adapt
adapt
a.dapt AHD[…-d²pt“] DJ[*6d#pt] KK[*6d#pt]
v.（动词） a.dapt.ed,a.dapt.ing,a.dapts
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation.
使适合，使适应：使合适或适应某种特定用法或状况
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become adapted:
适应，顺应：
a species that has adapted well to winter climes.
很适应冬天气候的物种
ORIGIN
1.Middle Englishadapten
中古英语adapten
2.from Latinadapt³re
源自 拉丁语adapt³re
3.ad- [ad-]
ad- [朝向]
4.apt³re [to fit] fromaptus [fitting] * see apt
apt³re [适应] 源自aptus [合适的] *参见apt
SYNONYMS
1.adapt,accommodate,adjust,conform,fit,reconcile
2.The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to make suitable to or consistent with a particular situation or use”:
这些动词所含的中心意思为“使适合于或使符合于某一特定的状况或用法”：
couldn't reconcile his reassuring words with his hostile actions. &b{unfit}
他的令人恢复信心的话与他充满敌意的行为不相一致unfit
