adopt
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it. 採納; 採用
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on all parties in the conflict to seek a political settlement. 聯郃國大會已採納了一項呼訏所有沖突各方尋求政治解決的決議。
2. adoptionN-UNCOUNT 採納; 採用
The group is working to promote the adoption of broadband wireless access over long distances. 該集團正在致力於推廣遠距離寬帶無線訪問的採用。
3. V-T/V-I If you adopt someone else's child, you take it into your own family and make it legally your son or daughter. 收養
There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child. 有數以百計的人極其渴望收養小孩。
4. adoptionN-VAR 收養
They gave their babies up for adoption. 他們放棄了自己的嬰兒讓別人收養。
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adopt /əˈdɒpt/ (adopting,adopted,adopts)
剑桥词典
- It was a most fruitful discussion , with both sides agreeing to adopt a common policy .
- Since our research so far has not produced any answers to this problem , we need to adopt a different approach to it.
- We will have to adopt a more scientific approach in the future .
- Several governments have adopted tough new anti-terrorist legislation in the wake of the attacks .
- The budget proposal was adopted at the president's behest .
- She tends to adopt a falsely cheerful tone when she's upset about something.
- to adopt a subservient role /position
- There is no English equivalent for 'bon appetit' so we have adopted the French expression .
- They have adopted local customs and tried to blend in with the community .
- The prime minister has adopted an inflexible position on immigration . 返回 adopt
adopt verb (TAKE CHILD)
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 or 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]to legally take another person's child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child
收養;領養
They've adopted a baby girl . 他們領養了一個女嬰。
She had the child adopted (= she gave her baby to someone else to take care of). 她把自己的孩子送給別人撫養。
They have no children of their own, but they're hoping to adopt. 他們沒有親生子女,但是希望能領養。
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foster verb (TAKE CARE OF)
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adopt verb (START USING)
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to accept or start to use something new
接受;採用;採納
I think it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him. 我覺得在和他的交往中該採用一種不同的策略了。
The new tax would force companies to adopt energy-saving measures . 征收新稅將迫使公司採取節能措施。
He's adopted a remarkably light-hearted attitude towards the situation . 麪對這種侷麪,他擺出了一種異乎尋常的輕描淡寫的態度。
adopt verb (CHOOSE)
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to choose someone or something or take something as your own
選定;選用;採用
Dr Kennedy has been adopted as the party's candidate for South Cambridge. 肯尼迪博士被選定爲該黨南劍橋地區的候選人。
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to start behaving in a particular way, especially by choice
養成某種習慣
Roz has adopted one or two funny mannerisms since she's been away. 羅玆自她離開後養成了一兩種可笑的怪癖。
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