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adopt + noun
The committee adopted the new rules.
委员会通过了新规则。
采用；采纳；采取
adopts — third person singular of adopt
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
采用；采纳；采取
to start to use or follow an idea, method, policy, plan, etc.
The committee adopted the new rules.
委员会通过了新规则。
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.
adopt
Base
原形
adopts
3rd person
第三人称单数
adopting
-ing
现在分词
adopted
Past
过去式
adopted
Past participle
过去分词
They adopt a new method.
他们采用新方法。
He adopts a child.
他收养一个孩子。
She is adopting a policy.
她正在采纳一项政策。
They adopted the plan.
他们通过了计划。
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。
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。
Many schools have adopted digital textbooks this year.
今年许多学校采用了数字课本。
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。
Not this
We need to adopt to the new rules.
Use this
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'。
Not this
The adopt of the policy was successful.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use adopts naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。”
通常用于正式场合，如采用新政策或方法。
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/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.