0 to legally take another person's child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child -- 收養；領養
2 to choose someone or something or take something as your own -- 選定；選用；採用
Dr Kennedy has been adopted as the party's candidate for South Cambridge. 甘迺迪博士被選定為該黨南劍橋地區的候選人。
Roz has adopted one or two funny mannerisms since she's been away. 羅茲自她離開後養成了一兩種可笑的怪癖。
It was a most fruitful discussion, with both sides agreeing to adopt a common policy.
Since our research so far has not produced any answers to this problem, we need to adopt a different approach to it.
We will have to adopt a more scientific approach in the future.
Several governments have adopted tough new anti-terrorist legislation in the wake of the attacks.
She tends to adopt a falsely cheerful tone when she's upset about something.
to adopt a subservient role/position
There is no English equivalent for 'bon appetit' so we have adopted the French expression.
