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adopt

🇬🇧 UK/əˈdɒpt/🇺🇸 US/ә'dɒpt/
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLGREB1

Definitions

v.

To take a child into one's family legally; to choose and follow a plan, idea, or method as one's own.

收养(孩子);采用,采纳(方法、政策等)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
adto, toward, near
+
optfit, suitable, fasten
+
suffix
=adopt

Common Collocations

  • 1.adopt a policy采纳政策
  • 2.adopt a child收养孩子

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The family decided to adopt a child from overseas.

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