Adopt (v.) means to choose and take up a course of action, policy, or belief, or to legally take another's child as one's own.
Adopt (v.) means to choose and take up or follow (a course of action, a policy, or a belief). It can also mean to legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own.
| 英语单词 | adopt |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [əˈdɒpt] 美 [əˈdɑːpt] |
| 中文释义 | vt. 采取；接受；收养；正式通过 vi. 采取；过继 [ 过去式 adopted 过去分词 adopted 现在分词 adopting 第三人称单数 adopts ] |
| 英语例句 | (1) Circumstances will force us finally to adopt this policy. (2) This is the attitude that everyone should adopt towards their frustrations. (3) Ensure that the General Assembly adopt a resolution not less strong than those passed at the previous sessions. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 环境将迫使我们最终采取这项政策。 (2) 这也是每个人面对挫折时应该采取的态度。 (3) 争取联大通过的决议基调不低于去年。 |
| 星级 | ★ |
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