词汇辨析 adapt/adopt

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　　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。