及物動詞：領養、接受、採納、養成某種習慣
常見搭配詞：
- adopt an attitude / a policy / an approach / a strategy / a method
採取某種態度 / 政策 / 方法 - adopt a suggestion / the view
採納了建議 / 採取某觀點 - adopt a habit
養成某個習慣 - be widely adopted
被廣為接納、採用 - be adopted from
源於.. - adopt formally / immediately
正式 / 立即採用
例句：
- Many couples adopt children from foreign countries.
很多夫妻從國外領養孩子 - 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 - The approach has been widely adopted in private schools.
這個方法在私校中廣為採用 - They had adopted a new method.
他們採用了一個新的方法 - 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 word is adopted from Japanese.
那個字源於日語 - The child was adopted into a wealthy family.
那個孩子被有錢的家庭收養了 - 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
同義詞：
- assume 奪取 vt.
- choose 選擇、選中 vt.
- accept 接受提議、接納 vt.
- agree 認可 vi. vt.
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.
