adopt + noun
The committee adopted the new rules.
委员会通过了新规则。
采用；采纳；采取
adopting — present participle of adopt
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
to start to use or follow an idea, method, policy, plan, etc.
选择性地将(孩子、继承人、朋友、公民等)纳入关系
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
将非自然属于自己的东西作为自己的
To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
选择并采纳或批准
To select and take or approve.
一般现在时
They adopt a new method.
他们采用新方法。
third singular
He adopts a child.
他收养一个孩子。
present participle
She is adopting a policy.
她正在采纳一项政策。
一般过去时
They adopted the plan.
他们通过了计划。
past participle
The law has been adopted.
该法律已被采纳。
The company decided to adopt a new system for tracking orders.
公司决定采用一种新的订单跟踪系统。
用法提示：adopt 作及物动词，后接宾语，表示“采用”。
After much discussion, the team adopted a more flexible approach to working hours.
经过充分讨论，团队采纳了一种更灵活的工作时间安排。
用法提示：adopted 是 adopt 的过去式，作谓语，表示“采纳”。
Many schools have adopted digital textbooks this year.
今年许多学校采用了数字课本。
用法提示：have adopted 是 adopt 的现在完成时形式，表示“采用”。
The committee adopted the new rules.
委员会通过了新规则。
They adopted the orphan as their own child.
他们收养了那个孤儿作为自己的孩子。
The proposal was adopted by the board.
该提案被董事会采纳了。
强调热情地接受，比adopt更积极
非正式，常指开始某项活动或爱好
强调遵照执行，比adopt被动
正式，强调将计划付诸实践
grammar · medium
易错句子We need to adopt to the new rules.
正确表达We need to adapt to the new rules.
adopt 表示'采用'或'收养'，后直接跟宾语，不接介词 to；而 adapt to 是固定搭配，表示'适应'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The adopt of the policy was successful.
正确表达The adoption of the policy was successful.
adopt 是动词，不能用作名词。名词形式为 adoption，表示'采用、收养'的行为。
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。
收养孩子
They adopted a child from China.
他们从中国收养了一个孩子。
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。
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。
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。
通过决议
The committee adopted a resolution to increase funding.
委员会通过了一项增加资金的决议。
ad- (to) + opt (choose)
opt (choose) + -ion (noun suffix)
ad- (to) + here (stick)
采取观望态度
The company decided to adopt a wait-and-see attitude before investing.
公司决定在投资前采取观望态度。
保持低调
After the scandal, the politician adopted a low profile.
丑闻发生后，这位政治家保持了低调。
采取不干涉的方式
The manager prefers to adopt a hands-off approach with his team.
经理倾向于对他的团队采取不干涉的方式。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.