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单词 adapter
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Definition of adapter in English:

adapter

(also adaptor)
noun əˈdaptəəˈdæptər
  • 1A device for connecting pieces of equipment that cannot be connected directly.

    the adapter converts the lens focal length to 5.5 mm
    a tube fixed to the cleaner by means of an adapter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This process uses slide-in connectors to offer the compatibility for the different connections without using adapters, which often take up un-needed room in your case.
    • The power adapter connector is placed rather unusually, along the center of the case, right above the base.
    • I'd forgotten the plug adaptor for my laptop: a new one arrived at the door within 90 seconds.
    • But Middleton points out that most computers are now shipped with pre-installed Ethernet cards, and many can be connected with a plug-in adapter.
    • There's also a connector (and an adapter if you need it) for handling different types of monitors.
    • With a boat, however, electricity is routed through a gauntlet of adapters and shore power connections that depend on friction to maintain contact.
    • Unpacking the box you find a plethora of connectors and adapters for what ever might float your boat.
    • It is an adaptor that converts the analog signal that is generated by your standard phone into a digital signal.
    • You need to connect a bluetooth adaptor to your phoneline, however.
    • You'll need a plastic PVC cap for one end of the pipe, and on the other end you'll need an adapter to convert the PVC pipe to a standard pipe thread.
    • Limitations at the moment include it not supporting PC Card network adapters or USB broadband connections.
    • The mobile radio telephone system includes a hand held unit, a cassette adapter, and a coupling unit.
    • Many service providers will provide you with the equipment that you need such as phone adapters and software.
    • The adapter transfers that piece of data between the two programs, making sure it ends up in the right place.
    • As mentioned earlier, there are two adapters to convert the DVI connections for standard VGA use.
    • Anything electrical will require an adaptor plug for use overseas.
    • Gamers in North America can now battle each other online with the release of adapters to connect the Playstation2 to the internet…
    • You can buy an inexpensive adaptor for your equipment when you arrive in Hong Kong.
    • In the latter case, there's also an option to run an audio input directly to your intercom, rather than using the adapter for your headset.
    • If you're traveling abroad, make sure you take the correct electrical conversion adapters for your equipment.
    1. 1.1 A device for connecting several electric plugs to one socket.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said the cause of the blaze was an overloaded electrical socket adapter.
      • So picture me, kneeling on my bed, trying to jiggle loose this plug, which is plugged into a six-plug adapter.
      • One of the most common sights in some student accommodation is the use of a Multi-plug adaptor, which supplies electricity to several appliances
      • The overloaded adaptor was removed and John was asked to plug the toaster in safely.
      • If you use an adaptor ensure that you don’t overload the circuit by using heavy usage appliances together as you risk causing a fire.
  • 2A person who adapts a text to make it suitable for filming, broadcasting, or the stage.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The adapter / writer on this occasion was Giles Cooper, with Robert Banks Stewart producing.
    • Their relationship is perfectly told and both actors rise to the occasion served up to them by the original author and the adaptor.
    • Clearly, credit is also due to Michael Fry, the adaptor and director, whose stagecraft and expertise in filling the stage with imaginary crowds and processions is almost beyond praise.
    • In an effort to make a film more accessible to your average cinemagoer, adaptors make the mistake of changing the story too much and losing the point.
    • BBC Four presents a season of work this Christmas by the prolific BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning writer and adapter Andrew Davies.
    • Actor and dramatic writer and adaptor Rodney Ackland, is responsible for at least 30 plays and adaptations.
    • He does what Graham Greene adapters rarely do… he captures Greene's sense of fate and coincidence.
    • As with most programs adapted from true events, the adaptors took some dramatic license.
    • The plays are excellently staged by the adaptor and designed with frugal artistry, making an altogether satisfactory evening.
    • There are many traps that Shakespeare film adaptors can fall into - too noisy, too simplified, too much emoting, acting that fails to convey the words with meaning.
    • Nor does it demonstrate that only writers can escape the label of adapter, since there are several noted film adapters sanctified by the name of auteur.
    • As an adaptor, I was constantly thinking about this problem.
    • Homer haunts the imaginations of countless poets, translators and adapters in English.
    • It did matter to the film adapters of his work; they often invented other murderers, different motivations.
    • The book's adaptors were Spanish playwright Pablo Ley and English dramatist Allan Baker and the director was Josep Galindo of Spain.
    • While the latter presented the plays with minimal trimming, An Age of Kings' adapter Eric Crozier cut the text into schedule-friendly 60 and 75 minute episodes.
    • Of course, the actor / adapters were working from a trio of somebody else's novels, rather than directly from their own imagination.
    • When adapters approach source texts, he seems to suggest, they should assume that whatever is, is right.
    • His present-day position of film adapter of Italian films into English stems from this early period.
 
 

Definition of adapter in US English:

adapter

(also adaptor)
nounəˈdaptərəˈdæptər
  • 1A device for connecting pieces of equipment that cannot be connected directly.

    the adapter converts the lens focal length to 5.5 mm
    a tube fixed to the cleaner by means of an adapter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Limitations at the moment include it not supporting PC Card network adapters or USB broadband connections.
    • Many service providers will provide you with the equipment that you need such as phone adapters and software.
    • If you're traveling abroad, make sure you take the correct electrical conversion adapters for your equipment.
    • The adapter transfers that piece of data between the two programs, making sure it ends up in the right place.
    • This process uses slide-in connectors to offer the compatibility for the different connections without using adapters, which often take up un-needed room in your case.
    • Anything electrical will require an adaptor plug for use overseas.
    • I'd forgotten the plug adaptor for my laptop: a new one arrived at the door within 90 seconds.
    • You need to connect a bluetooth adaptor to your phoneline, however.
    • With a boat, however, electricity is routed through a gauntlet of adapters and shore power connections that depend on friction to maintain contact.
    • Gamers in North America can now battle each other online with the release of adapters to connect the Playstation2 to the internet…
    • You'll need a plastic PVC cap for one end of the pipe, and on the other end you'll need an adapter to convert the PVC pipe to a standard pipe thread.
    • Unpacking the box you find a plethora of connectors and adapters for what ever might float your boat.
    • But Middleton points out that most computers are now shipped with pre-installed Ethernet cards, and many can be connected with a plug-in adapter.
    • The mobile radio telephone system includes a hand held unit, a cassette adapter, and a coupling unit.
    • The power adapter connector is placed rather unusually, along the center of the case, right above the base.
    • It is an adaptor that converts the analog signal that is generated by your standard phone into a digital signal.
    • There's also a connector (and an adapter if you need it) for handling different types of monitors.
    • As mentioned earlier, there are two adapters to convert the DVI connections for standard VGA use.
    • In the latter case, there's also an option to run an audio input directly to your intercom, rather than using the adapter for your headset.
    • You can buy an inexpensive adaptor for your equipment when you arrive in Hong Kong.
  • 2A person who adapts a text to make it suitable for filming, broadcasting, or the stage.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While the latter presented the plays with minimal trimming, An Age of Kings' adapter Eric Crozier cut the text into schedule-friendly 60 and 75 minute episodes.
    • Their relationship is perfectly told and both actors rise to the occasion served up to them by the original author and the adaptor.
    • BBC Four presents a season of work this Christmas by the prolific BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning writer and adapter Andrew Davies.
    • Of course, the actor / adapters were working from a trio of somebody else's novels, rather than directly from their own imagination.
    • The book's adaptors were Spanish playwright Pablo Ley and English dramatist Allan Baker and the director was Josep Galindo of Spain.
    • It did matter to the film adapters of his work; they often invented other murderers, different motivations.
    • When adapters approach source texts, he seems to suggest, they should assume that whatever is, is right.
    • The adapter / writer on this occasion was Giles Cooper, with Robert Banks Stewart producing.
    • Nor does it demonstrate that only writers can escape the label of adapter, since there are several noted film adapters sanctified by the name of auteur.
    • As with most programs adapted from true events, the adaptors took some dramatic license.
    • He does what Graham Greene adapters rarely do… he captures Greene's sense of fate and coincidence.
    • The plays are excellently staged by the adaptor and designed with frugal artistry, making an altogether satisfactory evening.
    • As an adaptor, I was constantly thinking about this problem.
    • Actor and dramatic writer and adaptor Rodney Ackland, is responsible for at least 30 plays and adaptations.
    • Clearly, credit is also due to Michael Fry, the adaptor and director, whose stagecraft and expertise in filling the stage with imaginary crowds and processions is almost beyond praise.
    • Homer haunts the imaginations of countless poets, translators and adapters in English.
    • His present-day position of film adapter of Italian films into English stems from this early period.
    • There are many traps that Shakespeare film adaptors can fall into - too noisy, too simplified, too much emoting, acting that fails to convey the words with meaning.
    • In an effort to make a film more accessible to your average cinemagoer, adaptors make the mistake of changing the story too much and losing the point.
 
 
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