| 单词 | adopt |
| 释义 | adopt (ədɒpt ) Word forms: adopts , adopting , adopted 1. verb B2 If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it. Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops. [VERB noun] Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive approach to the environment. [VERB noun] Synonyms: take on, follow, support, choose adoption (ədɒpʃən ) uncountable noun B2 ...the adoption of Japanese management practices by British manufacturing. [+ of] Synonyms: embracing, choice, taking on, taking up 2. verb B2 If you adopt someone else's child, you take it into your own family and make it legally your son or daughter. There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child. [VERB noun] The adopted child has the right to see his birth certificate. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: take in, raise, nurse, parent adopter Word forms: adopters countable noun A social worker is appointed to interview the prospective adopters. adoption Word forms: adoptions variable noun B2 They gave their babies up for adoption. The majority of adoptions are successful. Synonyms: fostering, adopting, taking in, fosterage 3. verb If you adopt a physical position, you move yourself into it. [formal] I tried to adopt a curled-up position to avoid damaging my limbs. [VERB noun] 4. verb If you adopt a country, you choose it as a place to live. Podulski had joined the U.S. Navy as an aviator, adopting a new country and a new profession. [VERB noun] ...their adopted home in England. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: select, choose, pick, nominate 5. verb If you adopt an accent or a particular tone of voice, you speak differently from normal, especially to create an effect in a particular situation. Adult actors in American productions were expected to adopt English accents. [VERB noun] The girl was uncertain what to do, or what tone of voice to adopt. [VERB noun] Collocations: adopt a code His attempts to force the nobility to adopt a code of chivalry alienated many of his trusted advisors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They suggest adopting the code used by museums internationally to deal with human remains, which states they must be handled 'in accordance with their inviolable human dignity'. Times, Sunday Times The group has adopted a code of practice, which includes no spraying, using and developing local skills and planting locally indigenous species wherever possible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Generally, legislation adopts the code by reference, usually with a schedule of changes that amend the code for local conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Second, once adopted a code can be used to generate continuing discussion and possible modification to the code. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Following one such rebellion, he agreed to adopt a constitution in 1835. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The newly elected island council could then adopt the constitution with an ordinary majority. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They realized that the only way to gain recognition was to adopt a constitution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Either they adopt a constitution that implements a monist system so that international law can be applied directly and without transformation, or they do not. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Constitutional conventions were elected, but did not adopt a constitution, in 1964, 1971, 1977, and 1980. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I have learnt to have much more confidence to be myself and not to worry about adopting the language, behaviour or characteristics that you read about in those management books. Times, Sunday Times In adopting the language of populism you might even argue that the right has been more sinned against than sinning. Times, Sunday Times The prince's triumph can be seen in the fact that the modernists have adopted his language. Times, Sunday Times And he reflects on the complexities of language and identity, arguing - against some recent studies - that adopting the language of one's conqueror, for instance, need not imply collusion or assimilation. The Times Literary Supplement The new settlers soon adopted the language and customs of their new homelands, and many intermarried with the local residents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The success of a new theory depended on people's willingness to adopt the lifestyle that went with it. The Times Literary Supplement I will adopt the lifestyle of a high-flying tech billionaire. Times, Sunday Times As regards sense, esotericists have no secrets; they just adopt a lifestyle, one which gives priority to the interior of things. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Within a day or two, you're even adopting their lifestyle: going to their favourite restaurants, using their bikes, driving their car. Times, Sunday Times Others of their class, eschewing the powder, nevertheless adopted the lifestyle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Those who adopt this method will make money for a while, but in the end there will be nothing to distribute, for the people will not have them. Times,Sunday Times All hospitals will be encouraged to adopt a method that aims to head off illness by addressing the social problems that underlie it. Times, Sunday Times Rovers already use recyclable paper and from next season, if they still print programmes, will adopt a method called 'waterless printing' to save water. The Sun If copepod concentrations reach high levels, schooling herrings adopt a method called ram feeding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After a tour of the only other district using controlled choice, the school decided to adopt the method. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To adopt a persona means to assume a false identity, but these surrogates perform more intricate and ambitious acts of dissembling. The Times Literary Supplement Indeed, he says that he deliberately adopted the persona of the prickly sociopath as a psychological tactic. Times, Sunday Times This involves several people adopting the persona of characters and moving through virtual landscapes, interacting with one another as they travel. Times, Sunday Times There are times when one appears to be adopting the persona of the other. Times, Sunday Times The members adopt the personae of 18th century aristocratic fops and sing songs from that perspective. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Perhaps engineers should adopt the philosophy of politicians and start talking and stop doing. Times, Sunday Times By contrast, we have gained the support of several solid institutions that appear to adopt a philosophy of investing patient capital and a longer-term view. Times, Sunday Times Adopt the philosophy of living one day at a time, and instead of struggling, you might even enjoy this remarkable cycle. Times, Sunday Times Now more senior officers are being urged to adopt this philosophy. Times, Sunday Times The company was so pleased with it that it adopted the philosophy for all its cars. Times, Sunday Times After the city declined to adopt his plan, he focused instead on the technology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because they were excited and appeared to have thought it out, we would adopt their plan. Christianity Today There are two responses to this torrent of advice: to feel under siege or to adopt a plan of action. Times, Sunday Times He told me he had no idea whether government would adopt his plan. Times, Sunday Times The state has appointed an advisory committee and expects to adopt the plan in early 2010. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are still treated as pariahs, even as more and more scientists quietly adopt their position. Times, Sunday Times Writers seem to adopt a position of hostility. Times, Sunday Times You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These are some of the problems and questions that have still to be resolved by those who would adopt a position of holist externalism or externalist holism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I lived a day at a time in my own little world, a private cocoon, and adopted the position of self-suffi-cient loner. Times, Sunday Times A more sophisticated approach would be to adopt the principle of proportionality. Times, Sunday Times However, if we adopt the principle of impartiality, whereby we apply the rules without regard to who gains or loses, we extend these prohibitions to others. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are calling on schools to adopt the principles of the scouting movement. Times, Sunday Times Most maritime nations adopted this principle, which developed into a limit of three nautical miles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The federal government adopts the principle of separation of powers and has three branches: executive, legislature and judiciary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Having regard to the seriousness of the security interests potentially at stake, the police had been entitled to adopt the procedure which they considered likely to be the most effective. Times, Sunday Times On the face of the statute, the court was free to adopt the procedure best calculated to enable a just and fully informed decision to be reached. Times, Sunday Times Two errors in the procedure adopted in the present case gave rise to concern. Times, Sunday Times It would be difficult, he said, to assess the reasonableness or adequacy of procedures adopted by a company to prevent wrongdoing. Times, Sunday Times The 'reasonableness' or 'adequacy' of the procedures adopted by the company will be difficult to put in place and to police, and to judge if things go wrong. Times, Sunday Times I encourage the legislature to adopt this proposal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There would be a number of advantages in adopting this proposal. Times, Sunday Times Ministers also adopted his proposal to set up a low-cost national private savings scheme to which employers must contribute. Times, Sunday Times Ministers have enthusiastically adopted the proposals. Times, Sunday Times The council adopted the proposal unanimously. Christianity Today Adopting their recommendations would make the inside of supermarkets look 'very different' in 50 years' time, with shoppers no longer 'pushed to overconsume'. Times, Sunday Times Last year, the government adopted his recommendation that losing defendants should not have to pay all of a claimant's legal fees, but granted an exemption to insolvency litigation. Times, Sunday Times The council had adopted the recommendation. Times, Sunday Times The legislature in turn adopted this recommendation by a wide margin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The council adopted his recommendation to the great annoyance of many liberal campaigners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Upon receipt of petitions, the municipality must adopt a resolution of intention and hold public hearings on the proposed promotion area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The party would adopt this resolution a year later. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It can do so by adopting a resolution that designates a larger amount of compensation as a housing allowance for the balance of the year. Christianity Today The assembly adopted a resolution vowing 'retribution'. Times, Sunday Times A school district adopting the resolution may not apply for referendum exceptions or ask voters for a tax increase above the inflation index. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, professional basketball was the first to adopt the rule on a permanent basis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 According to the legend, the various founders appeared to him in a vision, each begging him to adopt his rule. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After adopting my rules, my food choices changed gradually. Times, Sunday Times It was clear that they all adopted the rule established in the nineteenth-century cases. Times, Sunday Times Since 1973, most collegiate, amateur, and professional leagues have adopted the rule or some variant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If we adopt my scheme, the cuts won't come at all. Times, Sunday Times Adopt a scheme of land management and keep your hedges maintained all year. Times, Sunday Times All the 78 panchayats in the district are readied to adopt the scheme under the guidance of local bodies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Increasing numbers of local councils are considering adopting the scheme to cut city centre congestion and raise more cash for public transport. Times, Sunday Times We adopt the stance of the romantic rebel, the fiction of the roleless person. Christianity Today At my school we have adopted the stance that we want mobile devices. Times, Sunday Times This was apparent in even his earliest works, which adopted the stance of romantic outsider. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The association hopes that more rail operators will now adopt the standard. Times, Sunday Times Merchants have yet to adopt the standard in large numbers. Computing Ministers will say today they want privately-owned firms to adopt the standards of companies listed on the stock market. The Sun He broke his habit of hitting cross-handed and adopted the standard hitting technique. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dozens of commercial game studios and game engines have adopted the standard. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He would adopt any style, often rather clumsily. Times, Sunday Times The average possession among those teams who adopt this style has increased dramatically to 64.54 per cent. Times, Sunday Times He studied composition extensively and pored over scores of the masters to adopt their style. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many successful artists become so by adopting a style which they expand and modify throughout their career. Times, Sunday Times Those adopting the style have lauded its 'chic bohemian style and feel'. Times, Sunday Times But if you adopt that technique in a village, you risk pushing water through someone's front door. Times, Sunday Times She was intrigued by his approach to voice strengthening and began to adopt the technique. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pictures he loved in early life 'all had clear outlines', and he adopted the technique unconsciously. The Times Literary Supplement They each demonstrated the effectiveness of countershading, without succeeding in persuading their armed forces to adopt the technique, though they influenced military adoption of camouflage in general. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By adulthood most of us have adopted a technique that best suits our bodies. Times, Sunday Times Hereditarians adopt the view that an understanding of human evolution can extend the understanding of human nature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Literally, and artistically, he adopts the view of the solitary explorer. Times, Sunday Times Philosophers have adopted this view because it seems that not all uses of names are the expressions of genuinely singular thoughts. The Times Literary Supplement As recently at least as the 1950s, some authors adopted this view and wrote of species as not being real. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many people adopt the views of those surrounding them in an effort to feel like they belong and feel liked. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They do not merely adopt the attitude of those around them but acquire and maintain their principles thoughtfully. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Far too many retailers adopted an attitude of condescending arrogance which was exasperating and foolish. Times, Sunday Times Actually, they are likely to adopt the attitudes of those around them. Times, Sunday Times As for criticism of his game, he adopts the attitude you take the rough with the smooth, that the bad headlines come with the good. The Sun I just think it would be better if the business world adopted an attitude of constructive optimism: hoping for the best, but planning for the worst. Times, Sunday Times They believe that they can heal the wound by adopting an orphan. ST Not every man would go along with his partner's passion for adopting an orphan every time they go on holiday. The Sun He hasn't ruled out adopting an orphan himself. Times, Sunday Times Private surgeries are amply equipped to provide urgent and emergency dental care and to adopt measures ensuring the safety of patients and staff. Times,Sunday Times Bats have high legal protection and wind farm developers must carry out environmental impact assessments before installing turbines and adopt measures to reduce the risks. Times, Sunday Times They were encouraged to adopt measures to reduce tension as suggested by the military observers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He wanted the government, the political parties and social workers to identify the evils in society and boldly adopt measures to remove them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a last resort, the authority may withdraw the authorization for independent schools, adopt measures on the municipal local principal's expense or to close a school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In fact, these devices might even help to prevent future pandemics and revolutionize health care, if scaled up and adopted widely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These reforms were adopted widely by other troupes. Times, Sunday Times After an award-winning documentary film was made of this programme, it was adopted widely in many communities. Times, Sunday Times It has been adopted widely across industry and government. Times, Sunday Times This was not adopted widely, and a cladistic study based on morphology published in 1993 suggested they remain as separate genera. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 收养 Japanese: 養子にする |
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