adopt

[ə'dɔpt]

v.采用, 收养, 接受

vt.

1. 采取; 采纳; 吸收

After much deliberation, the president decided to adopt her suggestion.

总经理再三考虑之后, 决定采纳她的建议。

2. 过继, 收养[(+as)]

Mr. Kern adopted the orphan as his own son.

克恩先生将那孤儿收为养子。

3. 挑选……为候选人[(+as)]

4. 正式通过, 接受

The agenda was adopted after some discussion.

经过讨论, 议事日程获得通过。

vi.

过继

词形变化

形容词: adoptable | 名词: adopter | 动词过去式: adopted | 动词过去分词: adopted | 动词现在分词: adopting | 动词第三人称单数: adopts |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.采取; 挑选; 接受

assume  choose  accept as one's own  take to oneself  give a home to  

同义参见:

accept  embrace  

反义:

vt.采取; 吸收; 收养

reject  discard  

英英释义

动词 adopt:

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

同义词：follow, espouse

take up and practice as one's own

同义词：borrow, take over, take up

take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

同义词：assume, take on, take over

take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

同义词：assume, acquire, take on, take

take into one's family

同义词：take in

put into dramatic form

同义词：dramatize, dramatise

take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

同义词：espouse, embrace, sweep up

补充

adoptadopt英:[əˈdɔpt] 美:[əˈdɑpt]vt.1.收养Many childless couples adopt children.许多无子女的夫妇收养孩子。2.采用, 采纳, 采取The factories have adopted the newest modern technology.那几家工厂采用了现代的最新技术。3.正式接受, 通过After going to France he soon adopted the French way of life.他去法国后, 很快就接受了法国的生活方式。The meeting adopted a resolution.会议通过了一项议案。

例句

1. There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child.有很多的人非常渴望收养孩子。 2. The kitten kept turning up at our door, so eventually we adopted him.那只小猫总是在我家门口出现, 于是我们最终收养了它。 3. the need to adopt a positive approach to the environment对环境问题采取积极处理方式的需要 4. The new government has adopted a policy of non-aggression.新政府采取了不侵犯的政策。 5. I tried to adopt a curled-up position to avoid damaging my limbs.我试图蜷缩起来以免伤到四肢。 6. Why did the painter ask her to adopt that pose?画家为什么让她摆那个姿势？ 7. The girl was uncertain what to do, or what tone of voice to adopt.女孩不知道该做什么, 或者该使用什么样的语气。 8. He was uncertain whether to write under his own name or adopt a pseudonym.他拿不准写作时是用真名还是用笔名。 9. Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops.议会通过了要求全面撤军的决议。 10. He has been adopted as Conservative candidate for the constituency of East Cheam.他已被接受为东奇姆选区的保守党候选人。 11. The committee ultimately adopted his suggestions.委员会最终采纳了他的建议。 12. to adopt a nickname使用绰号 13. to adopt a regulation unanimously一致通过一项决议 14. The House adopted the report.议院投票通过了该报告。 15. to adopt a person as a protégé认某人为被保护人 16. The family adopted the orphan as their own.这家人收养了那个孤儿，把他视同己出。 17. to adopt teaching as a profession以教师为职业 18. there are many people eager to adopt a baby.许多人想要收养婴儿。 19. this approach has been adopted by many big banks.许多大银行都采取了这种方式。 20. he adopted a patronizing tone.他用的是一种恩赐的语气。 21. adopt a slightly knees-bent position.采取稍稍屈膝的姿势。 22. she was recently adopted as Labour candidate for the constituency.她最近被选作这一选区的工党候选人。 23. the committee voted 5–1 to adopt the proposal.委员会以５对1通过该项提议。 24. They couldn't have children so they adopted.他们不能生育，所以就领养孩子。 25. They're hoping to adopt a child.他们想要领养一个孩子。 26. What approach did you adopt when dealing with the problem?你是采用什么办法来处理这个问题的？ 27. The number of adoptions has risen in the past year (= the number of children being adopted).领养孩子的数目在过去一年有所增加。 28. "They were unable to have children of their own, so they decided to adopt."他们自己不能生育，所以决定收养孩子。 29. They decided to adopt a child.他们决定收养一个孩子。 30. He was adopted as an infant.他还是个婴儿时就被人收养了。 31. Their boss has recently adopted a friendlier manner. [=has started behaving in a friendlier way]他们的老板最近采取了更友好的态度。 32. Did he adopt your point of view?他采纳你的观点了吗？ 33. We adopted some of the local customs.我们采纳了当地的一些习俗。 34. The author Samuel Clemens adopted the name “Mark Twain.”作者塞缪尔·克莱门斯采用了马克·吐温这个名字。 35. He was born in England but he has adopted Canada as his home.他出生在英格兰，但是移居到了加拿大。 36. The assembly adopted a new constitution.议会批准了新宪法。 37. The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Senate.这项决议在参议院获得一致通过。 38. "The party adopted [=selected, chose] her as its candidate for mayor."该政党提名她为市长候选人。 39. an adopted child [=a child who has been adopted]被收养的孩子 40. She is their adopted daughter.她是他们的养女。 41. “Mark Twain” was the adopted name of Samuel Clemens.马克·吐温是塞缪尔·克莱门斯的笔名。 42. Canada is his adopted country.加拿大是他移居的国家。