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 adapt [ə'dæpt]   添加此单词到默认生词本
vt. 使适应, 改编

vi. 适应

[经] (使)适应(合), 修改, 改写


  1. This novel has been adapted for radio from the Russian original.
    这部小说已由俄文原著改编成无线电广播节目。
  2. She adapted herself quickly to the new climate.
    她很快就适应了这种新气候。
  3. This machine has been specially adapted for underwater use.
    这机器是为水下使用而特别改装的。


adapt


Adapt \A*dapt"\, a.
Fitted; suited. [Obs.] --Swift.


Adapt \A*dapt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adapted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Adapting}.] [L. adaptare; ad + aptare to fit; cf. F.
adapter. See {Apt}, {Adept}.]
To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as
to fit for a new use; -- sometimes followed by to or for.

For nature, always in the right,
To your decays adapts my sight. --Swift.

Appeals adapted to his [man's] whole nature. --Angus.

Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy
persons. --Macaulay.

  1. It was a case of adapt or die, and the Catskills did a better job than areas like the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York, said Dan Lee, travel industry analyst for the investment firm Drexel Burnham.
  2. The group's system is still on the drawing board, but some specialists say it would be easier to adapt for use in the West German air force's F-14 fighter aircraft.
  3. Even within the company, few would now deny that its cumbersome management structure has hampered its ability to adapt to changing market conditions.
  4. It will make a gold mine of a franchise, worth millions of dollars to MTV and its parent, Viacom, Inc., if the rest of America can adapt to this calculated weirdness.
  5. On the side of the angels were the pragmatists, Donald Regan included, who were willing to compromise and evolve; who could adapt to reality and work within the system.
  6. But it failed to adapt quickly enough in recent years as large corporate customers started to shift their purchases to such bare-bones dealers as JWP.
  7. So far 69 have been reintroduced with a 70 per cent survival rate and a further 60 are to be reintroduced this year. Denise Rambaldi, who heads the field programme, says that the animals generally adapt quickly.
  8. The problem is that Europe's social security systems were designed on the assumption of full-time employment and have failed to adapt to the growth of part-time and 'atypical' employment.
  9. 3Com, which is based in Santa Clara, Calif., makes devices that adapt or link desktop computers to networks.
  10. What pillow cases should we stock in Maastricht?' asks Mr Schouten. It takes much time - and considerable management skill - to adapt to different markets and Laura Ashley is now placing the emphasis on gradual learning rather than rapid growth.
  11. Restaurant overheads today are too high to allow for any empty tables. So many restaurants have been able to adapt so quickly - although many outside city centres are still struggling - because of the restaurant industry's structure.
  12. There is a heavy price to be paid, however, in lengthy trials and huge cost to the public purse. The law must constantly adapt its procedure to meet new challenges to social equilibrium.
  13. 'When we first heard about the oil directive, we almost didn't believe it,' said one official. Oslo has been criticised for adopting an attitude that it is the EC which should adapt itself to Norway, not vice versa.
  14. British Telecom, the national telecommunications giant, has given the public a full year to adapt, and is spending tens of millions of dollars on the switchover, including $1.65 million just to publicize it.
  15. If the PCC is popular BT will have Olivetti's rivals queueing up to adapt their business computers to the world of video links.
  16. The proposed divestiture of Cessna will give General Dynamics the "flexibility necessary to adapt to the new realities of the defense industry," Mr. Anders said in a statement.
  17. Artificial intelligence attempts to adapt human problem solving routines to computer programs, enabling the machine to "think" its way to a solution.
  18. It is held up as a prime example of how remarkably well a single genus can adapt to different environments.
  19. There are still exceptions, such as International Business Machines and Digital Equipment, the two largest computer companies, which are struggling to adapt to shifts in technology and markets.
  20. Congressional candidate Rosa DeLauro wants to use a big chunk of the peace dividend to help defense workers and industries adapt to the end of the Cold War.
  21. An example of the Constitution's ability to adapt itself was displayed by the passage in 1971 of the 25th Amendment, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
  22. He said those decisions have to be made well before 1992 to allow individual nations to adapt domestic legislation to EEC changes.
  23. But Oracle's management has yet to adapt to the slower growth of a maturing company, analysts say, and continues to plan expenses according to revenue growth targets that are too optimisitc.
  24. Refining and marketing must "adapt to the demands of the '90s," says Roger Beach, Unocal's senior vice president in charge of those areas.
  25. So they adapt Hispanic names and rumble with the 10th Street Gang, a group of Latin kids.
  26. The videos are designed to help employers adapt the workplace for vision-impaired workers.
  27. "Some revisions may be required over time, but it provides an important base to allow bank organizations to adapt in years ahead," Greenspan said.
  28. It also signifies that an ability to adapt is alive and well with some U.S. manufacturers.
  29. But their visitors Monday warned the governors they must adapt and keep pace with a volatile and enormously competitive marketplace.
  30. They have proven difficult to adapt to the variety of conditions on construction sites. A similar challenge faces the new systems.
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