adopt

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /əˈdɒpt/    美 /əˈdɑpt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Clipping of adoptable. abbreviation,alt-of,clipping,informal,transitive
动词 v.
  1. To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.; To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. transitive
    — A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing.
  2. To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.; To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild. transitive
    — We're going to adopt a Dalmatian.
  3. To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.; To contribute towards the upkeep of (a child or animal), in exchange for occasional stories, pictures, etc. transitive
    — We adopted an elephant at the local zoo.
  4. To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.; To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility. transitive
    — This supermarket chain adopts several families every Yuletide, providing them with money and groceries for the holidays.
  5. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally. transitive
    — He adopted a new look in order to fit in with his new workmates.
  6. To select and take or approve. transitive
    — to adopt the view or policy of another
  7. To beat an opponent ten times in a row. slang,transitive
    — The match was not even close; the IM made amateurish blunders and ended up getting adopted.

词形变化

adopts present,singular,third-person adopting participle,present adopted participle,past adopted past no-table-tags table-tags glossary inflection-template adopt infinitive adopt first-person,present,singular adopted first-person,past,singular adopt present,second-person,singular adoptest archaic,present,second-person,singular adopted past,second-person,singular adoptedst archaic,past,second-person,singular adopts present,singular,third-person adopteth archaic,present,singular,third-person adopted past,singular,third-person adopt plural,present adopted past,plural adopt present,subjunctive adopted past,subjunctive adopt imperative,present - imperative,past adopting participle,present adopted participle,past adopts plural

词汇关系

衍生词
adoptability adoptable adoptance adoptaversary adoptedly adoptianism adoptious adoptor nonadopted nonadopting preadopt readopt unadopt
相关词
adoptee adoption adoptive adoptive father adoptive mother adopt out

词源

词源 1
From Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō; ad + optō (“to choose, desire”), equivalent to ad- + opt.
词源 2
From Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō; ad + optō (“to choose, desire”), equivalent to ad- + opt.
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