-ing form

1. to gradually become comfortable in a new climate, place, or way of living as you

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

適應

逐漸適應新環境、氣候或生活條件

to gradually become comfortable in a new climate, place, or way of living as your body or mind changes to fit the different conditions — for example, a runner adjusting to thinner air at high altitude, or a family settling into life in a different country.

例句

Gita spent two weeks acclimatizing to the thin Andes air after moving from sea level.

Gita 花了兩星期適應安地斯山脈的稀薄空氣，她剛從海平面搬過去。

acclimatize + to + noun phrase (environment)

New ranch workers became acclimatized to the great heat by their second summer.

新的牧場工人在第二個夏天時就適應了酷熱的氣候。

passive: become acclimatized + to + noun

常見搭配
  • acclimatize to + climate/altitude/heat/cold/environment/surroundings/conditions
  • gradually/slowly/fully/quickly acclimatize
  • become/get acclimatized
  • acclimatize + oneself + to something
  • time to acclimatize
同義詞
  • adapt

    broader meaning — adapt can refer to any kind of change (physical, social, functional), while acclimatize specifically relates to climate, altitude, or environment

  • adjust

    suggests smaller, finer changes and is less formal; 'adjust' often focuses on behaviour rather than physical or biological change

  • acclimate

    the standard American English equivalent, identical in meaning but more common in US contexts

  • get used to

    more informal and everyday; 'acclimatize' sounds more technical or biological

文法句型

acclimatize + to + noun phrase

be/get/become acclimatized + to + noun phrase

acclimatize + object + to + noun phrase

用法筆記

Often used in the pattern 'acclimatize to something'. The passive form 'be/become/get acclimatized' is also very common. In American English the shorter form 'acclimate' is more frequent, though 'acclimatize' is understood in both varieties.

常見錯誤

I need to acclimatize the new city.
I need to acclimatize to the new city.
'acclimatize' (intransitive) requires the preposition 'to' when stating the conditions being adjusted to.
The plants acclimatized the cold weather.
The plants acclimatized to the cold weather.
Without 'to', the sentence sounds as if the plants changed the weather rather than adjusting to it.

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常用片語

  • become acclimatized to
  • need time to acclimatize
  • allow oneself to acclimatize
  • take time to acclimatize

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