adapt

单词辨析:

accommodate adapt adjust 【导航词义:适应】
accommodate v. [正式]适应,顺应
〔辨析〕

强调适应新的环境。

〔例证〕

Your eyes will accommodate to the darkness after a while.

过一会儿你的眼睛就能适应黑暗。

She had to accommodate to a new job.

她不得不使自己适应新的工作。

adapt v. (使)适合,(使)适应
〔辨析〕

强调改变现有条件以适应新的情况。

〔例证〕

He adapted to the new school.

他使自己适应新学校。

Bob adapted his old car so his son could use it.

鲍勃改装了旧汽车,这样他的儿子便能使用。

adjust v. 适应,习惯
〔辨析〕

指稍微调整以适应特定工作或新的情况,调整幅度没有 adapt 大,常后接介词 to。

〔例证〕

His eyes have't adjusted to the darkness yet.

他的眼睛还没有适应黑暗。

Kids are quite good at adjusting.

小孩子适应能力很强。

相关例句:

You can adapt the barn for use as a garage.

你可以把谷仓改作汽车房。

The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen

编剧帮助他将其所著小说改编成电影。

It is through our nervous system that we adapt ourselves to our environment and to all external stimuli.

我们是通过神经系统使自己适应环境及所有外部刺激的。

Scientists and companies must constantly adapt and improve the process that leads to new products.

科学家和公司必须不断调整和改进新产品开发过程。

Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.

钟努力去适应当地的风俗习惯。

One should adapt oneself to the changed conditions.

我们应当使自己适应变化了的情况。