adapt
- v.适应(新情况);使适合(新用途、新情况);改编;改写
过去式: adapted 现在分词: adapting 过去分词: adapted 第三人称单数: adapts
ad- 加强 + apt 适当的
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使适应,使适合(新用途、新情况)
to change sth in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation
Most of these tools have been specially adapted for use by disabled people.
这些工具多数已经过特别改装,供残疾人使用。
These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.
这些式样可以修改,以适应个人不同爱好。
适应(新情况)
to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation
We have had to adapt quickly to the new system.
我们不得不迅速适应新制度。
A large organization can be slow to adapt to change.
大机构可能应变迟缓。
The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive.
生物被迫适应,以求生存。
It's amazing how soon you adapt.
你这么快就适应了,真是令人惊奇。
It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings.
他过了好一阵子才适应了新环境。
改编;改写
to change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film/movie, television programme, etc.
Three of her novels have been adapted for television.
她的长篇小说中有三部已改编成电视节目。
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VERB 适应
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.The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change...
世界会变得不同,我们必须做好准备以适应其变化。
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VERB 使适合,使适应(新用途或新情况)
If you adapt something, you change it to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation.Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.
为将图书馆改作办公室而做了一些架子。
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VERB 改编;改写
If you adapt a book or play, you change it so that it can be made into a film or a television programme.The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen...
编剧帮助他将其所著小说改编成电影。
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See also:adapted
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We have had to adapt quickly to the new system .
我们不得不迅速适应新制度。
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We must constantly adapt and innovate to ensure success in a growing market .
我们必须不时地适应并创新,以确保在不断扩大的市场中取得成功。
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Three of her novels have been adapted for television .
她的长篇小说中有三部已改编成电视节目。
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It 's amazing how quickly people adapt .
人适应环境的速度之快真是惊人。
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Most of these tools have been specially adapted for use by disabled people .
这些工具多数已经过特别改装,供残疾人使用。
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He has adapted the play for the screen .
他把那部剧改编成了电影剧本。
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Desert plants are adapted to cope with extreme heat .
沙漠植物适于耐酷热。
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These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes .
这些式样可以修改,以适应个人不同爱好。
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It 's amazing how soon you adapt .
你这么快就适应了,真是令人惊奇。
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They have had to adapt themselves to a war economy .
他们不得不适应战时经济。
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The world will be different , and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change
世界会变得不同,我们必须做好准备以适应其变化。
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Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office .
为将图书馆改作办公室而做了一些架子。
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The film has been adapted from a play of the same title .
电影改编自一部同名戏剧。
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The facilities have been adapted to give access to wheelchair users .
这些设施已经改造过以方便轮椅使用者进入。
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Patrick needs to use specially adapted computer equipment
帕特里克需要使用专门改装过的计算机设备。
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Chung has tried to adapt to local customs .
钟努力去适应当地的风俗习惯。
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The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen
编剧帮助他将其所著小说改编成电影。
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It is through our nervous system that we adapt ourselves to our environment and to all external stimuli .
我们是通过神经系统使自己适应环境及所有外部刺激的。
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Although these vegetables adapt well to our temperate climate , they tend to crop poorly .
虽然这些蔬菜作物很适应我们这里温和的气候,它们的收成却很差。
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He urged employers and trade unions to adapt their pay settlements to the economic circumstances .
他敦促雇主和工会根据经济条件调整工资方案。
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The camel 's feet , well adapted for dry sand , are useless on mud .
骆驼的蹄子虽然非常适合于在干沙上行走,碰到泥泞时却无计可施。
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The astronauts are conducting a series of experiments to learn more about how the body adapts to weightlessness
那些宇航员正在进行一系列实验,以更多地了解身体如何适应失重状态。
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Schumacher adapted effortlessly to his new surroundings .
舒马赫非常轻松地适应了新环境。
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The pieces he is reading are adapted from the writings of Michael Frayn .
他目前阅读的作品改编自迈克尔·弗雷恩的著作。
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My novel ' The Rector 's Wife ' is being adapted for TV , with Lindsay Duncan in the title role .
我的小说《教区长的妻子》正被改编成电视剧,由林赛·邓肯饰片名主角。
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An open-minded person is able to adapt to new conditions .
一个开明的人能够适应新情况。
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Bob adapted his old car so his son could use it .
鲍勃改装了旧汽车,这样他的儿子便能使用。
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He adapted to the new school .
他使自己适应新学校。
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She has a great faculty for adapting new environments .
她适应新环境的能力很强。
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This play is adapted from a novel .
这个剧本是根据一本小说改写的。
强调适应新的环境。
Your eyes will accommodate to the darkness after a while.
过一会儿你的眼睛就能适应黑暗。
She had to accommodate to a new job.
她不得不使自己适应新的工作。
强调改变现有条件以适应新的情况。
He adapted to the new school.
他使自己适应新学校。
Bob adapted his old car so his son could use it.
鲍勃改装了旧汽车,这样他的儿子便能使用。
指稍微调整以适应特定工作或新的情况,调整幅度没有 adapt 大,常后接介词 to。
His eyes have't adjusted to the darkness yet.
他的眼睛还没有适应黑暗。
Kids are quite good at adjusting.
小孩子适应能力很强。