“适应环境”常见的英文表达有 adapt to the environment、adjust to the environment 或 acclimate to the environment 。
adapt to the environment: “adapt”意为“适应;改编”,强调对环境做出调整以更好地生存或运作。例如:Plants and animals have to adapt to the environment in order to survive.(植物和动物为了生存必须适应环境。)
adjust to the environment: “adjust”侧重于“调整;调节”,更强调根据环境变化做出相应改变。例如:It takes time to adjust to a new environment.(适应新环境需要时间。)
acclimate to the environment: “acclimate”意思是“(使)适应(新环境、新气候等)”,常用于生物或人适应新环境的过程,尤其指生理上或习惯上的适应。例如:It may take a few weeks for you to acclimate to the new climate.(你可能需要几周时间来适应新气候。)