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    adjustment

    US /əˈdʒʌstmənt/

    ・

    UK /əˈdʒʌstmənt/

    A2TOEIC
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Small change to attain a desired state or function
    He made an adjustment to the machine and now it works just fine
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A change to make something function better
    We need a huge adjustment in the way we do business or we’ll never enter that market

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    Healthy living and DNA: BBC News Review

    07:09Healthy living and DNA: BBC News Review
    • Here, a 'tweak' means a small change or a slight adjustment

      Here, a 'tweak' means a small change or a slight adjustment

    B1

    Is hybrid work the new normal?

    07:52Is hybrid work the new normal?
    • Bringing the company's workers back after the pandemic, even two days a week was an adjustment at first.

      Bringing the company's workers back after the pandemic, even two days a week was an adjustment at first.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things;

      It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things;

    • It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of  things, that while there is infection in disease  

      It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of  things, that while there is infection in disease  

    B2

    You're Traveling Japan WRONG - I Can Fix That

    11:32You're Traveling Japan WRONG - I Can Fix That
    • I recommend just doing that, or buy the cheapest ticket every time, and then use the fare adjustment machine right behind the exit gate.

      I recommend just doing that, or buy the cheapest ticket every time, and then use the fare adjustment machine right behind the exit gate.

    • I recommend just doing that or buy the cheapest ticket every time and then use the fare adjustment machine right before the exit gate.

      I recommend just doing that or buy the cheapest ticket every time and then use the fare adjustment machine right before the exit gate.

    A2

    How to Tap Into Your Intuition and Manifest Your Dreams | Gabby Bernstein

    13:26How to Tap Into Your Intuition and Manifest Your Dreams | Gabby Bernstein
    • There's like a lot going on in this space right now, but I can just be in the flow of what is arriving when I make that adjustment.

      There's like a lot going on in this space right now, but I can just be in the flow of what is arriving when I make that adjustment.

    • but I can just be in the flow of what is arriving when I make that adjustment.

      but I can just be in the flow of what is arriving when I make that adjustment.

    B1

    You can change your life in 6 months, here is how to do it

    06:51You can change your life in 6 months, here is how to do it
    • And number three, the adjustment window.

      And number three, the adjustment window.

    • And number 3: the adjustment window.

      And number 3: the adjustment window.

    B1

    Growing number of schools requiring students to lock away cellphones while in class

    02:54Growing number of schools requiring students to lock away cellphones while in class
    • It's a painful adjustment.

      It's a painful adjustment.

    • It's a painful adjustment.

      It's a painful adjustment.

    A2

    Wall Street drops as tech stocks tumble

    01:34Wall Street drops as tech stocks tumble
    • So, what that tells me is that right now you're seeing a little bit of an adjustment of assets, if you will." Travel stocks, including American Airlines and Carnival Cruises, jumped more than 3%.

      So, what that tells me is that right now you're seeing a little bit of an adjustment of assets, if you will." Travel stocks, including American Airlines and Carnival Cruises, jumped more than 3%.

    • So what that tells me is that right now you're seeing a little bit of a, uh, adjustment of assets, if you will.

      So what that tells me is that right now you're seeing a little bit of a, uh, adjustment of assets, if you will.

    B1

    How to Pose Models: 5 Portrait Photography Tips with Dave Krugman

    03:33How to Pose Models: 5 Portrait Photography Tips with Dave Krugman
    • So if I need to make a very small adjustment, but I don't need to, you know, say a whole paragraph about it, I like to just use one hand to have their eyes track so I can direct them in these little microscopic ways.

      So if I need to make a very small adjustment, but I don't need to, you know, say a whole paragraph about it, I like to just use one hand to have their eyes track so I can direct them in these little microscopic ways.

    • So to make micro-adjustments, I'll say to the model, "Hey, do you mind if you just follow my hand with your eyes?" So if I need to make a very small adjustment,

      So to make micro-adjustments, I'll say to the model, "Hey, do you mind if you just follow my hand with your eyes?" So if I need to make a very small adjustment,

    A2

    Something’s Going Seriously Wrong in United States

    18:08Something’s Going Seriously Wrong in United States
    • But the second main adjustment that they made was that hedonic adjustment.

      But the second main adjustment that they made was that hedonic adjustment.

    A2