adopt的意思

基本释义

• v 收养；采纳

  to take someone else’s child into your home and legally become its parent

例句

1. Sally was adopted when she was four.

   莎莉四岁时被人收养。

2. The couple are unable to have children of their own, but hope to adopt.

   那对夫妇自己无法生育，但希望领养孩子。

3. The courts were asked to adopt a more flexible approach to young offenders.

   法庭被要求对少年犯采取更为灵活的处理方法。

短语

• adopt various methods 采取不同办法

近义词

同根词