Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #399
conditions
使适应；使习惯于；使形成条件反射
conditions is the third person singular of condition.
to train or accustom (someone or something) to behave in a certain way
- 1.
To subject to the process of acclimation.
使适应环境。
- 2.
To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
使经受不同条件,尤指作为训练。
- 3.
To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
使取决于某一条件的履行；使成为有条件的。
- 4.
To place conditions or limitations upon.
施加条件或限制。
- 5.
To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
塑造某人的行为以做某事
- 6.
To treat, especially hair with hair conditioner.
用护发素护理头发
- 7.
To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
订立合同；规定；同意
- 8.
To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
测试或化验,如丝绸(以确定其含水量)
- 9.
To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
施加那些被认为是知识和思维所必需的关系或条件
锻炼；训练（身体）；用护发素护理（头发）；使取决于；以…为条件；限制；规定；商定；测定（丝绸等的）湿度
In use
We need to condition the new recruits to the company's culture.
The grant is conditioned on meeting certain academic standards.
Over time, you can condition yourself to wake up earlier.
Verb forms
base condition · third person conditions · -ing conditioning · past conditioned · past participle conditioned
规则变化
Connections
Collocations
- condition somebody to do something
- 使某人形成做某事的条件反射
- The training conditioned the soldiers to obey instantly.训练使士兵们形成立即服从的条件反射。
- be conditioned on/upon
- 以……为条件
- The offer is conditioned on your acceptance.这个提议以你的接受为条件。
- condition oneself to
- 使自己适应
- She conditioned herself to the cold climate.她使自己适应了寒冷的气候。
- condition hair
- 护理头发；给头发上护发素
- Use this cream to condition your hair.用这款乳霜护理你的头发。
- physically conditioning
- 锻炼身体；训练身体
- He spends two hours daily conditioning his body.他每天花两小时锻炼身体。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：condition 有‘条件、状态’的意思，动词就是‘使处于某状态/训练’，如 conditioner 护发素护理头发，让头发状态好。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：psychology/behavioral training、hair care、formal contract or conditional statements 动词 condition 的语域随义项变化：表示“塑造行为/使形成条件反射”时多用于心理学或教育训练；表示“用护发素护理”时是日常用语；表示“使取决于”或“以…为条件”时比较常见于正式书面语。整体宜标为 mixed，具体使用时需看语境。
Grammar Note
及物动词，常用于被动或后接不定式，如condition sb to do sth或condition sth on sth。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 condition 从重读音节 /ˈdɪʃən/ 起完全押韵。注意勿与 mission /ˈmɪʃən/、fashion /ˈfæʃən/ 等拼写相近但元音不同的词混淆。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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