英语动名词50题（经典解析提高英语战力1000）

94.I am adept at making an adopted child adapt to his new home by psychotherapy.

我擅长通过心理治疗使领养的孩子适应他们的新家。

1. adept [əˈdept ,] adj.内行的;熟练的;擅长的

n.专家，能手

常见用法：be adept at/in 擅长于

指在某一方面具有高超技能的，多用作表语形容词，常后接介词 at/in，但有时也可用作定语。

He is adept at organizational work.

他擅长组织工作。

She is adept in painting.

她擅长绘画。

The author is adept in depicting vast scenes.

作者很善于描写大的场面。

She is adept in music.

她擅长音乐。

He's usually very adept at keeping his private life out of the media

他通常很善于使自己的私生活避开媒体的关注。

The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow.

政府在制定自己独树一帜的外交政策时无比娴熟。

My roommate is adept at designing robots.

我的室友在设计机器人方面是个内行。

He is adept at getting himself out of difficult situations.

他善于使自己摆脱困境。

2. adopt [əˈdɑːpt]

v.采用(某方法);收养;领养;采取(某态度);正式通过，表决采纳(建议、政策等);选用（名字等）;采用;选定，选举

基本含义是采纳，收养

adopt a child领养孩子

She was forced to have her baby adopted.

她被迫把婴儿给人收养。

She was a wonderful mother to both her natural and adopted children.

她对亲生的和领养的孩子一样好。

The national assembly has voted to adopt the budget.

国民议会已表决通过预算。

The only way to come out on top is to adopt a different approach.

脱颖而出的唯一途径就是采用一种不同的方法。

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。

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。

She had adopted my suggestion.

她采纳了我的建议。

3. adapt [əˈdæpt]

v.适应(新情况);改编;使适合(新用途、新情况);改写（编）

强调改变现有条件以适应新的情况。

adapt to sth改变以适应……

We adapted ourselves to the hot weather.

我们已经使自己适应了热气候。

They have had to adapt themselves to a war economy.

他们不得不适应战时经济。

An open-minded person is able to adapt to new conditions.

一个开明的人能够适应新情况。

He adapted to the new school.

他使自己适应新学校。

The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change

世界会变得不同，我们必须做好准备以适应其变化。

We have had to adapt quickly to the new system.

我们不得不迅速适应新制度。

Chung has tried to adapt to local customs.

钟努力去适应当地的风俗习惯。

The astronauts are conducting a series of experiments to learn more about how the body adapts to weightlessness

那些宇航员正在进行一系列实验，以更多地了解身体如何适应失重状态。

adapt sth for sth把……改编以供……，把……改编成

Difficult books are sometimes adapted for use in school.

难懂的书有时候加以改编以供中小学使用。

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。

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。

He has adapted the play for the screen.

他把那部剧改编成了电影剧本。