acclimatize
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
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.
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
A marathon runner needs several days to acclimatize before a race in a hot country.
馬拉松跑者在炎熱國家比賽前，通常需要好幾天來適應環境。
Bao worried that the garden plants would not acclimatize to the dry, rocky soil.
Bao 擔心花園裡的植物無法適應乾燥又多石的土壤。
The mountain rescue team slowly acclimatized by camping at higher points each night.
山區救援隊每晚在更高處紮營，藉此慢慢適應環境。
- 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.