adopt

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(lián)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(yǎng)

There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child. 有數(shù)以百計的人極其渴望收養(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)。