adoption

英 [əˈdɒpʃn]

美 [əˈdɑːpʃn]

n.  收养; 领养; (想法、计划、名字等的)采用; (候选人的)选定，推选，推举

复数：adoptions　

CET6TOEFLTEM8法律

BNC.4220 / COCA.3674

牛津词典

noun

• 收养；领养
  the act of adopting a child
  1. She put the baby up for adoption.
     她提出要让人收养那个婴儿。
• （想法、计划、名字等的）采用
  the decision to start using sth such as an idea, a plan or a name
  1. the adoption of new technology
     新技术的采用
• （候选人的）选定，推选，推举
  the act of choosing sb as a candidate for an election
  1. his adoption as the Labour candidate
     他被选定为工党候选人

柯林斯词典

• VERB 采取；采纳；采用
  If youadopta new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
  1. Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops...
     议会采纳了要求全部撤军的决议。
  2. Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive approach to the environment.
     应帮助学生对环境采取积极的态度。
• VERB 收养;领养
  If youadoptsomeone else's child, you take it into your own family and make it legally your son or daughter.
  1. There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child...
     有数以百计的人渴望领养孩子。
  2. The adopted child has the right to see his birth certificate.
     被收养的孩子有权看自己的出生证明。
• VERB 采用，保持（姿势）
  If youadopta physical position, you move yourself into it.
  1. I tried to adopt a curled-up position to avoid damaging my limbs.
     我努力保持蜷曲的姿势以免四肢受伤。
• VERB 移居（某国）;选择（某国）定居
  If youadopta country, you choose it as a place to live.
  1. Podulski had joined the U.S. Navy as an aviator, adopting a new country and a new profession.
     波度尔斯基加入美国海军当上了飞行员，不仅改了国籍还换了行当。
  2. ...their adopted home in England.
     他们移居英国的家
• VERB 采用（语气、口音等）
  If youadoptan accent or a particular tone of voice, you speak differently from normal, especially to create an effect in a particular situation.
  1. He has adopted the accent of a Second World War newscaster...
     他承袭了二战时期播音员的口音。
  2. The girl was uncertain what to do, or what tone of voice to adopt.
     女孩不知道该做什么，也不知道该用什么口气说。

英英释义

noun

• the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
  1. the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent
  Synonym:borrowing
• the act of accepting with approval
  1. its adoption by society
  2. the proposal found wide acceptance
  Synonym:acceptanceacceptationespousal
• a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood

双语例句

• Address corporate customer retention issues through modernization initiatives and adoption of new technologies.
  通过现代化活动和新技术采用来处理公司的客户保留问题。
• She refused to give the child for adoption.
  她拒绝将她的孩子给人收养。
• This is an anti-pattern in SOA adoption, and should be avoided.
  这是SOA采用中的一个反模式，应该加以避免。
• Barriers for new payment systems include cost and rates of adoption.
  推广新支付系统的障碍包括成本和采用率。
• Since the adoption of the new working method, production has gone up.
  自从采用了新的工作方法，产量提高了。
• Adoption can fail for all kinds of reasons
  收养不成功可能有各种原因。
• What can we ( as developers and designers) do to help with CSS3 development and mainstream adoption?
  作为开发者和设计者，我们可以为CSS3的开发和采用提供什么帮助？
• The senator urged against the adoption of the measure.
  那参议员极力反对采取这项措施。
• When this activity was revealed, international outrage led to the drafting and adoption of the Basel Convention.
  当这项活动被披露时，国际的愤慨促使巴塞尔公约的起草和通过。
• Solution definition can be accelerated through the adoption of industry frameworks and reference models.
  可以通过采用行业框架和参考模型来加速解决方案定义工作。