词汇辨析 adapt/adopt
adapt v. /adopt v.这两个词拼写只差一个字母，非常容易记混。adapt的意思是“改编，改作……用，适应”;adopt是“收养，采用，采纳”。
例：I suggest that he should adapt himself to new conditions.
我建议他要适应新的环境。
This play has been skillfully adapted from the original novel.
改编者很熟练地将原小说改编成一部戏剧。
We can adapt this old house for use as a garage.
我们可以将这座旧房改造成一个车库。
Her mother had adopted a disapproving attitude.
她母亲采取了不赞成的态度。
They have decided to adopt me as their own daughter.
他们已决定收养我做女儿。
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