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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- adapt
[ə'dæpt]
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1.
vt.
(alter，change) 使适合
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2.
vt.
[+novel]
[ play]
(for television，cinema) 改编
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3.
vi.
to adapt (to) 适应
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to adapt o.s.
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使自己适应
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- adapt
[əˈdæpt]
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vt.
调整，使适合
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Adapting current software to older computers is inefficient and time consuming.
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让当前的软件适应旧电脑是件效率低下且非常耗时的事情。
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2.
verb
使……适应，使……顺从，使……遵守
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My sister did not adapt well to the new neighborhood.
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我姐姐很难接受新邻居。
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3.
vt.
改编，改写
Collins English-English Dictionary
- adapt
[ə'dæpt]
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vb
[often foll by to]
to adjust (someone or something, esp oneself) to different conditions, a new environment, etc
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to fit, change, or modify to suit a new or different purpose
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to adapt a play for use in schools
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3.
vt.
[Etymology]
C17: from Latin adaptare, from ad- to + aptare to fit, from aptus apt
Examples
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Children adapt to a new environment more easily than adults.
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儿童比成人更容易适应新环境。
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I need to adapt myself to these new surroundings.
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我得让自己适应新的环境。
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Darwin's hypothesis states that creatures evolve themselves to adapt to the environment.
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达尔文的设想是所有生物都会根据环境进化自身。
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Human beings will adapt to almost any vile conditions.
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人类能适应几乎任何恶劣条件。
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Make sure your body can adapt and do not drink too much before running.
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在跑步前一定要保证你的身体能够适应，而且不能喝太多水。
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Some of us find it hard to adapt to country life.
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我们中有些人难以适应乡村生活。
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