adapts; adapted; adapting
adapts; adapted; adapting
Learner's definition of ADAPT
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: to change your behavior so that it is easier to live in a particular place or situation適應 [no object]
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usually + to [+ object]
2
[+ object] : to change (something) so that it functions better or is better suited for a purpose改變;調整;使適合 -
The teachers adapted [=modified] the curriculum so that students of all abilities will benefit from it.老師們對課程進行了調整以使禀賦各異的學生都能從中獲益。
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The camera has been adapted for underwater use.這台相機已經經過了改裝以適應水下工作。
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The clock was adapted to run on batteries.這個時鐘被改成電池驅動了。
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[+ object] : to change (a movie, book, play, etc.) so that it can be presented in another form改編(電影、書、戲劇等) -
He adapted the novel for the stage. [=he rewrote the novel as a play]他將小說改編成了劇本。
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The movie was adapted from the book of the same title.這部影片改編自同名書。
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adapting the movie for television把電影改編成電視節目