• vt. 使適應(yīng)；改編
• vi. 適應(yīng)

前綴ad-, 去，往。apt, 適應(yīng)的。

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.

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。

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2. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish.

佛教必須適應(yīng)新時(shí)代，否則將會(huì)消亡。

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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。

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4. He maintains Islam must adapt to modern society.

他堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為伊斯蘭教必須適應(yīng)現(xiàn)代社會(huì)。

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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。

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