及物動詞:採用、接受、收養、採納、選擇
常見搭配詞:
- adopt a child
收養小孩
例句:Many couples adopt children from foreign countries.
很多夫妻從國外領養孩子。 - adopt an attitude / a policy / an approach / a strategy / a method
採取某種態度 / 政策 / 方法
例句:They had adopted a new method.
他們採用了一個新的方法。 - adopt a habit / the way of life
養成某個習慣 / 接受這種生活方式
例句:After going to Canada, they soon adopted the Canadian way of life.
去到加拿大後,他們很快地接受了加拿大的生活方式。 - be widely adopted
被廣為接納、採用
例句:The approach has been widely adopted in private schools.
這個方法在私校中廣為採用。 - be adopted from
源於..
例句:The word is adopted from Japanese.
那個字源於日語。
例句:
- After a three-year debate, the law is finally adopted.
在三年的論辯後,法律終於被通過了。 - If you want to become a member of the society, you need to adopt its value.
如果你想成為那個團體的一員,你就必須接受他們的價值觀。 - At least 500 companies have adopted our software.
至少500家公司採用我們的軟體。 - She found out that she was illegally adopted.
她發現她不是合法收養的。 - Her proposal is adopted by the manager.
經理採納了她的提案。 - The child was adopted into a wealthy family.
那個孩子被有錢的家庭收養了。
同義詞:
- accept 接受、同意、承認 vt. 表示同意或承認某事物的存在、價值或有效性。
例句:She finally accepted his apology after days of consideration.
經過幾天的考慮,她終於接受了他的道歉。 - embrace 擁抱、接受、采納 vt. 表示熱情地接受或支持某種想法、建議或改變。
例句:The company decided to embrace new technology to improve its production process.
公司決定擁抱新技術以改進其生產過程。 - take in 收養、接受、吸收 – 表示將某人或動物納入自己的家庭或照顧範圍,或是理解和接受某種信息或想法。
例句:The kind couple decided to take in the stray dog and give it a loving home.
這對善良的夫婦決定收養這條流浪狗,給它一個充滿愛的家。 - choose 選擇、挑選 vt. 表示從一系列的選項中作出決定或挑選出某物。
例句:After comparing several models, he finally chose the most suitable car for his family.
在比較了幾種車型之後,他最終選擇了最適合他家庭的汽車。
衍生字:
- adopted (被)領養的 adj.
- adoptee 被領養者 n.
- adoptive 收養的、有收養關係的 adj.
- adoption 領養、接受、採納、選擇 n.