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adopt

英 [ə'dɒpt] 美[ə'dɑpt]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词to assume take a accept own oneself home give choose as

反义词

vt. 采取；接受；收养；正式通过
vi. 采取；过继

核心词汇中高频词CET6TOEFL考研GREIELTSTEM4CET4

词态变化

第三人称单数: adopts;过去式: adopted;过去分词: adopted;现在分词: adopting;

中文词源

adopt 采纳

前缀ad-, 去，往。词根opt, 选择，见option.

英英释意

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"

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.

考试真题

Whereas older generations are sometimes reluctant to adopt new technologies, driverless cars promise real value to these age groups in particular.

It does not support the strategies adopted by smart companies.

A scientific standard should be adopted in job evaluation.

Adopt a flexible approach to solving problems.

Familiar consumer products are being adopted by businesses, government and the armed forces.

Direct subsidies to research and development have been adopted by some governments but are a poor substitute for a carbon price: they do only part of the job, leaving in place market incentives to over-use fossil fuels and thereby add to the stock of atmospheric greenhouse gases without regard to the collateral ( ' , 附带的) costs.

The Senate bill would create an independent commission to monitor the pilot programs and recommend changes in Medicare's payment policies to urge providers to adopt reforms that work.

That is far less likely to happen if Congress also adopts strong pay-go rules requiring that any increase in payments to providers be offset by new taxes or budget cuts.

Subsidise companies to adopt plain packaging.

When we can't actually remove the source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defence mechanisms, says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation World Wide Fund for Nature.

The Conservatives plan to adopt this strategy by making utility companies print the average local electricity and gas usage on people's bills.

Kapur points out that while the model adopted by many teachers when introducing students to new knowledge―providing lots of structure and guidance early on, until the students show that they can do it on their own―makes intuitive sense, it may not be the best way to promote learning.

Individuals and companies adopted self-protection measures.

Campuses willing to adopt convenient schedules along with more focused, less-expensive degrees may find that they have a competitive advantage in attracting bright, motivated students.

Effective measures adopted by the government.

Adopting a three-year option will not come easily to most school.

It adopts the bully-boy chief executive model.

It came as a surprise when Australia adopted the policy.

Since 1976 the act has been amended to include computer software and guidelines have been adopted for fair use of television broadcasts.

But Delia was careful not to adopt the defensive tone.

As more journals and funders adopt data-sharing requirements, and as a growing number of enthusiasts call for more openness, junior researchers must find their place between adopters and those who continue to hold out, even as they strive to launch their

I think that by having people adopt a healthy lifestyle, both from a medical standpoint as well as nutritional and cognitive stimulation standpoint, we can reduce the incidence of cognitive decline, which will be proof that these factors are, in fact, imp

In recent years, many mid-sized cities have begun to adopt a middle-of-the-road approach incorporating the excitement and opportunity of large cities with small cities' quiet after midnight.

I'm talking about people who have stopped learning on growing because they have adopted the fixed attitudes and opinions that all too often come with passing years.

In recent years, however, young upper middle-class people in London, have begun to adopt some regional accents, in order to hide their class origins.

The same cognitive systems that make young children feel good about feel good about figuring something out may have been adopted by adult scientists.

Among the most popular : paternity and kinship testing , which adopted children can use to find their biological relatives and families can use to track down kids put for adoption.

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

to adopt a child: 领养孩子

She was forced to have her baby adopted.: 她被迫把婴儿给人收养。

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。

to adopt a resolution: 通过一项决议

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。

to adopt a name/title/language: 取名；袭用头衔；采用某语言

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。

He adopted an air of indifference.: 他摆出一副满不在乎的样子。

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。

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。

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。

There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child...: 有数以百计的人渴望领养孩子。

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。

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。

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。

...their adopted home in England.: 他们移居英国的家

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。

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。

I move that we adopt the agenda as It'stands.: 我提议不作改变通过这个议程.

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.