1、意思含义不同
adapt是适应于的意思,adopt是收养采取的意思。
2、使用形式不同
adapt可以及物动词,用作及物动词时意思是“使适应,使适合”,接sb/sth 作宾语,“适应”的客体常可用介词to引出。
adopt是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。作“采用,采纳,采取”解时,后面常接方法、方针、步骤、政策、意见、态度、计划之类的名词。
adopt例句:
1、She was forced to have her baby adopted.
她被迫把婴儿给人收养。
2、All three teams adopted different approaches to the problem.
三个队处理这个问题的方法各不相同。
3、The council is expected to adopt the new policy at its next meeting.
委员会有望在下次会议上正式通过这项新政策。
4、Early Christians in Europe adopted many of the practices of the older, pagan religions.
欧洲早期的基督教徒承袭了更古老的一些异教的许多习俗。
5、He adopted an air of indifference.
他摆出一副满不在乎的样子。
6、She was adopted as parliamentary candidate for Wood Green.
她被推举为伍德格林选区的议员候选人。
adapt例句:
1、These styles can be adapted to suit inpidual tastes.
这些式样可以修改,以适应个人不同爱好。
2、We have had to adapt quickly to the new system.
我们不得不迅速适应新制度。
3、Three of her novels have been adapted for television.
她的长篇小说中有三部已改编成电视节目。
4、Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.
为将图书馆改作办公室而做了一些架子。
5、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。