readjusting
present participle ofreadjust
| 单词 | readjusting |
| 释义 | readjusting present participle ofreadjust readjust verb[IorT] uk/ˌriː.əˈdʒʌst/us/ˌriː.əˈdʒʌst/C1 tochangeinordertofita differentsituation, or torepairsomethingslightly: Afterlivingabroadfor solong, hefounditdifficultto readjusttolifeathome. Theclockautomaticallyreadjusts when youentera newtimezone. Themachineswereoldandconstantlyneededreadjusting. Adapting and modifying
Examplesofreadjustingreadjusting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It functioned to instruct the observer,readjustinghis perspective on the vineyard as the space of a phylloxera infection. From theCambridge English Corpus This was necessary, for the truss ends were rotten, and the desired 300mm insulation layer could also only be added within the original profile byreadjustingthem. From theCambridge English Corpus Traditions endure for long periods of time, but only because cognitive categories are in dialogical tension with social reality, continuallyreadjustingwhile simultaneously projecting an image of timeless continuity. From theCambridge English Corpus In any case, radically changing direction, as opposed to graduallyreadjustingcourse, was a complex and time-consuming operation requiring a fundamental transformation in the mindsets of officials and ministers. From theCambridge English Corpus Their aim is to clarify the terms for obtaining exemptions,readjustingrestrictions and providing information about intellectual property rights. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Will he take steps to see that justice is done byreadjustingthe present procedure? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The pay clerks did a tremendous task and so did the computer staffs inreadjustingarrangements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They would have to be continuallyreadjustingprices, which would be an unpopular thing to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Patients normally have enough troublereadjustingto their own local community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an argument forreadjustingthe system as time goes on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is simply a matter ofreadjustingthe accounts to represent better the current situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 His argument aboutreadjustingthe population is a correct one, but he is rather anticipating that problem by intensifying its present condition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They will be presented with many problems inreadjustingthemselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result, it is a matter ofreadjustingthe market so that farms can obtain higher prices on the market. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It is right that we should take full account of that whenreadjustingour defence dispositions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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