misadjust
misadjust — 動詞
- misadjustpresent simple I / you / we / they
- misadjusts3rd person singular
- misadjusting-ing form
- misadjustedpast simple
1. to change the position, settings, or operation of a device, instrument, or machi
調錯；誤調
調整失誤導致運作異常
to change the position, settings, or operation of a device, instrument, or machine in a way that is wrong, causing it to work poorly or give incorrect results.
Kenji misadjusted the volume on the hearing aid, making the sound too faint to hear.
Kenji 把助聽器的音量調錯了，結果聲音變得小到聽不見。
misadjust + volume / hearing aid
The telescope's focus ring had been misadjusted, so every star appeared blurry.
望遠鏡的對焦環被人誤調過，因此每一顆星星看起來都模糊不清。
passive: had been misadjusted
If you misadjust the pressure valve, the boiler could overheat within minutes.
如果你把壓力閥調錯了，鍋爐可能在幾分鐘內過熱。
Apinya realised she had misadjusted the sewing machine tension after the thread kept snapping.
Apinya 發現她把縫紉機的張力調錯了，因為線一直斷掉。
misadjusted + tension (sewing machine)
Hoa accidentally misadjusted the car's side mirror and could not see the lane markings clearly.
Hoa 不小心把汽車的後視鏡調錯位置，看不清楚車道標線。
- misadjust the focus
- misadjust the settings
- misadjust the volume
- misadjust the tension
- misadjust the pressure
- misadjust the timing
- miscalibrate
more specific — refers to incorrect calibration of measuring instruments
- mistune
more specific — refers to incorrect tuning of audio/video equipment
- mess up
informal; broader meaning than misadjust
- adjust correctly
the straightforward opposite
- calibrate
implies precise, correct adjustment
文法句型
misadjust + noun (device/setting/mechanism)
be misadjusted
用法筆記
Frequently used in technical or mechanical contexts about controls, settings, or calibration. The passive form ('the device was misadjusted') is common when the person who caused the error is unknown or unimportant.