acclimatize
verb[IorT]
mainlyUK(UKusuallyacclimatise)uk/əˈklaɪ.mə.taɪz/us/əˈklaɪ.mə.t̬aɪz/(also mainlyUSacclimate,uk/ˈæk.lɪ.meɪt/us/ˈæk.lə.meɪt/)tochangetosuitdifferentconditionsoflife,weather, etc., or to make someone or something do this:
become acclimatized to sthMoretimewill beneededfor thetroopsandequipmenttobecomeacclimatised todesertconditions.
acclimatize to sthThedefendingchampionhas acclimatized to the 30°Csunshinebyspendingthe pastmonthin Florida.
"Why is it that itrainsall thetimeinEngland?" "Don'tworry- you'llsoonacclimatise."
Wefounditimpossibleto acclimatize ourselves to the newworkingconditions.我们发现自己无法适应新的工作环境。
Adapting and modifying
- acclimate
- acclimation
- acclimatization
- accommodate
- acculturate
- ambidextrous
- chameleon
- change with/keep up with/move with the timesidiom
- configure
- counter-adaptation
- flex
- pliant
- pliantly
- putsomethingback
- putsomething/someoneforward
- reacclimatize
- unadapted
- unamended
- writesomeoneout ofsomething
- Zelig