adoption

英 [əˈdɒpʃn]

美 [əˈdɑːpʃn]

n.  收养; 领养; (想法、计划、名字等的)采用; (候选人的)选定，推选，推举

复数：adoptions　

CET6TOEFLTEM8法律

BNC.4220 / COCA.3674

牛津词典

noun

• 收养；领养
  the act of adopting a child
  1. She put the baby up for adoption.
     她提出要让人收养那个婴儿。
• （想法、计划、名字等的）采用
  the decision to start using sth such as an idea, a plan or a name
  1. the adoption of new technology
     新技术的采用
• （候选人的）选定，推选，推举
  the act of choosing sb as a candidate for an election
  1. his adoption as the Labour candidate
     他被选定为工党候选人

柯林斯词典

• VERB 采取；采纳；采用
  If youadopta new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
  1. Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops...
     议会采纳了要求全部撤军的决议。
  2. Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive approach to the environment.
     应帮助学生对环境采取积极的态度。
• VERB 收养;领养
  If youadoptsomeone else's child, you take it into your own family and make it legally your son or daughter.
  1. There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child...
     有数以百计的人渴望领养孩子。
  2. The adopted child has the right to see his birth certificate.
     被收养的孩子有权看自己的出生证明。
• VERB 采用，保持（姿势）
  If youadopta physical position, you move yourself into it.
  1. I tried to adopt a curled-up position to avoid damaging my limbs.
     我努力保持蜷曲的姿势以免四肢受伤。
• VERB 移居（某国）;选择（某国）定居
  If youadopta country, you choose it as a place to live.
  1. Podulski had joined the U.S. Navy as an aviator, adopting a new country and a new profession.
     波度尔斯基加入美国海军当上了飞行员，不仅改了国籍还换了行当。
  2. ...their adopted home in England.
     他们移居英国的家
• VERB 采用（语气、口音等）
  If youadoptan accent or a particular tone of voice, you speak differently from normal, especially to create an effect in a particular situation.
  1. He has adopted the accent of a Second World War newscaster...
     他承袭了二战时期播音员的口音。
  2. The girl was uncertain what to do, or what tone of voice to adopt.
     女孩不知道该做什么，也不知道该用什么口气说。

英英释义

noun

• the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
  1. the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent
  Synonym:borrowing
• the act of accepting with approval
  1. its adoption by society
  2. the proposal found wide acceptance
  Synonym:acceptanceacceptationespousal
• a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood

双语例句

• Its incompatibility with X hinders its adoption in many projects.
  它与X的不兼容性阻碍了它在许多项目中的使用。
• There is increasing worldwide adoption of the same name for each therapeutic substance.
  在世界范围内对一药物有逐渐采用同一个药名的趋势。
• Are you forgetting the circumstances of clark's adoption?
  你忘了你们收养，克拉克时的情况了吗？
• National Adoption Day also reminds us that not every child finds this happy ending.
  全国收养日也提示了我们不是每个孩子都找到了自己的幸福归宿。
• This complexity has restricted it from widespread adoption by service providers and social media providers.
  这种复杂性阻碍了服务供应商和社会媒体供应商对它的广泛采用。
• Then you can apply for adoption.
  你就可以申请收养了。
• Solution definition can be accelerated through the adoption of industry frameworks and reference models.
  可以通过采用行业框架和参考模型来加速解决方案定义工作。
• Since the adoption of the new working method, production has gone up.
  自从采用了新的工作方法，产量提高了。
• This sensitive book tackles the delicate issue of adoption with care and simplicity
  这本敏感的书谨慎、简洁地讨论了收养这一微妙问题。
• This led to the widespread adoption of computers, mobile phones, and the information technology revolution.
  这导致了计算机、手机的普及，推动了信息技术的革命。