television/film/stage etc adaptation• Where a film adaptation could ventilate the humidbacheloratmosphere of Hornby's novel is in giving opportunities for women.• The censors had also insisted on a cut in his stage adaptation of Anna Karenina.• Its film adaptation was a big hit and won five Oscars, including best picture.• Equally disappointing is the latest stage adaptation of a Roald Dahlstory for children at Christmas.
1a change/the process of changing改變;改變的過程ADJECTIVE | VERB + ADAPTATION | ADAPTATION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤successful成功的適應▸➤special特定的改變▸➤evolutionary進化適應VERB + ADAPTATION➤make作出改變以適應◇plans for making adaptations to your home改造居所的計劃ADAPTATION + VERB➤occur適應性變化產生◇Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years.植物發生適應性變化要花上成千上萬年。PREPOSITION➤adaptation for對⋯的適應性改變◇The Antarctic species have few special adaptations for polar life.南極的物種對極地生活幾乎沒有什麼特別的適應性改變。➤adaptation of⋯的適應性改變◇the adaptation of buildings for military purposes出於軍事目的對建築進行的改造➤adaptation to對⋯的適應◇adaptation to the workplace對工作場所的適應PHRASES➤a process of adaptation適應過程◇The process of adaptation to a new school is difficult for some children.對一些孩子來說,適應新學校的過程很艱難。adaptation
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2for cinema/movies, TV, etc.電影院;電視ADJECTIVE | VERB + ADAPTATION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤cinematic, film, movie, screen, stage, television, TV改編的電影;改編的戲劇;改編的電視節目◇He specializes in screen adaptations of classic novels.他專門從事將經典小說改編成電影的工作。➤comic, musical喜劇/音樂劇的改編▸➤faithful忠實於原作的改編VERB + ADAPTATION➤develop寫成改編本▸➤direct, film, make, produce, shoot, stage導演改編本;將改編本拍成電影;製作改編本;創作改編本;拍攝改編本;將改編本搬上舞台PREPOSITION➤adaptation of⋯的改編本◇a screen adaptation of 'The Lord of the Rings'由《指環王》改編的電影劇本