英语词汇“adapt”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Say you move to a country where everyone cooks with lots of hot peppers. At first the food scalds your tongue, but over time you adapt — you change in a way that allows you to deal with the new circumstances.

Adapt comes from the ancient word ap, which means "take" or "grasp." Ap is even older than Latin — it comes from a lost language that was spoken by the common ancestors of modern-day Indians and Europeans and has since been reconstructed by linguists, who named it the Proto-Indo-European language, or PIE. So what does adapt have to do with grasp? If you adapt to, say, a new country, it's as though you're grabbing hold of its strange, slippery customs.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

adopt / adapt

"Adopt, adapt, and improve," says the thief in a Monty Python skit when he robs a lingerie shop instead of a bank. Adopt is to take something over, and to adapt is to change something to suit your needs. It's helpful advice when you ask for money and get a pair of granny panties.

The robber didn't invent the motto, it's from the Round Table Club, and it comes from a speech made by the Prince of Wales in 1927. The full quote is:

The young business and professional men of this country must get together round the table, adopt methods that have proved so sound in the past, adapt them to the changing needs of the times and wherever possible, improve them.

The prince was encouraging the new generation of businessmen to take on, or adopt, methods that had worked before. Adopt means to take on as one's own, like an idea, an attitude, or behavior, or even, of course, a creature like a baby or a dog:

All this strengthens my conviction that Europe must adopt strict and rigorous rules, including but not limited to the rating agencies," he said. (Wall Street Journal)

Two months ago, I turned down the opportunity to search for my adopted daughter's birth parents. (New York Times)

‎But the prince wanted Britain's industries to go further and adapt those methods to current conditions. Adapt means to change something to fit new situations, to modify:

One wonderful thing the English language can do is adapt. (Forbes)

"But obviously that military presence can adapt over time, taking into account the development in the overall security environment," he said. (Reuters)

Remember, if you mean to rob a bank but wind up at an underwear store: adopt, adapt, and improve!

WORD FAMILY

adapt: adaptable, adaptation, adaptative, adapted, adapter, adapting, adaption, adaptive, adaptor, adapts, readapt+/adaptability: adaptabilities/adaptable: adaptability, adaptably, unadaptable/adaptation: adaptational, adaptations/adapted: unadapted/adapter: adapters/adaption: adaptions/adaptive: adaptively, nonadaptive/adaptor: adaptors/readapt: readapted, readapting, readapts/unadaptable: unadaptability

USAGE EXAMPLES

Homelessness was another frequent topic, along with economic inequality, and different efforts to help former prisoners adapt to life on the outside.

Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Ryan struggled to adapt to Shanahan’s system, reliant on zone running and bootlegs, and threw 16 interceptions in the worst season of his career.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

“It shows how we adapt to each and every team.”

New York Times(Jan 01, 2017)

1v make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

accommodate

adjust

make correspondent or conformable

gear, pitch

set the level or character of

fit

insert or adjust several objects or people

anglicise, anglicize

make English in appearance

shoehorn

fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited

orient, tailor

adjust to a specific need or market

domesticate, tame

make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

Christianize

adapt in the name of Christianity

naturalise, naturalize

adopt to another place

electrify, wire

equip for use with electricity

transcribe

rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended

popularise, popularize

make understandable to the general public

alter, change, vary

become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

2v adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

adjust, conform

readapt, readjust

adjust anew

readapt

adapt anew

assimilate

become similar to one's environment

focalise, focalize, focus

become focussed or come into focus

acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize

get used to a certain climate

match

be equal or harmonize

obey

be obedient to

square

cause to match, as of ideas or acts

acculturate

assimilate culturally

abide by, comply, follow

act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

take orders

receive and be expected to follow directions or commands

heed, listen, mind

pay close attention to; give heed to

change

undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

单词	adapt
释义	adapt (once / 190 pages) v Say you move to a country where everyone cooks with lots of hot peppers. At first the food scalds your tongue, but over time you adapt — you change in a way that allows you to deal with the new circumstances. Adapt comes from the ancient word ap, which means "take" or "grasp." Ap is even older than Latin — it comes from a lost language that was spoken by the common ancestors of modern-day Indians and Europeans and has since been reconstructed by linguists, who named it the Proto-Indo-European language, or PIE. So what does adapt have to do with grasp? If you adapt to, say, a new country, it's as though you're grabbing hold of its strange, slippery customs. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS adopt / adapt "Adopt, adapt, and improve," says the thief in a Monty Python skit when he robs a lingerie shop instead of a bank. Adopt is to take something over, and to adapt is to change something to suit your needs. It's helpful advice when you ask for money and get a pair of granny panties. The robber didn't invent the motto, it's from the Round Table Club, and it comes from a speech made by the Prince of Wales in 1927. The full quote is: The young business and professional men of this country must get together round the table, adopt methods that have proved so sound in the past, adapt them to the changing needs of the times and wherever possible, improve them. The prince was encouraging the new generation of businessmen to take on, or adopt, methods that had worked before. Adopt means to take on as one's own, like an idea, an attitude, or behavior, or even, of course, a creature like a baby or a dog: All this strengthens my conviction that Europe must adopt strict and rigorous rules, including but not limited to the rating agencies," he said. (Wall Street Journal) Two months ago, I turned down the opportunity to search for my adopted daughter's birth parents. (New York Times) ‎But the prince wanted Britain's industries to go further and adapt those methods to current conditions. Adapt means to change something to fit new situations, to modify: One wonderful thing the English language can do is adapt. (Forbes) "But obviously that military presence can adapt over time, taking into account the development in the overall security environment," he said. (Reuters) Remember, if you mean to rob a bank but wind up at an underwear store: adopt, adapt, and improve! WORD FAMILY adapt: adaptable, adaptation, adaptative, adapted, adapter, adapting, adaption, adaptive, adaptor, adapts, readapt+/adaptability: adaptabilities/adaptable: adaptability, adaptably, unadaptable/adaptation: adaptational, adaptations/adapted: unadapted/adapter: adapters/adaption: adaptions/adaptive: adaptively, nonadaptive/adaptor: adaptors/readapt: readapted, readapting, readapts/unadaptable: unadaptability USAGE EXAMPLES Homelessness was another frequent topic, along with economic inequality, and different efforts to help former prisoners adapt to life on the outside. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Ryan struggled to adapt to Shanahan’s system, reliant on zone running and bootlegs, and threw 16 interceptions in the worst season of his career. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) “It shows how we adapt to each and every team.” New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1v make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper accommodate adjust make correspondent or conformable gear, pitch set the level or character of fit insert or adjust several objects or people anglicise, anglicize make English in appearance shoehorn fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited orient, tailor adjust to a specific need or market domesticate, tame make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment Christianize adapt in the name of Christianity naturalise, naturalize adopt to another place electrify, wire equip for use with electricity transcribe rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended popularise, popularize make understandable to the general public alter, change, vary become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence 2v adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper adjust, conform readapt, readjust adjust anew readapt adapt anew assimilate become similar to one's environment focalise, focalize, focus become focussed or come into focus acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize get used to a certain climate match be equal or harmonize obey be obedient to square cause to match, as of ideas or acts acculturate assimilate culturally abide by, comply, follow act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes take orders receive and be expected to follow directions or commands heed, listen, mind pay close attention to; give heed to change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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