①(朗文辞典)Adjusting(adjust) to the tropical heat was more difficult than they had expected.
②(2015·江苏卷)Some schools will have to make adjustments(adjust) in agreement with the national soccer reform.
③Mother was worried about whether she could adjust to live in the big city alone.live→living
(1)adjust...to... 为配合......而调整
adjust to... 适应......
adjust (oneself) to (使自己)适应
(2)adjustment n. 调整;调节
make an adjustment to 对......进行调整
adjust, adapt和adopt是三个词形相近的易混词,掌握这三个词,关键是掌握它们的意思,这三个词各有两个意思。adjust调整;适应;adapt适应;改编,改造;adopt采纳;收养。
[能力提升]--一句多译
这位年轻人到达英国后发现很难适应那里的文化和饮食习惯。
①After the young man's arrival in Britain, he found__it__hard__to__adjust__(himself)__to the culture and eating habits there.(adjust)
②After the young man's arrival in Britain, he found__it__hard__to__make__adjustments__to the culture and eating habits there.(adjustment)
furnish v.为(房屋或房间)配备家具;供应;提供
[佳句背诵]
(朗文辞典)They were asked to furnish capital for the new enterprise. 有人要求他们为这家新企业提供资金。
(牛津词典)She furnished him with the facts surrounding the case. 她向他提供了与案件有关的事实。
[考点对接]--单句语法填空/单句改错
①We came into his house and found it only furnished (furnish) with a table, two chairs and a