新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

adaptation

英  [ˌædæpˈteɪʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • adaptations

    1[C 可数名词] 改编

    An adaptation of a book or play is a film or a television programme that is based on it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Branagh won two awards for his screen adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry the Fifth.

    布拉纳因他改编自莎士比亚的《亨利五世》的影片而获了两次奖。

    2[U 不可数名词] 适应

    Adaptation is the act of changing something or changing your behaviour to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation.

    双语例句

    例:

    Most living creatures are capable of adaptation when compelled to do so.

    大多数生物在为情势所迫时都能适应新环境。

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