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adopt

【发音】

美 /ə'dɑpt/ 英 /ə'dɒpt/

【翻译】

  1. v.收养;采用;采取

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

【记忆】

ad + opt(选择) → 通过选择 → 采用

【短语】

  1. adopt various methods : 采取不同办法

【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。

  4. Kim adopts a southern accent when speaking to family back home.

    基姆和老家的亲人讲话就操南方口音。

【真题例句】

  1. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...No government will adopt rigid restrictions on economic growth and personal freedom limits on electricity usage...

  2. (2008.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...Why does the company adopt the phased retirement scheme...

【单词相关测试】

  1. The old couple decided to ________ a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own.

    A. adaptB. bringC. receiveD. adopt

【同、近义词】

  1. vt.采取;接受;收养;正式通过

    assume/take in sth/

【同根词】

  1. adj

    adopted : 被收养的;被采用的

    adoptive : 采用的;有收养关系的

    adoptable : 可采用的;可收养的

  2. n

    adoption : 采用;收养;接受

    adopter : 养父母;[化工] 接受管

    adoptee : 被收养者;被立嗣者

  3. v

    adopted : 采用;接受(adopt的过去式和过去分词)

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