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habituate

/həˈbɪtʃueɪt/ /həˈbɪtjueɪt/

Meanings
verb

使习惯， 适应.

To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.

Examples :

"The zookeeper tried to habituate the panda to the presence of people by gradually increasing the number of visitors near its enclosure. "
动物园管理员试图通过逐渐增加熊猫围栏附近的游客数量，使熊猫逐渐习惯人类的存在.
human mind being tendency attitude action

Related Words

Illustration migrating

migrating verb

/ˈmaɪˌɡreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmaɪˌɡreɪɾɪŋ/

迁徙，移居。

"Twice a year the Minnesotans migrate from their state to the Gulf of Mexico."

每年两次，明尼苏达州的人们会像候鸟一样迁徙到墨西哥湾过冬。

Illustration presence

presence noun

/ˈpɹɛzəns/

存在，在场，出席

"Any painter can benefit from the presence of a live model from which to draw."

任何画家都能从有真人模特在场供其写生中获益。

Illustration accustomed

accustomed adjective

/ə.ˈkʌs.təmd/

习惯的，适应的.

"accustomed to cold"

习惯了寒冷

Illustration visitors

visitors noun

/ˈvɪzɪtəz/ /ˈvɪzɪtɚz/

访客，客人

"We had visitors from my cousin's family staying with us for the weekend. "

周末的时候，我表哥一家来我们家做客了。

Illustration gradually

gradually adverb

/ˈɡɹædʒuəli/

逐渐地，渐渐地，逐步地

"The plants gradually grew taller over the summer. "

夏天期间，这些植物渐渐地长高了。

Illustration people

people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

人们， 人群，百姓

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

昨晚餐馆里人特别多。

Illustration familiarize

familiarize verb

/fəˈmɪljəˌraɪz/ /fəˈmɪliəˌraɪz/

熟悉，使熟悉，了解。

"The teacher asked us to familiarize ourselves with the new software before the next class. "

老师要求我们在下节课之前熟悉一下这个新软件。

Illustration inhabitant

inhabitant noun

/ɪnˈhæ.bɪ.tənt/

居民，住户。

"The town's newest inhabitant is a young family with two children. "

这个镇上最新的居民是一家年轻的家庭，带着两个孩子。

Illustration zookeeper

zookeeper noun

/ˈzuˌkipər/

动物园管理员，饲养员

"The zookeeper fed the giraffes their lunch of fresh leaves. "

动物园管理员给长颈鹿喂了新鲜树叶当午餐。

Illustration increasing

increasing verb

/ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

增加，增长。

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

当我告诉他钱丢了的时候，他的怒火更是增长了。

Illustration number

number noun

/ˈnʌmbə/ /ˈnʌmbɚ/ /ˈnʌmə/ /ˈnʌmɚ/

数字，号码

"Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."

零、一、负一、二点五和π都是数字。

Illustration enclosure

enclosure noun

/ɘnˈklɐʉʒɘ/ /ɪnˈkləʊʒə/ /ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/

附件

"There was an enclosure with the letter — a photo."

信里有个附件——一张照片。