a device for connecting pieces of electrical equipment that were not designed to fit together Topics Engineeringc1(电器设备的)转接器,适配器 - (British English)
a device for connecting more than one piece of equipment to the same socket (= a place in the wall where equipment is connected to the electricity supply) Topics Engineeringc1(供多个设备连接电源的)多头插座,多功能插座 a person who changes a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film, television drama, etc. 改编;改写 award-winning writer and adapter Andrew Davies 获奖作家和改编者安德鲁·戴维斯