Word · Frequency #1157
adopted
采用；采纳；采取
adopted is the past of adopt.
to start to use or follow an idea, method, policy, plan, etc.
- 1.
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
选择性地将(孩子、继承人、朋友、公民等)纳入关系
- 2.
To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
将非自然属于自己的东西作为自己的
- 3.
To select and take or approve.
选择并采纳或批准
收养；选择性地将(孩子、继承人、朋友、公民等)纳入关系；将非自然属于自己的东西作为自己的；选择并采纳或批准；采用
In use
The company decided to adopt a new system for tracking orders.
After much discussion, the team adopted a more flexible approach to working hours.
Many schools have adopted digital textbooks this year.
adopt + noun
The committee adopted the new rules.
委员会通过了新规则。
adopt + noun + as + noun
They adopted the orphan as their own child.
他们收养了那个孤儿作为自己的孩子。
be adopted + by + noun
The proposal was adopted by the board.
Connections
Collocations
- adopt a policy
- 采取政策
- The company decided to adopt a new policy on remote work.公司决定采取一项新的远程工作政策。
- adopt a child
- 收养孩子
- They adopted a child from China.他们从中国收养了一个孩子。
- adopt a law
- 正式通过法律
- The government adopted a law to protect the environment.政府通过了一项保护环境的法律。
- adopt a strategy
- 采用策略
- We need to adopt a different strategy to win the game.我们需要采用不同的策略来赢得比赛。
- adopt an approach
- 采用方法
- The school adopted a new approach to teaching math.学校采用了一种新的数学教学方法。
- adopt a resolution
Learner notes
Memory Tip
adopt 发音像“额道普特”，想象“我（额）在路上（道）看到一只普通（普）又特别（特）的流浪狗，决定收养它。”
Context & Register
通常用于正式场合，如采用新政策或方法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The word 'adopt' ends with the /ɒpt/ sound. Only 'opt' is a genuine rhyme. Words like 'adapt', 'apt', and 'adept' share the '-pt' spelling but have different vowel sounds (/æ/, /æ/, /ɪ/ respectively). 'option' shares the 'opt' spelling but is pronounced with /ɒpʃ/. 'cop' shares the same stressed vowel /ɒ/ but ends with /p/ instead of /pt/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.