ADAPTATION


Meaning of ADAPTATION in English

noun

1 a change/the process of changing

ADJECTIVE

▪ successful

▪ special

▪ evolutionary

VERB + ADAPTATION

▪ make

plans for making ~s to your home

ADAPTATION + VERB

▪ occur

Adaptations in plants occur over thousands of years.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ for

The Antarctic species have few special ~s for polar life.

▪ ~ of

the ~ of buildings for military purposes

▪ ~ to

~ to the workplace

PHRASES

▪ a process of ~

The process of ~ to a new school is difficult for some children.

2 for cinema/movies, TV, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ cinematic , film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE ), screen , stage , television , TV

He specializes in screen ~s of classic novels.

▪ comic , musical

▪ faithful

VERB + ADAPTATION

▪ develop

▪ direct , film , make , produce , shoot , stage

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

a screen ~ of ‘The Lord of the Rings’

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .