adapt是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to change something to suit different conditions or uses -- 使適應不同情況（或用途）；改動；改造；改裝；改編

  • Many software companies have adapted popular programs to the new operating system. 許多軟體公司已經改編了常用的程式以適應新的作業系統。

  • The recipe here is a pork roast adapted from Caroline O'Neill's book "Louisiana Kitchen". 這道菜是根據卡洛琳•奧尼爾《路易斯安那廚房》一書中烤豬肉的做法改進而來的。

  • [ + to infinitive ] We had to adapt our plans to fit Jack's timetable. 我們不得不改變我們的計劃來遷就傑克的時間安排。

  • The play had been adapted for (= changed to make it suitable for) children. 這個劇本已被改編成兒童劇。

  • Davies is busy adapting Brinkworth's latest novel for television. 大衛斯正忙著把布林克沃斯的最新小說改編成電視劇。

• 1 to become familiar with a new situation -- 適應；適合

  • The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily to new environments. 小孩的長處就是能夠很容易地適應新環境。

  • It took me a while to adapt to the new job. 我過了一段時間才適應了新工作。