Word · Frequency #2816
adapting
使适应；调整；改编
adapting is the present participle of adapt.
To change or adjust something so that it fits or is suitable for a new purpose, situation, or use.
- 1.
To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
使适合；使对应；使相称。
- 2.
To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
通过改变使之适合；为不同目的修改或改造；调整。
- 3.
To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.
通过改变或改造他物而制成；通过形式或性质的改变而产生。
- 4.
To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.
使自己适应新事物。
适应；习惯；使适合；使对应；使相称。；通过改变使之适合；为不同目的修改或改造；调整。；通过改变或改造他物而制成；通过形式或性质的改变而产生。；使自己适应新事物。
In use
After moving to a new country, it takes time to adapt to the local culture.
The film director adapted the classic novel for a modern audience.
Students must adapt their study habits to the new online learning system.
adapt to sth
不及物用法，表示主动调整以适应变化。
It took him a while to adapt to the new environment.
他花了一段时间才适应新环境。
adapt sth to sth
及物用法，表示改变事物以适应新用途。
She adapted the novel to a screenplay.
她将小说改编成了剧本。
adapt sth for sth
强调为特定目的或群体进行改造。
Connections
Collocations
- adapt to
- 适应
- It took him a while to adapt to the new environment.他花了一段时间才适应新环境。
- adapt for
- 改编成
- The novel was adapted for television.这部小说被改编成了电视剧。
- adapt from
- 根据…改编
- The movie is adapted from a true story.这部电影是根据真实故事改编的。
- adapt oneself
- 使自己适应
- She quickly adapted herself to the new job.她很快使自己适应了新工作。
- adapt quickly
- 快速适应
- Children can adapt quickly to changes.孩子们能快速适应变化。
- adapt accordingly
- 相应调整
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ad（去）+ apt（恰当）= 使适应。
Context & Register
通常用于各种场合，既包括日常生活也包括正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: apt (/æpt/) and rapt (/ræpt/). Lookalike with different vowel: adopt (/əˈdɑpt/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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