1. vt.收养　 take the child of another person into one's family to become one's own child
2. vt.采用，采纳，采取　 take sth as one's own
3. vt.正式接受，通过　 accept formally or officially; approve

　～ an attitude　采取一种态度
　～ the budget　通过预算
　～ Eastern forms of dress　采用东方的服装样式
　～ the homeless orphan　收养无家可归的孤儿
　～ measures　采取措施
　～ methods　采用方法
　～ the new rule　通过新章程
　～ a policy　采取方针
　～ a proposal　采纳建议
　～ a suggestion　采纳建议
　～ the resolution　通过议案
　～ steps　采取步骤
　～ tactics　采取策略
　～ a technique　采取手法
　～ the view　采纳观点
　～ apparently　明显地接受
　～ arbitrarily　武断地采纳，擅自采用
　～ deceitfully　不诚实地采用
　～ dogmatically　教条地搬用
　～ formally　正式批准
　～ frankly　坦率地接受
　～ immediately　立即通过
　～ legally　合法收养
　～ prudently　谨慎地采纳
　～ secretly　秘密通过
　～ solemnly　郑重接受
　～ ultimately　最终采纳
　～ unanimously　一致通过
　～ widely　广泛采用
　～ teaching as one's heir　以教书为业

　Many childless couples adopt children.　许多无子女的夫妇收养孩子。
　He told his neighbours that he had adopted me.　他向邻居说他已收我为养子。
　The family adopted a puppy.　这家人收养了一条小狗。
　I'll adopt her in my school.　我将录用她到我的学校。
　I like your methods of teaching and I shall adopt them in my school.　我喜欢你的教学方法，我将在我的学校内采用。
　To achieve these ends, we must adopt the above mentioned measures.　要达到这些目的，我们必须采取上述措施。
　The factories have adopted the newest modern technology.　那几家工厂采用了现代的最新技术。
　We're willing to adopt your plan.　我们愿意采纳你的计划。
　We have adopted a course different from theirs.　我们采取了一种和他们不同的行动方针。
　Were we to adopt this view, we would isolate ourselves.　如果我们采取这种观点，我们就会陷于孤立。
　After going to France he soon adopted the French way of life.　他去法国后，很快就接受了法国的生活方式。
　The school must adopt new methods of teaching foreign languages.　学校必须采取教授外国语的新方法。
　You should always adopt an attitude of deference before your superiors.　在长者面前应该经常保持尊敬的态度。
　In 1971 Britain also adopted the decimal system. 　1971年，英国也采用了十进制。
　The House adopted the report.　众议院通过了这个报告。
　The meeting adopted a resolution.　会议通过了一项议案。
　I was adopted as a baby, and never knew my real parents.　我还是个婴儿时就被抱来了，从不知道我的生身父母是谁。
　His proposal was adopted by the committee.　他的建议被委员会采纳。

 ♣ adopt as　(v.+prep.)
1. 收养，抱养 take sb into one's family as a relation for ever; accept sb else's child
　The family have adopted three children as their own.　那家收养了三个孩子。
2. 选某人为… choose sb as (a representative, etc.)
　We have adopted Mr. Stevens as our candidate at the next election.　我们表决通过了史蒂文斯先生为我们下届选举的候选人。
　He adopts his niece as his heir.　他指定他的侄女为继承人。
　I don't adopt him as a friend.　我不认他作朋友。
　The old artist adopted me as a pupil.　那老画家收我为弟子。

(v.+prep.)
　被…所收养　be taken into one's family as a relation by sb/sth
　He was adopted into a respectable family.　他被一有声望的家族所收养。
　He was adopted into the bride's family.　他入赘于新娘家中。

(v.+prep.)
　选自…，取自…　choose or take sth from some place
　This word is adopted from French.　这个词来源于法语。