adaptation

noun

OPAL W

/ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/

(also less frequent adaption

/əˈdæpʃn/

)

[uncountable, countable] the action or process of changing something, or of being changed, to suit a new purpose or situation适应
- the adaptation of buildings for military purposes出于军事目的对建筑进行的改造
- adaptation to something The process of adaptation to a new school is difficult for some children.对一些孩子来说，适应新学校的过程很艰难。
- making adaptations to your home改造你的家
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- successful
- special
- evolutionary
- …
verb + adaptation
- make
adaptation + verb
- occur
preposition
- adaptation for
- adaptation of
- adaptation to
- …
phrases
- a process of adaptation
[countable] a film, television drama or play that is based on a particular book or play but has been changed to suit the new medium改编本；改写本
- a screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’莎士比亚悲剧《麦克白》的电影改写本
Topics Film and theatrec1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cinematic
- film
- movie
- …
verb + adaptation
- develop
- direct
- film
- …
preposition
- adaptation of
[uncountable, countable] adaptation (of something) (to something) (biology生物) the process of change by which a species becomes better suited to its environment适应
- the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions沙漠物种对炎热环境的适应
- Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years.植物发生适应性变化要花上成千上万年。

词源early 17th cent.: from French, from late Latin adaptatio(n-), from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare(from aptus ‘fit’).

词汇	adaptation
释义	adaptation noun OPAL W /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/ /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/ (also less frequent adaption /əˈdæpʃn/ /əˈdæpʃn/ ) [uncountable, countable] the action or process of changing something, or of being changed, to suit a new purpose or situation适应 the adaptation of buildings for military purposes出于军事目的对建筑进行的改造 adaptation to something The process of adaptation to a new school is difficult for some children.对一些孩子来说，适应新学校的过程很艰难。 making adaptations to your home改造你的家 Collocations Dictionaryadjective successful special evolutionary … verb + adaptation make adaptation + verb occur preposition adaptation for adaptation of adaptation to … phrases a process of adaptation [countable] a film, television drama or play that is based on a particular book or play but has been changed to suit the new medium改编本；改写本 a screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’莎士比亚悲剧《麦克白》的电影改写本 Topics Film and theatrec1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective cinematic film movie … verb + adaptation develop direct film … preposition adaptation of [uncountable, countable] adaptation (of something) (to something) (biology生物) the process of change by which a species becomes better suited to its environment适应 the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions沙漠物种对炎热环境的适应 Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years.植物发生适应性变化要花上成千上万年。词源early 17th cent.: from French, from late Latin adaptatio(n-), from Latin adaptare, from ad- ‘to’ + aptare(from aptus ‘fit’).
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