ac·cli·ma·tize
verb/əˈklaɪmətaɪz/
/əˈklaɪmətaɪz/
(British English also acclimatise)
(also acclimate especially in North American English)
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they acclimatize | /əˈklaɪmətaɪz/ /əˈklaɪmətaɪz/ |
| he / she / it acclimatizes | /əˈklaɪmətaɪzɪz/ /əˈklaɪmətaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple acclimatized | /əˈklaɪmətaɪzd/ /əˈklaɪmətaɪzd/ |
| past participle acclimatized | /əˈklaɪmətaɪzd/ /əˈklaɪmətaɪzd/ |
| -ing form acclimatizing | /əˈklaɪmətaɪzɪŋ/ /əˈklaɪmətaɪzɪŋ/ |
- to get used to a new place, situation or climate
（使）习惯（新地方、新情况、新气候）；（使）服水土 - Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize.
提前两天到达以便适应新环境。 - acclimatize to something It takes many months to acclimatize to life in the tropics.
适应热带地区的生活需要几个月的时间。 - be/get acclimatized to something We haven’t got acclimatized to village life yet.
我们还没有习惯乡村生活。 - acclimatize yourself (to something) She was fine once she had acclimatized herself to the cold.
当她习惯了寒冷以后身体便好了起来。
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French acclimater ‘acclimatize’ + -ize. - Arrive two days early in order to acclimatize.