acclimate
/ˈæklɪmeɪt/verb
no obj.
1- chiefly N. Amer. acclimatize〈主北美〉适应（或习惯于）新气候（或环境）：
we had to give the soldiers time to acclimate.
我们不得不给士兵们适应环境的时间。
1.1
- Biology respond physiologically or behaviourally to a change in a single environmental factor【生】顺应, 驯化：
trees may acclimate to high CO2 levels by reducing the number of stomata.
树木可通过减少气孔来顺应二氧化碳浓度高的环境。比较 ACCLIMATIZE.
1.2
- with obj. Botany & Horticulture harden off (a plant)【植,园艺】使（植物）逐步变得耐寒。
派生词
acclimation
noun词源
late 18th cent.: from French acclimater, from a- （from Latin ad 'to, at'） + climat 'climate'.