adopt
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (as sth) take sb into one's family, esp as one's child or heir 收养某人(尤指作为儿女或继承人); 过继
Having no children of their own they decided to adopt an orphan. 他们因没有亲生儿女, 所以决定领养一个孤儿.
Paul's mother had him adopted because she couldn't look after him herself. 保罗的母亲因为自己无力抚养他, 便将他送给别人收养了.
He is their adopted son. 他是他们的养子. Cf 参看 foster 2.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sb as sth choose sb as a candidate or representative 挑选某人作候选人或代表
She has been adopted as Labour candidate for York. 她被提名为约克郡的工党候选人.
3 [Tn] take over and have or use (sth) as one's own 采纳; 采取; 采用
adopt a name, a custom, an idea, a style of dress 取名, 随俗, 采纳一意见, 采用一服装式样
adopt a hard line towards terrorists 对恐怖分子采取强硬态度
her adopted country, ie not her native country but the one in which she has chosen to live 她所选择居留的国家(非其祖国而由其自择居留的国家).
4 [Tn] accept (eg a report or recommendation); approve 接受, 通过(如报告或建议); 批准
Congress has adopted the new measures. 国会通过了新的议案.
artn. 艺术;艺术作品;(需要技术、工艺的)行业;文艺(包括绘画、雕塑、建筑、音乐、舞蹈、戏剧、文学等);
vi. thou art 即 you are,对一人讲话时用;
adj. 艺术的;(为)艺术家的;艺术品的;具有艺术性的;
vt.& vi. [口语](把…)装饰得古色古香,(把…)装饰得古怪而有艺术趣味,把…装饰得有艺术价值;把…加以艺术乔装,使艺术化[仅用于 art up 短语中];