adapt

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully. 适应
The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change. 这个世界将会不同，所以我们必须准备好适应变化。
2. V-T If you adapt something, you change it to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation. 改装
Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office. 做了个书架，以便将这个图书馆改作一个办公室用。
3. →see also adapted

To remain competitive the company has to be able to adapt to the changing marketplace .
We live in a changing world and people must learn to adapt.
The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other.
The novel has been adapted for screen by a famous Hollywood director .
The best-selling computer game has been adapted for a younger audience .