adapt

英 [ə'dæpt] 美[ə'dæpt]
  • vt. 使适应;改编
  • vi. 适应

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词态变化


第三人称单数: adapts;过去式: adapted;过去分词: adapted;现在分词: adapting;

中文词源


adapt 适应

前缀ad-, 去,往。apt, 适应的。

英文词源


adapt (v.)
early 15c. (implied in adapted) "to fit (something, for some purpose)," from Middle French adapter (14c.), from Latin adaptare "adjust," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + aptare "join," from aptus "fitted" (see apt). Meaning "to undergo modification so as to fit new circumstances" (intransitive) is from 1956. Related: Adapting.

双语例句


1. 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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2. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish.
佛教必须适应新时代,否则将会消亡。

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3. 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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4. He maintains Islam must adapt to modern society.
他坚持认为伊斯兰教必须适应现代社会。

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5. 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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