1、lookout
瞭望臺(tái);觀察所
Troops tried to set up a lookout post inside a refugee camp.
部隊(duì)試圖在難民營(yíng)里設(shè)一個(gè)瞭望哨。
(尤指在船上)守望,警戒
He denied that he'd failed to keep a proper lookout that night.
他否認(rèn)當(dāng)晚守望不力。
密切留意;小心提防
Keep a lookout for a nasty little organization calling itself Defence Through Strength.
要警惕一個(gè)自稱“實(shí)力防衛(wèi)”的可惡組織。
Nature lovers will be on the lookout for eagles, cormorants, and the occasional whale.
自然愛(ài)好者要密切留意鷹、鸕鶿和偶爾出現(xiàn)的鯨魚(yú)。
2、adapt
適應(yīng)
The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change.
世界會(huì)變得不同,我們必須做好準(zhǔn)備以適應(yīng)其變化。
They have had to adapt themselves to a war economy.
他們不得不適應(yīng)戰(zhàn)時(shí)經(jīng)濟(jì)。
改編;改寫(xiě)
The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen.
編劇幫助他將其所著小說(shuō)改編成電影。
The film has been adapted from a play of the same title.
電影改編自一部同名戲劇。
使適合,使適應(yīng)(新用途或新情況)
Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.
為將圖書(shū)館改作辦公室而做了一些架子。