Tra từ adjust - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ad·just AW [adjust adjusts adjusted adjusting] BrE [əˈdʒʌst] NAmE [əˈdʒʌst] verb
1. transitive to change sth slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better
•~ sth Watch out for sharp bends and adjust your speed accordingly.
• This button is for adjusting the volume.
•The brakes need to be adjusted.
•~ sth to sth Adjust your language to the age of your audience.
2. intransitive, transitive to get used to a new situation by changing the way you behave and/or think
Syn: ↑adapt
• They'll be fine— they just need time to adjust.
•~ to sth After a while his eyes adjusted to the dark.
•~ to doing sth It took her a while to adjust to living alone.
•It can be difficult to adjust to being a parent.
•~ yourself to sth You'll quickly adjust yourself to student life.
•My eyes were still trying to adjust themselves to the strong sunlight.
3. transitive ~ sth to move sth slightly so that it looks neater or feels more comfortable
•He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie.
see also ↑well adjusted
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
early 17th cent. (in the senses ‘harmonize discrepancies’ and ‘assess loss or damages’): from obsolete French adjuster, from Old French ajoster ‘to approximate’, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + juxta ‘near’.

Example Bank:
•Children are sensitive to family attitudes and adjust their attitudes accordingly.
•It is important to have equipment that can be finely adjusted.
•It may take a little time to adjust to the climate here.
•Salaries are adjusted for inflation.
•She will gradually adjust to her new role.
•This estimate may have to be adjusted downwards.