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。