Adjusting himself to the tropical heat was more difficult than he had expected.

【拓展】adjust及其派生词含义丰富,请看:

①The government decided to adjust its ways of monitoring the spread of the virus in the town. (v. 调整)

②More expensive cameras have adjustable focusing. (adj. 可调整的)

③The tune of the radio needed adjustment. (n. 调整、调节)

【练习】单项选择。It will take us half an hour to get to the airport, ______ traffic delays. A. serving as B. leaving alone C. adjusting to D. allowing for

Key: D

经典短语

in use

【课文原句】... languages still in use ... (Page 59)

【点拨】in use意为"在使用"。如:Plastic bags are still in use for free in some small markets.

【拓展】与名词use有关的搭配还有很多,根据下列句子体会:

I don't want it, but it may be of use to someone. (有用)

Traditional farming methods are going out of use. (不再被使用)

New teaching methods have come into use in this university. (开始使用)

My father advised me to make use of my free time to learn another foreign language. (利用)

It's no use crying over spilt milk. (做某事没有用)

【走近高考】The new law will come into ______ on the day it is passed. (1999上海)

A. effect B. use C. service D. Existence

【解析】选A。come into effect"生效"；come into use"开始使用"；come into service"投入使用"；come into existence"出现",根据句意"新法律在通过的当天就生效。"可知答案选A。 make up

【课文原句】... Aborigines make up just over 1.5% of ... (Page 69)

【点拨】make up在句中意为"构成,组成"。如:Statistics show that migrant workers make up over 60 percent of the work-force in manufacturing industries.

【拓展】

1. make up还有其他意义,注意掌握:

To make up for the loss of the employees, the company decided to lengthen the upcoming winter holiday.(弥补)

Girls are taught how to make up before they attend this kind of ball. (化妆)

Don't believe him. He has made up the story. (编造)

2. 常见与make相关的短语很多,请看:

Exercise can make a difference to your state of health. (有影响)

He says he will get up at six tomorrow morning, but he'll never make it. (做成,成功)

Desks made of iron are stronger than those made of wood. (用......做成)

She has grown up and I can't make her out any more. (辨认)

Does his explanation make any sense?(讲得通)

【走近高考】Can you ______ what the teacher wrote on the blackboard? (04 江苏)