adaptation

英 [ˌædæpˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌædæpˈteɪʃn]

n.  改编本; 改写本; 适应

复数：adaptations　

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Collins.1 / BNC.5438 / COCA.5196

牛津词典

noun

• 改编本；改写本
  a film/movie, book or play that is based on a particular piece of work but that has been changed for a new situation
  1. a screen adaptation of Shakespeare's ‘Macbeth’
     莎士比亚悲剧《麦克佩斯》的电影改写本
• 适应
  the process of changing sth, for example your behaviour, to suit a new situation
  1. the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions
     沙漠物种对炎热环境的适应

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （电影或电视的）改写本，改编本
  Anadaptationof a book or play is a film or a television programme that is based on it.
  1. ...Branagh's screen adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry the Fifth.
     布拉纳改编自莎士比亚的《亨利五世》的影片
• N-UNCOUNT 适应;作出调整
  Adaptationis the act of changing something or changing your behaviour to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation.
  1. Most living creatures are capable of adaptation when compelled to do so.
     大多数生物都能在迫于压力的情况下适应新环境。

英英释义

noun

• (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
• a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
  1. the play is an adaptation of a short novel
  Synonym:version
• the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
  Synonym:adaptionadjustment

双语例句

• This plan covers mitigation, adaptation and global co-operation.
  这份计划涵盖了减少排放、适应变化和全球合作。
• Device and network adaptation transforms and optimizes the application content to any device and network.
  设备和网络适应功能可转换和优化应用程序以用于任意设备和网络。
• Sustainable forest management also offered opportunities for immediate mitigation and adaptation, Dr Diouf said.
  迪乌夫博士说，可持续森林管理也为快速减缓和适应气候变化提供了机会。
• The vulnerability and adaptation options of heat ecosystem to climate change are also reviewed.
  并对气候变化条件下森林生态系统的脆弱性和适应性评估方法进行总结评述。
• Under dark adaptation, phototactic ratio of round scad ( both juvenile-and adult) towards blue and green light is the highest, while that towards red light is the lowest.
  在暗适应条件下，蓝圆鲹幼、成鱼对蓝、绿色光的趋光率最高，对红光的趋光率最低。
• Finally, with the combination of other scholars'research, formulas and techniques for adaptation translation have been suggested.
  最后，在结合其他学者研究成果的基础上为具体的顺应翻译操作提供了可选流程和技巧。
• Constant mutation and adaptation are the survival mechanisms of pathogens.
  不断变异和适应是病原体的生存机理。
• This process is known as adaptation.
  这个过程即所谓适应。
• This adaptation perfectly captures the spirit of Kurt Vonnegut's novel
  这次改编非常好地抓住了库尔特·冯内古特小说的精髓。
• Their traditional culture's formation and development is the result of cultural adaptation.
  湖南维吾尔族传统文化的形成与发展是文化适应的结果。