Adoptive Family Adopted əˈdɒptɪv Adj 形容词 收养的;有收养关系的 [Adj
The word "adoptive" is an adjective used to describe a family or parent that has legally adopted a child, meaning "收养的" or "有收养关系的". It can also refer to a chosen home or country, meaning "所选择居住的" or "移居的".
[ADJ 形容词]收养的;有收养关系的 Someone's adoptive family is the family that adopted them.
[ADJ n]
He was brought up by adoptive parents in London.
他由养父母在伦敦抚养长大。
...her adoptive mother.
她的养母
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[ADJ 形容词]所选择居住的;移居的 Some-one's adoptive country or city is the one that they choose for their home, although they were not born there.
[ADJ n]
They threatened to expel him from his adoptive country...
他们威胁将他驱逐出他的移居国。
Galway in Ireland is my adoptive home.
爱尔兰的戈尔韦是我的第二故乡。
Oxford
adop·tive/əˈdɒptɪv; NAmEəˈdɑːptɪv/adjective[usually before noun ]an adoptiveparent or family is one that has legally adopted a child 收养的;有收养关系的adop·tive/əˈdɒptɪv; NAmEəˈdɑːptɪv/
LDC
adoptivea‧dop‧tive /əˈdɒptɪv $ əˈdɑːp-/ adjective [only before noun]
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Collocations
an adoptive parent is one who has adopted a child
WDF
adoptive
[əˈdɒptɪv]
IELTS
j11050
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459
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ADJ15429
22837
Spoken:
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收养的(58%),有收养关系的(42%)
adj.采用的;有收养关系的
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