adopt的中文意

• 0 to legally take another person's child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child

  • They've adopted a baby girl. 他們領養了一個女嬰。

  • She had the child adopted (= she gave her baby to someone else to take care of). 她把自己的孩子送給別人撫養。

  • They have no children of their own, but they're hoping to adopt. 他們沒有親生子女，但是希望能領養。

• 1 to accept or start to use something new

  • I think it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him. 我覺得在和他的交往中該採用一種不同的策略了。

  • The new tax would force companies to adopt energy-saving measures. 徵收新稅將迫使公司採取節能措施。

  • He's adopted a remarkably light-hearted attitude towards the situation. 面對這種局面，他擺出了一種異乎尋常的輕描淡寫的態度。

• 2 to choose someone or something or take something as your own

  • 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。