2 a slight change made to something to make it fit, work better, or be more suitable, or the act of making such a change:
3 a slight change to figures according to inflation, the time of year, etc. so that they can be compared in a useful way with other figures, or the act of making such a change:
4 the process of becoming more familiar with a new situation:
make an adjustment This is a very, very big adjustment for us to make.
5 the job of getting information about an accident, theft, etc. in order to decide how much money to pay an insurance customer:
6 the amount of money that an insurance company pays to a customer who has been involved in an accident, had something stolen, etc.:
The invitations are almost ready, I just need to make a couple of adjustments.
Use the on-screen menu to make adjustments to the colour and brightness of your monitor.
The bike needed a few adjustments before it was ready to leave the shop.
The software allows the artist to make detailed adjustments to the original drawing.
Macroeconomic adjustments should stimulate sustainable developments rather than furthering unsustainability; where they do lead to environmental degradation, compensatory projects might provide a short-term retrofitting option.
The consumption and capital goods adjustments deteriorate the trade balance by raising absorption and lowering real income.
Successful ageing abroad depends as much on learnt adjustments as on prior fitness and resources.
中文繁体
改變, 調整, 調節…
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改变, 调整, 调节…
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ajuste, ajuste [masculine], cambio [masculine]…
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ajuste…
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調節, 調整, 修正…
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ayarlama…
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réglage [masculine], ajustement [masculine], adaptation [feminine]…
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modificació…
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