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adaptation

释义

adaptation

noun

UK /ˌædæpˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

or adaption

UK /əˈdæpʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singular	adaptation
plural	adaptations

1
countable a film, TV programme etc that has been made from a book or play
The television adaptation of the stage play was very successful.
Synonyms and related words
Types of story or play
adaptation
allegory
anecdote
2
uncountable the process of changing something so that it can be used for a different purpose
They specialize in the adaptation of industrial buildings for housing.
Synonyms and related words
The process of changing or making changes
transition
conversion
transformation
3
uncountable biologythe ability that animals and plants have to change and make themselves especially suitable for living in a particular environment
the remarkable adaptation of the camel to the desert
Synonyms and related words
Biological processes
absorption
adaptation
aerobic respiration

adaptation

noun

US /ˌædæpˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singular	adaptation
plural	adaptations

1
countable a movie, TV program, etc. that has been made from a book or play
The television adaptation of the stage play was very successful.
Synonyms and related words
Types of story or play
adaptation
allegory
anecdote
2
uncountable the process of changing something so that it can be used for a different purpose
They specialize in the adaptation of industrial buildings for housing.
Synonyms and related words
The process of changing or making changes
change
transition
transformation
3
uncountable biologythe ability that animals and plants have to change and make themselves especially suitable for living in a particular environment
the remarkable adaptation of the camel to the desert
Synonyms and related words
Biological processes
absorption
adaptation
aerobic respiration

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