adaptation

noun

OPAL W

/ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/

(also less frequent adaption

/əˈdæpʃn/

)

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[uncountable, countable] the action or process of changing something, or of being changed, to suit a new purpose or situation
- the adaptation of buildings for military purposes
- adaptation to something The process of adaptation to a new school is difficult for some children.
- making adaptations to your home
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- successful
- special
- evolutionary
- …
verb + adaptation
- make
adaptation + verb
- occur
preposition
- adaptation for
- adaptation of
- adaptation to
- …
phrases
- a process of adaptation
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[countable] a film, television drama or play that is based on a particular book or play but has been changed to suit the new medium
- a screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’
Topics Film and theatrec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cinematic
- film
- movie
- …
verb + adaptation
- develop
- direct
- film
- …
preposition
- adaptation of
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[uncountable, countable] adaptation (of something) (to something) (biology) the process of change by which a species becomes better suited to its environment
- the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions
- Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years.

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, from late Latin adaptatio(n-), from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare(from aptus ‘fit’).

单词	adaptation
释义	adaptation noun OPAL W /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/ /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/ (also less frequent adaption /əˈdæpʃn/ /əˈdæpʃn/ ) jump to other results [uncountable, countable] the action or process of changing something, or of being changed, to suit a new purpose or situation the adaptation of buildings for military purposes adaptation to something The process of adaptation to a new school is difficult for some children. making adaptations to your home Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective successful special evolutionary … verb + adaptation make adaptation + verb occur preposition adaptation for adaptation of adaptation to … phrases a process of adaptation See full entry [countable] a film, television drama or play that is based on a particular book or play but has been changed to suit the new medium a screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ Topics Film and theatrec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective cinematic film movie … verb + adaptation develop direct film … preposition adaptation of See full entry [uncountable, countable] adaptation (of something) (to something) (biology) the process of change by which a species becomes better suited to its environment the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, from late Latin adaptatio(n-), from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare(from aptus ‘fit’).
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