adopt

美音音标: [ə'dɒpt] adopt
英音音标: [ə'dɒpt] result.0.expl|add:"

同义
adopt espouse follow
词性
v
解释
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
示例
She followed the feminist movement|The candidate espouses Republican ideals

同义
take over take up adopt borrow
词性
v
解释
take up and practice as one's own
示例
None

同义
assume adopt take on take over
词性
v
解释
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
示例
When will the new President assume office?

同义
acquire adopt assume take take on
词性
v
解释
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
示例
His voice took on a sad tone|The story took a new turn|he adopted an air of superiority|She assumed strange manners|The gods assume human or animal form in these fables

同义
take in adopt
词性
v
解释
take into one's family
示例
They adopted two children from Nicaragua

同义
adopt dramatise dramatize
词性
v
解释
put into dramatic form
示例
adopt a book for a screenplay

同义
sweep up adopt embrace espouse
词性
v
解释
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
示例
She embraced Catholicism|They adopted the Jewish faith