acclimatize
/əˈklaɪmətaɪz/(亦作 -ise)
verb
no obj.
1- become accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions适应(或习惯于)新气候(或环境):
it's unknown whether people will acclimatize to increasingly warm weather
人们是否会适应逐渐变暖的气候还是个未知数
they like to acclimatize themselves properly before doing anything.
他们喜欢在做任何事之前先熟悉环境。
1.1
- Biology respond physiologically or behaviourally to changes in a complex of environmental factors【生】(生理或行为上)适应(综合环境因素的变化)。比较ACCLIMATE.
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
acclimatization
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from French acclimater 'acclimatize' + -IZE.