Desert plants adapt to scarce rainfall by storing water in thickened stems and opening their pores only at night.
沙漠植物通过在粗壮的茎中储水、仅在夜间张开气孔来适应稀少的降雨。
- CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene-editing technology adapted from a bacterial immune defense system.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “adapt”?
B — Adjust, modify. “adapt” means adjust, modify.
Which word means “adjust, modify”?
C — adapt. “adapt” means adjust, modify.
adapt — adjust, modify. In Chinese: 适应.
adapt is pronounced /əˈdæpt/.
Desert plants adapt to scarce rainfall by storing water in thickened stems and opening their pores only at night. (沙漠植物通过在粗壮的茎中储水、仅在夜间张开气孔来适应稀少的降雨。)
adjust, modify, accommodate — all close in meaning to adapt (adjust, modify).
Yes. adapt is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
a(make suitable)+dapt(suitable).