adapt
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully. 適應
The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change. 這個世界將會不同,所以我們必須準備好適應變化。
2. V-T If you adapt something, you change it to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation. 改裝
Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office. 做了個書架,以便將這個圖書館改作一個辦公室用。
3. →see also adapted
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adapt /əˈdæpt/ (adapting,adapted,adapts)
剑桥词典
- To remain competitive the company has to be able to adapt to the changing marketplace .
- We live in a changing world and people must learn to adapt.
- The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other.
- The novel has been adapted for screen by a famous Hollywood director .
- The best-selling computer game has been adapted for a younger audience .
adapt verb (CHANGE)
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to change something to suit different conditions or uses
使適應不同情況(或用途);改動;改造;改裝;改編
Many software companies have adapted popular programs to the new operating system . 許多軟件公司已經改編了常用的程序以適應新的操作系統。
The recipe here is a pork roast adapted from Caroline O'Neill's book "Louisiana Kitchen". 這道菜是根據卡羅琳•奧尼爾《路易斯安那廚房》一書中烤豬肉的做法改進而來的。
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] We had to adapt our plans to fit Jack's timetable . 我們不得不改變我們的計劃來適應傑尅的時間安排。
The play had been adapted for (= changed to make it suitable for) children . 這個劇本已被改編成兒童劇。
Davies is busy adapting Brinkworth's latest novel for television . 戴維斯正忙著把佈爾尅沃斯的最新小說改編成電眡劇。
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adapt verb (BECOME FAMILIAR)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]to become familiar with a new situation
適應;適郃
The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily to new environments . 小孩的長処就是能夠很容易地適應新環境。
It took me a while to adapt to the new job . 我過了一段時間才適應了新工作。 返回 adapt