adopt

　　v.

　　vt. 收养 take the child of another person into ones family to become ones own child

　　vt. 采用,采纳,采取 take sth as ones own

　　vt. 正式接受,通过 accept formally or officially; approve

　　同义词

　　v. acquire，assume，borrow，espouse

　　参考例句

　　1. The committee ultimately adopted his suggestions.

　　委员会最终采纳了他的建议。

　　2. We shall adopt your proposal.

　　我们将采纳你的建议。

　　3. The Strong Programs adopt the strategy of relativism to resolve the problem of rationality of science.

　　例句

　　1.V-T If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it. 采纳; 采用

　　例：The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on all parties in the conflict to seek a political settlement.

　　联合国大会已采纳了一项呼吁所有冲突各方寻求政治解决的决议。

　　2.adoption N-UNCOUNT 采纳; 采用

　　例：The group is working to promote the adoption of broadband wireless access over long distances.

　　该集团正在致力于推广远距离宽带无线访问的采用。

　　3.V-T/V-I If you adopt someone elses child, you take it into your own family and make it legally your son or daughter. 收养

　　例：There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child.

　　有数以百计的人极其渴望收养小孩。

　　4.adoption N-VAR 收养

　　例：They gave their babies up for adoption.

　　他们放弃了自己的婴儿让别人收养。

　　常见用法

　　用作动词

　　They adopt new techniques in raising sheep.

　　他们采用新的养羊技术。

　　The schools must adopt new methods of teaching foreign languages.

　　学校应采用新的外语教学法。

　　She was left an orphan and a poor peasant woman adopted her.

　　她成了孤儿，一位贫农妇女收养了她。

　　To adopt the fruits of sin was to give countenance to it.

　　收养罪恶的果实就等于纵容罪恶。

　　We should adopt the consumers suggestion.

　　我们应该接受用户的建议。