But a man who believes in something else than his own greed, has necessarily a conscience or standard to which he more or less adapts himself. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.
This grill, you will note, is round, which particularly adapts it to the use of utensils ordinarily found in the kitchen of the average home. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
He is penetrated with the spirit of Plato, and quotes or adapts many thoughts both from the Republic and from the Timaeus. 柏拉图.理想国.
He thus adapts animals and plants for his own benefit or pleasure. 查尔斯·达尔文.物种起源.
He adapts mythology like the Homeric poems to the wants of the state, making 'the Phoenician tale' the vehicle of his ideas. 柏拉图.理想国.
Mr. Rouncewell is perfectly good-humoured and polite, but within such limits, evidently adapts his tone to his reception. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.