| 单词 | adapter |
| 释义 | adapter (once / 16934 pages) 1n 2n When you have two pieces of equipment that can't be connected directly, you may need an adapter to plug one into another. You might need an adapter to connect your cellphone to a computer. Computers, televisions, and cameras are just some of the devices that often require adapters to be charged or used in different ways. One common kind of adapter makes it possible to put a two-pronged plug into an outlet with three holes. A different way to use the word adapter is for a person who changes — or adapts — one work of art to fit in a different medium, like an adapter who writes an opera based on a comic book. WORD FAMILYadapter: adapters+/adapt: adaptable, adaptation, adaptative, adapted, adapter, adapting, adaption, adaptive, adaptor, adapts, readapt/adaptability: adaptabilities/adaptable: adaptability, adaptably, unadaptable/adaptation: adaptational, adaptations/adapted: unadapted/adaption: adaptions/adaptive: adaptively, nonadaptive/adaptor: adaptors/readapt: readapted, readapting, readapts/unadaptable: unadaptability USAGE EXAMPLESThey transmit data wirelessly to an adapter that plugs into the car’s diagnostic port near the steering wheel. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) But other birds, which Marzluff called “adapters” or “exploiters,” will tolerate and even thrive around human development. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) It’s got a universal adapter, phone charger and a tablet for watching movies. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) 1 n device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible 2Syn|Hyper adaptor device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose n a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance Syn|Hypo|Hyper arranger, transcriber orchestrator an arranger who writes for orchestras musician artist who composes or conducts music as a profession |
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