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单词 adapt
释义
adapt
verb
uk
/əˈdæpt/us
/əˈdæpt/
B2[T]
tochange, or tochangesomething, tosuitdifferentconditionsor uses:
Manysoftwarecompanieshave adaptedpopularprogramstothe newoperatingsystem.许多软件公司已经改编了常用的程序以适应新的操作系统。
Therecipehere is aporkroastadaptedfromCaroline O'Neill'sbook"Louisiana Kitchen".这道菜是根据卡罗琳•奥尼尔《路易斯安那厨房》一书中烤猪肉的做法改进而来的。
[+ to infinitive]We had to adaptourplanstofitJack'stimetable.我们不得不改变我们的计划来适应杰克的时间安排。
Theplayhad been adaptedfor(=changedto make itsuitablefor)children.这个剧本已被改编成儿童剧。
Davies isbusyadapting Brinkworth'slatestnovelfortelevision.戴维斯正忙着把布尔克沃斯的最新小说改编成电视剧。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to make different
  • changeShe'll always be like that - you can't change her.
  • alterWe've had to alter our plans.
  • varyTry to vary the children's diet a little.
  • convertWe're going to convert the spare bedroom into an office.
  • turn intoThere are plans to turn his latest book into a film.
  • transformThe riverside area has been transformed into a shopping and sports complex.
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B2[I]
tochangeyourideasorbehaviourto make themsuitablefor a newsituation:
The good thing aboutchildrenis that they adapt veryeasilytonewenvironments.小孩的长处就是能够很容易地适应新环境。
It took me a while to adapttothe newjob.我过了一段时间才适应了新工作。
[I]biologyspecialized
If alivingthing adapts, itchangesslightlyovertimeso it cancontinuetoexistin aparticularenvironment:
Species have adaptedtoclimatechangesthroughouthistory.
Thewaysin whichorganismshave adapted tosurvivein thisextremeenvironmentare not wellunderstood.
More examples
  • Toremaincompetitivethecompanyhas to beableto adapt to thechangingmarketplace.
  • Welivein achangingworldandpeoplemustlearnto adapt.
  • The twocultureswere soutterlydisparatethat shefoundit hard to adapt from one to the other.
  • Thenovelhas been adapted forscreenby afamousHollywooddirector.
  • Thebest-sellingcomputergamehas been adapted for ayoungeraudience.
  • Hisbestassetis hisabilityto adaptquickly.
  • Once in thebody, thesebacteriaadapt to theenvironmentanddevelopresistancetocommonlyusedantibiotics.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Adapting and modifying
  • acclimate
  • acclimation
  • acclimatization
  • acclimatize
  • accommodate
  • ambidextrous
  • chameleon
  • change with/keep up with/move with the timesidiom
  • configure
  • counter-adaptation
  • flex
  • pliant
  • pliantly
  • putsomethingback
  • putsomething/someoneforward
  • reacclimatize
  • unadapted
  • unamended
  • writesomeoneout ofsomething
  • Zelig
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Related word

adapted
(Definition ofadaptfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
adapt
verb
uk
/əˈdæpt/us
/əˈdæpt/

adaptverb(CHANGE)

B2[T]
tochangesomething tosuitdifferentconditionsor uses
使适应不同情况（或用途）；改动；改造；改装；改编
Manysoftwarecompanieshave adaptedpopularprogramstothe newoperatingsystem.许多软件公司已经改编了常用的程序以适应新的操作系统。
Therecipehere is aporkroastadaptedfromCaroline O'Neill'sbook"Louisiana Kitchen".这道菜是根据卡罗琳•奥尼尔《路易斯安那厨房》一书中烤猪肉的做法改进而来的。
[+ to infinitive]We had to adaptourplanstofitJack'stimetable.我们不得不改变我们的计划来适应杰克的时间安排。
Theplayhad been adaptedfor(=changedto make itsuitablefor)children.这个剧本已被改编成儿童剧。
Davies isbusyadapting Brinkworth'slatestnovelfortelevision.戴维斯正忙着把布尔克沃斯的最新小说改编成电视剧。
More examples
  • Toremaincompetitivethecompanyhas to beableto adapt to thechangingmarketplace.
  • Welivein achangingworldandpeoplemustlearnto adapt.
  • The twocultureswere soutterlydisparatethat shefoundit hard to adapt from one to the other.
  • Thenovelhas been adapted forscreenby afamousHollywooddirector.
  • Thebest-sellingcomputergamehas been adapted for ayoungeraudience.

adaptverb(BECOME FAMILIAR)

B2[I]
tobecomefamiliarwith a newsituation
适应；适合
The good thing aboutchildrenis that they adapt veryeasilytonewenvironments.小孩的长处就是能够很容易地适应新环境。
It took me a while to adapttothe newjob.我过了一段时间才适应了新工作。

adapt| American Dictionary

adapt
verb[I/T]
us
/əˈdæpt/
toadjustto differentconditionsor uses, or tochangetomeetdifferentsituations
(Definition ofadaptfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

adapt| Business English

adapt
verb
uk
/əˈdæpt/us
[I]
tobecomefamiliarwith a newsituation:
adapt to sthToremaincompetitivethecompanyhas to beableto adapt to thechangingmarketplace.
adapt to doing sthDick has adapted very well torunningamultinational.
[T]
tochangesomething tosuitdifferentconditionsor uses:
Sometimes you have to adapt thedesigntosuitthe customer'srequirements.
adapt sth for sthIt was the firsttimea Britishbrewerhad adapted aproductforFrenchtastes.

adapted

adjective
This adaptedprocedurewasproblematicin manyways.
(Definition ofadaptfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadapt

adapt
Most obviously, his music adapts conspicuously to match each visual change.
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The design can be adapted as a traditional design to accommodate multiple dosages and multiple agents.
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In general, there was a high level of continuity here and considerable dexterity in adapting to the new masters.
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Inference at runtime consists of matching prior cases that are most like the new situation, then adapting those prior cases to the new situation.
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When changes occurred, the older people adapted to their new circumstances in a continuous process.
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The jobber system was, he argued, adapted to the cultural imperatives of the workers and their society.
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The steps are adapted from those of ' ballroom ' dances, with much interchange among the various dances.
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Finally, we consider perceptual mechanisms as part of a functional architecture whose outcome is adapted action.
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Under these conditions the subject rapidly obtains a bistable form of adaptation, adapted to both wearing and not wearing the spectacles.
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Many useful traits are not adapted for those uses.
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The techniques that farmers have adapted for deep-water cultivation have varied with topography and technological innovations.
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The representation approach is general and can be adapted for different space resolutions and granularities of relations.
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The trend is toward more human-centric inter face design, so that people can interact with computers naturally instead of adapting to machine-oriented procedures.
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The method is therefore well adapted for use as a basis for a spatial reasoning formalism.
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Cross-fostering practices allow the number of piglets to be adapted to the number of teats of the sow resulting in a decrease in piglet mortality.
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