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单词 adapt
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adapt

UK /əˈdæpt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyadapt
he/she/itadapts
present participleadapting
past tenseadapted
past participleadapted

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    intransitive to change your ideas or behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation

    The company was accused of being slow to adapt.

    adapt to:

    Most students have little difficulty adapting to college life.

    Synonyms and related words

    To change your opinion, attitudes or behaviour
    1. 1a
      transitive to change something to make it more suitable for a new use or situation

      Courses can be adapted to suit the needs of the individual.

      a specially adapted car

      adapt for:

      You can adapt this fabric for anything from diverssuits to gloves.

      Synonyms and related words

      To change something
  2. 2
    transitive to change a book or play so that it can be made into a film, TV programme etc
    adapt something from something:

    The film is adapted from a Michael Crichton novel.

    Synonyms and related words

    Editing, adapting and proofreading

adapt

US /əˈdæpt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyadapt
he/she/itadapts
present participleadapting
past tenseadapted
past participleadapted

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    intransitive to change your ideas or behavior so that you can deal with a new situation

    The company was accused of being slow to adapt.

    adapt to:

    Most students have little difficulty adapting to college life.

    Synonyms and related words

    To change your opinion, attitudes or behavior
    1. 1a
      transitive to change something to make it more appropriate for a new use or situation

      Courses can be adapted to suit the needs of each person.

      a specially adapted car

      adapt for:

      You can adapt this fabric for anything from diverssuits to gloves.

      Synonyms and related words

      To change something
  2. 2
    transitive to change a book or play so that it can be made into a movie, TV program, etc.
    adapt something from something:

    The movie is adapted from a Michael Crichton novel.

    Synonyms and related words

    Editing, adapting and proofreading
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