adapt
/əˈdæpt/verb
with obj.
1- make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify使适应, 修改, 调整：
hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice
医院必须适应现代医学实践
with obj. and infinitive the policies can be adapted to suit individual needs and requirements.政策可以适应个人需要和要求。
1.1
- no obj. become adjusted to new conditions适应：
a large organization can be slow to adapt to change.
庞大的组织适应变化会很缓慢。
1.2
- alter (a text) to make it suitable for filming, broadcasting, or the stage改编（文本）：
the film was adapted from a Turgenev short story.
电影根据屠格涅夫短篇小说改编。
派生词
adaptive
adjective词源
late Middle English: from French adapter, from Latin adaptare, from ad- 'to' + aptare （from aptus 'fit'）.