adapt
英 [?'d?pt]
美[?'d?pt]
- vt. 使適應(yīng)；改編
- vi. 適應(yīng)
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?adapts;過去式:?adapted;過去分詞:?adapted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?adapting;
中文詞源
adapt 適應(yīng)
前綴ad-, 去，往。apt, 適應(yīng)的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen.
- 編劇幫助他將其所著小說改編成電影。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish.
- 佛教必須適應(yīng)新時代，否則將會消亡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.
- 為將圖書館改作辦公室而做了一些架子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He maintains Islam must adapt to modern society.
- 他堅持認為伊斯蘭教必須適應(yīng)現(xiàn)代社會。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.
- 鐘努力去適應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)氐娘L(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。
來自柯林斯例句
