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词汇 habituate
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Definition of habituate in English:

habituate

verb həˈbɪtjʊeɪthəˈbɪtʃʊeɪthəˈbɪtʃəˌweɪt
  • Make or become accustomed or used to something.

    〔主动〕(使)习惯于;使适应,使驯化

    with object bears can become habituated to people very easily
    Example sentencesExamples
    • During field studies that brought Sweet into daily contact with individuals of several species, he found that some male members of some species became habituated to his presence.
    • Unlike other birds that live on the forest floor, trumpeters are not particularly shy and readily habituate to the presence of humans.
    • This park includes open lawns, mature oaks and maples, and a large population of gray squirrels, habituated to humans.
    • While following a peaceful cohort of females and young in a group habituated to humans, I noticed an adolescent female staring at me in a friendly way.
    • Cheetahs in this study were well habituated to vehicles.
    • None of the experimental groups were habituated to human presence, and so it was impossible to ascertain which and how many individuals were responsible for the recorded calls.
    • Females and males were habituated in their separate compartments for 15 min.
    • Subjects were removed from their normal enclosures and habituated to the experimental setup for 3 days before the experiment began.
    • Such quantification will also be important to determine whether some populations are able to habituate to at least low level disturbance or whether individuals and local populations differ in the degree of tolerance of disturbance.
    • He added that more lengthy studies with fully habituated western gorillas are required to confirm that intergroup interactions are indeed typically peaceful.
    • The latter was used only on packs that had been followed for more than 9 months and were deemed habituated to observer presence at this critical time.
    • All birds had 10 days to habituate to the aviary.
    • He said coyotes are ‘becoming habituated to humans and human environments, and adapting their behavior to ours.’
    • Whether the people at the site were permanent residents or seasonal hunters is unclear, but to some investigators their mere presence indicates that people had already habituated to a cold climate.
    • The birds were fully habituated, and most copulations were observed at 5 m distance.
    • Animals were habituated to behavioral observation.
    • They have also become habituated to their feeding enclosures, an unsuitable habitat where they could not survive naturally in winter.
    • In advance of the study, the animals were habituated to human observers in the colony.
    • Most dolphins are well habituated to small boats, allowing us to follow individuals for many hours.
    • Two hours before testing, all subjects were habituated to room temperature.
    Synonyms
    accustom, make used, adapt, adjust, attune, acclimatize, acculturate, inure, harden
    make familiar with, familiarize with
    season
    condition, teach, train, school, educate, discipline, break in
    North American acclimate

Origin

Late 15th century: from late Latin habituat- 'accustomed', from the verb habituare, from habitus (see habit).

Definition of habituate in US English:

habituate

verbhəˈbiCHəˌwāthəˈbɪtʃəˌweɪt
  • Make or become accustomed or used to something.

    〔主动〕(使)习惯于;使适应,使驯化

    with object she had habituated the chimps to humans

    她让那些黑猩猩适应了与人类相处的环境。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such quantification will also be important to determine whether some populations are able to habituate to at least low level disturbance or whether individuals and local populations differ in the degree of tolerance of disturbance.
    • Subjects were removed from their normal enclosures and habituated to the experimental setup for 3 days before the experiment began.
    • While following a peaceful cohort of females and young in a group habituated to humans, I noticed an adolescent female staring at me in a friendly way.
    • The birds were fully habituated, and most copulations were observed at 5 m distance.
    • They have also become habituated to their feeding enclosures, an unsuitable habitat where they could not survive naturally in winter.
    • Animals were habituated to behavioral observation.
    • Unlike other birds that live on the forest floor, trumpeters are not particularly shy and readily habituate to the presence of humans.
    • In advance of the study, the animals were habituated to human observers in the colony.
    • Cheetahs in this study were well habituated to vehicles.
    • During field studies that brought Sweet into daily contact with individuals of several species, he found that some male members of some species became habituated to his presence.
    • The latter was used only on packs that had been followed for more than 9 months and were deemed habituated to observer presence at this critical time.
    • All birds had 10 days to habituate to the aviary.
    • Two hours before testing, all subjects were habituated to room temperature.
    • This park includes open lawns, mature oaks and maples, and a large population of gray squirrels, habituated to humans.
    • None of the experimental groups were habituated to human presence, and so it was impossible to ascertain which and how many individuals were responsible for the recorded calls.
    • He added that more lengthy studies with fully habituated western gorillas are required to confirm that intergroup interactions are indeed typically peaceful.
    • Most dolphins are well habituated to small boats, allowing us to follow individuals for many hours.
    • Females and males were habituated in their separate compartments for 15 min.
    • Whether the people at the site were permanent residents or seasonal hunters is unclear, but to some investigators their mere presence indicates that people had already habituated to a cold climate.
    • He said coyotes are ‘becoming habituated to humans and human environments, and adapting their behavior to ours.’
    Synonyms
    accustom, make used, adapt, adjust, attune, acclimatize, acculturate, inure, harden

Origin

Late 15th century: from late Latin habituat- ‘accustomed’, from the verb habituare, from habitus (see habit).

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