accustom

美 [əˈkʌstəm]英 [əˈkʌstəm]
  • v.使习惯(于);习惯于;使适应

过去式: accustomed 现在分词: accustoming 过去分词: accustomed 第三人称单数: accustoms

ac- 朝,向,去 + custom 习惯,惯例

IELTS TEM8

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verb

1

使习惯于
to make yourself/sb familiar with sth or become used to it

It took him a while to accustom himself to the idea.

他过了一段时间才习惯这个想法。

accustom

频次

  • 1
    VERB 使习惯(于);使适应
    If you accustom yourself or another person to something, you make yourself or them become used to it.

    The team has accustomed itself to the pace of first division rugby...

    球队适应了英式橄榄球甲级联赛的节奏。

verb

1
make psychologically or physically used (to something)
She became habituated to the background music
Synonym: habituate

数据来源:WordNet

  1. You 'll have to accustom yourself to the new conditions .

    你得使自己习惯于新的情况。

  2. I can accustom myself to cold weather .

    我能习惯于冷天气。

  3. My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the dark .

    我的眼睛慢慢适应了黑暗。

  4. He was accustomed to rising early .

    他习惯于早起。

  5. It took him a while to accustom himself to the idea .

    他过了一段时间才习惯这个想法。

  6. He took up his accustomed position with his back to the fire

    他背对着炉火在通常的位子上坐了下来。

  7. The team has accustomed itself to the pace of first division rugby

    球队适应了英式橄榄球甲级联赛的节奏。

  8. She had not yet become accustomed to the fact that she was a rich woman .

    她还不太适应已经是一个富婆的事实。

  9. I was accustomed to being the only child at a table full of adults

    我已经习惯了作为唯一一个小不点坐在一桌大人中间。

  10. He was not accustomed to political or philosophical discussions .

    他不习惯政治或哲学讨论。

  11. Bradley is still accustomed to travelling everywhere in style

    布拉德利仍然保持着每次出行必派头十足的习惯。

  12. My eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom .

    我的眼睛渐渐适应了黑暗。

  13. Shakespeare has accustomed us to a mixture of humor and tragedy in the same play .

    莎士比亚让我们习见了同一场戏目中的悲喜交错。

  14. American consumers are accustomed to hunting out bargains .

    美国消费者习惯淘一些便宜货。

  15. Nora grew accustomed to depending on her husband

    诺拉变得习惯于依赖丈夫。

  16. Freed acted with his accustomed shrewdness .

    弗里德以他一贯的精明风范行动起来。

  17. Footballers are accustomed to profiting handsomely from bonuses

    足球运动员对获取丰厚的奖金已习以为常。

  18. We have grown accustomed to having our ears assailed by mindless cursing and profanities .

    我们已经渐渐对那些无礼的诅咒和谩骂习以为常了。

  19. It is hard for a rural person to accustom himself to city life .

    一个乡下人难以适应城市生活。

  20. He can 't accustom himself to the cold weather .

    他难以习惯寒冷的天气。

  21. He is accustomed to hard work .

    他习惯于做艰苦的工作。

  22. He likes the stocks and he is accustomed to trading in and out of its shares .

    他喜欢股票,习惯于买进卖出它的股份。

  23. It 's like staying in a fish market and getting used to the stink ; long exposure to a bad environment accustoms one to evil ways .

    如入鲍鱼之肆,久而不闻其臭。

  24. It 'll be fine once you get accustomed to using it .

    使惯了就好了。

  25. He is accustomed to that kind of thing .

    他习惯于这种事了。

  26. She was a person accustomed to having eight hours'sleep a night .

    她是那种习惯每晚睡八个小时的人。

  27. They are accustomed to holding back their emotions .

    他们习惯于抑制自己的感情。

  28. Her eye , accustomed to what was usual in the aspect of the room , saw instantly what was unusual .

    她的眼睛,对屋里的事物都十分熟悉,立刻看出有些不同平常的情形。

  29. It could be seen that Algernon Cuffe dennant , esq. , j.p. , accustomed to laugh at other people , suspected that he was being laughed at .

    可以看出这位治安推事,爱尔格农·克费·丹南特,由于习惯于嘲笑别人,不免猜疑到自己也被别人嘲笑。

  30. The greatest gap , however , is between the Net-generation , familiar with personal computers and the Internet , and the older generation , accustomed to an industrial society .

    然而,最大的差距是熟悉个人电脑和互联网的网络一代和习惯于工业社会的老一辈之间的差距。

前缀
e-朝,向,去

accept v. 接受

ac- 朝,向,去 + cept- 抓住

accident n. (交通)事故

ac- 朝,向,去 + cid- 落下,降临 + -ent 名词后缀

accurate adj. 精确的

ac- 朝,向,去 + cur- 跑,流动 + -ate 具有...的

achieve v. 实现

ac- 朝,向,去 + chiev 头 + -e

accelerate v. 加快

ac- 朝,向,去 + celer- 快,速 + -ate 做,造成

accent n. 口音

ac- 朝,向,去 + cent- 唱

access n. 通道

ac- 朝,向,去 + cess 行走,撤退

accumulate v. 积累

ac- 朝,向,去 + cumulate v.积聚

accuracy n. 精确(程度)

ac- 朝,向,去 + cur- 跑,流动 + -acy 性质,状态

acknowledge vt. 承认(权威、地位)

ac- 朝,向,去 + knowledge n.知识

accommodate v. 容纳

ac- 朝,向,去 + com- 共同,一起 + mod 方法,模式 + -ate 做, 造成

accompany vt. 陪同

ac- 朝,向,去 + company n.公司

accomplish vt. 完成

ac- 朝,向,去 + com- 共同,一起 + pli- 满 + -ish 造成

accord v. 一致

ac- 朝,向,去 + cord 心脏

account n. 账户

ac- 朝,向,去 + count 计算

accuse vt. 指责

ac- 朝,向,去 + cus 原因 + -e

acquire vt. (通过努力、能力、行为表现)获得

ac- 朝,向,去 + quir- 寻求,询问 + -e

acquisition n. (知识、技能等的)获得,得到

ac- 朝,向,去 + quis 寻求,问 + -ition 行为,过程,状态

acquaint vt. 使熟悉

ac- 朝,向,去 + quaint 知道,告知

acclaim vt. 宣称

ac- 朝,向,去 + claim 叫喊,大叫

acclimatize accustom get used to 【导航词义:习惯于…】
acclimatize v. (使)习惯,(使)适应
〔辨析〕

指习惯新地方、新情况、新气候等。

〔例证〕

Arrive three days early so as to acclimatize.

提前3天到达以适应新环境。

He was fine once he had acclimatized himself to the cold.

他习惯了寒冷之后,身体马上就好了。

We're now acclimatized to the hot summers of Shanghai.

我们现已习惯上海炎热的夏天。

accustom v. 使习惯于
〔辨析〕

常与反身代词连用。

〔例证〕

It is hard for a rural person to accustom himself to city life.

一个乡下人难以适应城市生活。

He can't accustom himself to the cold weather.

他难以习惯寒冷的天气。

get used to v. 习惯(于)
〔辨析〕

也可说 be used to。用 get 时侧重于动作,用 be 时侧重于状态。

〔例证〕

I soon got used to the tiresome job.

我很快习惯了这份烦人的工作。

She has got used to country life.

她已习惯了乡村生活。

比较:

I'm used to the weather in Scotland.

我习惯了苏格兰的天气。

  • 短语动词

以下资源来自牛津词典

accustom yourself/sb to sth

使习惯于
to make yourself/sb familiar with sth or become used to it

It took him a while to accustom himself to the idea.

他过了一段时间才习惯这个想法。