该短语是 “及物动词+宾语+介词短语” 结构,核心是 “调整对象(宾语1)以适配目标(宾语2)”,具体用法如下:
宾语是“人”:常需用 adapt oneself to…(主动适应,强调“自身调整”)。
例:
He adapted himself to the busy life in the big city quickly.(他很快适应了大城市的忙碌生活。)
You need to adapt yourself to the new rules of the company.(你需要适应公司的新规定。)
宾语是“物”:表示“改造/调整某物以适配新需求”。
例:
The designer adapted the old house to a modern office.(设计师把老房子改造成了现代办公室。)
The teacher adapted the textbook to the level of her students.(老师调整了教材以适应学生的水平。)
表示“某物被调整以适应…(强调结果)”。
例:
This software is adapted to meet the needs of small businesses.(这款软件被调整以满足小企业的需求。)
The play was adapted to a younger audience by the director.(导演把这部剧改编成适合年轻观众的版本。)
后面需接 名词、代词或动名词(doing),不能接动词原形。
例:
She is trying to adapt to living in a foreign country.(她在努力适应在国外生活。)(√,living是动名词)
She is trying to adapt to live in a foreign country.(×,live是动词原形)
adapt…to…:使…适应…(强调“调整以适配”);
adapt…for…:为…改编/改装…(强调“目的”,比如“为电影改编小说”)。
例:
They adapted the novel to a TV series.(×,应改为for:They adapted the novel for a TV series. 他们把小说改编成了电视剧。)
They adapted the TV series to children’s taste.(√,他们调整了电视剧以适应儿童的口味。)
适应环境:adapt to the new environment;
适应生活:adapt to the new life;
适应工作:adapt to the new job;
适应变化:adapt to changes;
调整产品:adapt products to market needs(调整产品以适应市场需求)。
总结:adapt…to… 的核心是“通过调整,让A适配B”,关键要注意“to是介词”和“adapt oneself to”的主动用法~