英汉词典

adopt 基本解释

• vt. 采取；接受；收养；正式通过
• vi. 采取；过继

adopt 词态变化

adopt 中文词源

前缀ad-, 去，往。词根opt, 选择，见option.

adopt 英文词源

adopt

adopt: see opinion

adopt (v.)

c. 1500, a back-formation from adoption or else from Middle French adopter or directly from Latin adoptare "take by choice, choose for oneself, select, choose" (especially a child). Originally in English also of friends, fathers, citizens, etc. Sense of "to legally take as one's own child" and that of "to embrace, espouse" a practice, method, etc. are from c. 1600. Related: Adopted; adopting.

adopt 英文释义

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

"She followed the feminist movement"

"The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

2. take up and practice as one's own

3. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities;

"When will the new President assume office?"

4. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect;

"His voice took on a sad tone"

"The story took a new turn"

"he adopted an air of superiority"

"She assumed strange manners"

"The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

5. take into one's family;

"They adopted two children from Nicaragua"

6. put into dramatic form;

"adopt a book for a screenplay"

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

"She embraced Catholocism"

"They adopted the Jewish faith"

adopt 双语例句

1. Britain is free to adopt policies to bolster its economy.

英国可以自由制定政策以振兴经济。

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2. Britain is to adopt a more re-strictive policy on arms sales.

英国将对武器出售采取更具限制性的政策。

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3. This is not meant to delimit what approaches social researchers can adopt.

这并不是为了限制社会研究人员所能采用的方法。

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4. I tried to adopt a curled-up position to avoid damaging my limbs.

我努力保持蜷曲的姿势以免四肢受伤。

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5. He was, to adopt an Americanism, "an empty suit".

他，套用一句美国人的说法，就是“徒有其表”。

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adopt 实用场景例句

a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt

鼓励无子女夫妇领养孩子的运动

牛津词典

to adopt a child

领养孩子

牛津词典

She was forced to have her baby adopted.

她被迫把婴儿给人收养。

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All three teams adopted different approaches to the problem.

三个队处理这个问题的方法各不相同。

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to adopt a resolution

通过一项决议

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The council is expected to adopt the new policy at its next meeting.

委员会有望在下次会议上正式通过这项新政策。

牛津词典

to adopt a name/title/language

取名；袭用头衔；采用某语言

牛津词典

Early Christians in Europe adopted many of the practices of the older, pagan religions.

欧洲早期的基督教徒承袭了更古老的一些异教的许多习俗。

牛津词典

He adopted an air of indifference.

他摆出一副满不在乎的样子。

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She was adopted as parliamentary candidate for Wood Green.

她被推举为伍德格林选区的议员候选人。

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Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops...

议会采纳了要求全部撤军的决议。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive approach to the environment.

应帮助学生对环境采取积极的态度。

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

有数以百计的人渴望领养孩子。

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The adopted child has the right to see his birth certificate.

被收养的孩子有权看自己的出生证明。

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I tried to adopt a curled-up position to avoid damaging my limbs.

我努力保持蜷曲的姿势以免四肢受伤。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Podulski had joined the U.S. Navy as an aviator, adopting a new country and a new profession.

波度尔斯基加入美国海军当上了飞行员，不仅改了国籍还换了行当。

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...their adopted home in England.

他们移居英国的家

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He has adopted the accent of a Second World War newscaster...

他承袭了二战时期播音员的口音。

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The girl was uncertain what to do, or what tone of voice to adopt.

女孩不知道该做什么，也不知道该用什么口气说。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I move that we adopt the agenda as It'stands.

我提议不作改变通过这个议程.

《简明英汉词典》

Ensure that the General Assembly adopt a resolution not less strong than those passed at the previous sessions.

争取联大通过的决议基调不低于去年.

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