adopt

[ə'dɔpt]

v.采用, 收养, 接受

例句与用法:

We should adopt the consumers' suggestion.

我们应该接受用户的建议。

Most countries adopt metric system.

大多数国家采用米制。

As they had no children of their own, they adopted an orphan.

他们没有亲生儿女,就收养了一个孤儿。

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 |

详细释义:

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