| 单词 | acclimatize |
| 释义 | acclimatize (once / 21220 pages) v When you get used to a new situation or climate, you acclimatize to it. People who travel to very hot countries in the summer find it takes quite some time to acclimatize to the heat. The verb acclimatize is usually followed by the word "to," and while you can use it to essentially mean "get used to the weather," it can also refer to new situations. A new student will acclimatize to her new school, and an African immigrant will need to acclimatize to many unfamiliar conditions in the US. Acclimatize comes from acclimate, and in many cases has replaced it — both come from a French root, acclimater. WORD FAMILYacclimatize: acclimatization, acclimatized, acclimatizes, acclimatizing+/acclimate: acclimated, acclimates, acclimating, acclimation/acclimatise: acclimatisation, acclimatised, acclimatises, acclimatising/climate: acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize, climates, climatic, climatical/climatic: climatically USAGE EXAMPLESThey practiced outdoors, some of them donning winter caps and all of them acclimatizing to the Ontario chill. Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016) Spending some time in La Paz beforehand is essential in order to acclimatize to the high-altitude. Wall Street Journal(Nov 15, 2016) “For sure, the first 10 minutes were very hard for me, for acclimatizing to the game,” Beister said. Washington Times(Nov 12, 2016) v get used to a certain climate They never acclimatized in Egypt Syn|Hyper acclimate, acclimatise adapt, adjust, conform adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions |
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