一、詳細釋義:


v.

改編,改寫 [T]


例句:

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。


例句:

The film has been adapted from a play of the same title.

電影改編自一部同名戲劇。


(使)適合,適應(yīng) [I,T]


例句:

He tried hard to adapt himself to the new conditions.

他努力使自己適應(yīng)新的情況。


例句:

You must adapt to the norms of the society you live in.

在社會中生活就要遵循社會行為準則。


二、詞義辨析:


adapt,adjust,conform,accommodate,suit,fit

這些動詞均有“使適合,適應(yīng)”之意。 adapt指人或物在原有情況下作某些改變以適應(yīng)新的環(huán)境或不同的條件,強調(diào)改變的目的和重要性。 adjust與adapt含義很接近,但adjust所改變的幅度要小一些,側(cè)重過程,主要用于調(diào)整角度、高度、光點等。 conform多指與某模式或規(guī)則相符,也引申指改變習(xí)慣等以適應(yīng)新的環(huán)境。 accommodate書面用詞,指以外部條件標準改變自己或某事以求得適應(yīng),著重改變或調(diào)節(jié)的有利。 suit指適合要求,從而使人滿意愉快。 fit含義廣,指人或物適合或適應(yīng)某一目的或用途。


三、參考例句:


We can adapt the house for office.

我們可以將這所房子改造成辦公室。


She knew how to adapt herself.

她懂得如何適應(yīng)環(huán)境。


He tried hard to adapt himself to the new conditions.

他努力使自己適應(yīng)新的情況。


He is going to adapt his play for television.

他想把他的劇本改編成電視劇。


How do you adapt to this new environment?

你要怎樣適應(yīng)這種新環(huán)境呢?


The author is going to adapt his play for television.

作者將把他的劇本改編成電視劇。


Maise, millet and kaoliang adapt readily to varying natural conditions.

玉米、小米和高粱較易適應(yīng)不同的自然條件。


Can you adapt yourself to a new job?

你能適應(yīng)新的工作嗎?


One should adapt oneself to the changed conditions.

我們應(yīng)當使自己適應(yīng)變化了的情況。


Business must adapt to this new psychology or asphyxiate.

企業(yè)必須適應(yīng)這種新的心理,否則就會窒息而亡。