adopt

vt

• ① 采纳,采取,采用(意见、方针、风俗等)
  • adopt the customs of a country采用某一国的风俗
  • The committee adopted the report.委员会采纳该项报告。

• ② 收养(为养子[养女])
  • They adopted an orphan.他们收养了一名孤儿。
  • They adopted the boy as their heir.他们收养那个男孩为后嗣。
  • She was adopted into their family.她被他们家所收养。