单词详解

vt.

A. 收养 (take the child of another person into one's family to become one's own child)

Many childless couples adopt children. 许多没有孩子的夫妇收养孩子。

B. 采用，采纳，采取 (take sth. as one's own)

The factory has adopted the newest modern technology.

那家工厂采用了最新的现代技术。

C. 正式接受，通过 (accept formally or officially; approve)

The meeting adopted this resolution. 会议通过了这项议案。

相关单词

近义词：accept

形容词：adoptable

名词：adopter

过去式：adopted

过去分词：adopted

现在分词：adopting

第三人称单数：adopts