adopt

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柯林斯詞典

adopt /??d?pt/ (adopting,adopted,adopts)

1. V-T If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it. 采納; 采用
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on all parties in the conflict to seek a political settlement. 聯(lián)合國大會(huì)已采納了一項(xiàng)呼吁所有沖突各方尋求政治解決的決議。
2. adoptionN-UNCOUNT 采納; 采用
The group is working to promote the adoption of broadband wireless access over long distances. 該集團(tuán)正在致力于推廣遠(yuǎn)距離寬帶無線訪問的采用。
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(yǎng)
There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child. 有數(shù)以百計(jì)的人極其渴望收養(yǎng)小孩。
4. adoptionN-VAR 收養(yǎng)
They gave their babies up for adoption. 他們放棄了自己的嬰兒讓別人收養(yǎng)。

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劍橋詞典

adopt verb (TAKE CHILD)

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 .

adopt verb (START USING)

adopt verb (CHOOSE)

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 .

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