| 釋義 |
adopt /a'dopt; a'dapt/ vt [VP6A] 1 take (sb) into one's family as a relation, esp as a son or daughter, with legal guardianship: 以合法監(jiān)護(hù)人的身份將 (某人) 收入家中為親屬; (尤指) 收養(yǎng) (某人) 為養(yǎng)子或養(yǎng)女： As they had no children of their own, they ~ed an orphan. 他們沒有親生兒女，就收養(yǎng)了一個(gè)杯兒。 → foster. 2 take, eg an idea or custom, and use: 采納; 采取 (意見，風(fēng)俗等); 采用： European dress has been ~ed by people in many parts of the world. 歐洲服式為世界許多地方的人們所采用。 3 accept, eg a report or recommendation: 接受 (報(bào)吿，建議等)： Congress ~ed the new measures. 國會通過了新的議案。 adoption /a'dopjn; a'dapjan/ n ~ing or being ~ed: 收養(yǎng); 采納; 采取; 采用; 接受： Me country of his ~ion. 他所歸化的國家。 adoptive adj taken by ~ion: 收養(yǎng)的; 采取的： his ~ive parents. 他的養(yǎng)父及養(yǎng)母。 |