adopts; adopted; adopting
adopts; adopted; adopting
Learner's definition of ADOPT
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: to take a child of other parents legally as your own child收养，领养；过继 [no object]
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a : to begin to use or have (a different manner, method, etc.)采纳，采取，采用（别种方式、方法等） -
Their boss has recently adopted a friendlier manner. [=has started behaving in a friendlier way]他们的老板最近采取了更友好的态度。
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Did he adopt your point of view?他采纳你的观点了吗？
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We adopted some of the local customs.我们采纳了当地的一些习俗。
b : to begin to use (a name that is not your real or original name)采用（新名字） c : to live in (a country that is not your original country) and regard it as your home移居；定居 3
[+ object] : to accept or approve (something, such as a proposal) in a formal or official way正式通过，批准（建议等） 4
[+ object] chiefly British : to select (someone) officially as a candidate提名（某人）为候选人
— adopted
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an adopted child [=a child who has been adopted]被收养的孩子
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She is their adopted daughter.她是他们的养女。
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“Mark Twain” was the adopted name of Samuel Clemens.马克·吐温是塞缪尔·克莱门斯的笔名。
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Canada is his adopted country.加拿大是他移居的国家。