accustom
/əˈkʌstəm/
v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
使习惯于;使适应
释义与例句
v.
使习惯于;使适应
to make someone or something become used to a particular situation or way of doing things
-
It took me a month to accustom myself to the new job.
我花了一个月时间才适应这份新工作。
-
You must accustom yourself to getting up early.
你必须让自己习惯早起。
展开其余 1 条例句
-
The children were soon accustomed to the cold weather.
孩子们很快就习惯了寒冷的天气。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
ac(加强)+ custom(习惯)→ 使习惯于。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
-
accustomed 习惯的;通常的accustom 的过去分词或形容词。
-
custom 习惯;风俗accustom 的同根名词。
-
customary 习惯的;惯例的custom + ary,形容词形式。
同义词
-
acclimatize 使适应气候/环境acclimatize 侧重适应自然环境,accustom 适用范围更广。It takes time to acclimatize to high altitudes. 适应高海拔需要时间。
-
habituate 使习惯于habituate 与 accustom 近义,accustom 更常用。He habituated himself to the long hours. 他让自己习惯了长时间工作。
反义词
-
unaccustomed 不习惯的;不寻常的unaccustomed 与 accustomed 相反。He was unaccustomed to such luxury. 他不习惯如此奢华。
-
unfamiliarize 使不熟悉unfamiliarize 与 accustom 反义,表示使不适应。The new rules unfamiliarize the workers. 新规定让工人们感到不熟悉。
常见搭配
-
accustom oneself to 使自己习惯于She accustomed herself to the noise. 她让自己习惯了噪音。
-
be accustomed to 习惯于He is accustomed to hard work. 他习惯于辛苦工作。
-
accustom sb to sth 使某人习惯某事Parents should accustom children to sharing. 父母应让孩子习惯分享。