adopt

1. V-T If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it. 采纳; 采用

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on all parties in the conflict to seek a political settlement. 联合国大会已采纳了一项呼吁所有冲突各方寻求政治解决的决议。

2. adoptionN-UNCOUNT 采纳; 采用

The group is working to promote the adoption of broadband wireless access over long distances. 该集团正在致力于推广远距离宽带无线访问的采用。

3. V-T/V-I If you adopt someone else's child, you take it into your own family and make it legally your son or daughter. 收养

There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child. 有数以百计的人极其渴望收养小孩。

4. adoptionN-VAR 收养

They gave their babies up for adoption. 他们放弃了自己的婴儿让别人收养。