a·dapt
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/əˈdæpt/
/əˈdæpt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they adapt | /əˈdæpt/ /əˈdæpt/ |
| he / she / it adapts | /əˈdæpts/ /əˈdæpts/ |
| past simple adapted | /əˈdæptɪd/ /əˈdæptɪd/ |
| past participle adapted | /əˈdæptɪd/ /əˈdæptɪd/ |
| -ing form adapting | /əˈdæptɪŋ/ /əˈdæptɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation
适应（新情况） - It's amazing how soon you adapt.
你这么快就适应了，真是令人惊奇。 - The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive.
生物被迫适应，以求生存。 - adapt to something Some animals have a remarkable ability to adapt to changing environments.
有些动物适应环境变化的能力相当强。 - A large organization can be slow to adapt to change
大机构可能应变迟缓。 - The company was able to adapt to the conditions and enhance its position.
该公司能够适应条件并提高其地位。 - We have had to adapt quickly to the new system.
我们不得不迅速适应了新制度。 - adapt yourself to something It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings.
他过了好一阵子才适应了新环境。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2- The children have adapted well to the heat.
孩子们已经很适应炎热天气了。 - The company can easily adapt to changing demand.
这家公司能轻松地适应不断变化的需求。 - We need to assess the new situation and adapt accordingly.
我们需要评估一下新形势以便作出相应的改变。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- successfully
- well
- quickly
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- to
- the ability to adapt
- find it difficult to adapt
- find it hard to adapt
- …
- It's amazing how soon you adapt.
- [transitive] to change something in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation
使适应，使适合（新用途、新情况） - adapt something These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.
这些式样可以修改，以适应个人不同爱好。 - We need technology that can be adapted to suit the needs of the future.
我们需要能够适应未来需求的技术。 - adapt something for something The gym has been adapted for use by visually impaired students.
健身房经过改造，可供视障学生使用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- for
- from
- specially adapted
- adapt something These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.
- [transitive] to change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film, television drama, etc.
改编；改写 - adapt something for something Three of her novels have been adapted for television.
她的长篇小说中有三部已经登上电视荧幕。 - adapt something from something The radio play had been adapted from a novel.
这部广播剧是由小说改编而成的。 - adapt something They have adapted her original novel beautifully.
他们对她的原著小说进行了精美的改编。 - adapt something for something from something It was adapted for the screen from his original play.
该剧根据他的原创剧本改编为银幕。
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- for
- from
- specially adapted
- adapt something for something Three of her novels have been adapted for television.
Word Originlate Middle English: from French adapter, from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare (from aptus ‘fit’).