adapt / adopt

1. adapt 意为“使适应；改编”，

2. adopt 意为“采用；收养”，

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1·In no way am I going to adopt any of his methods.

我决不会采用他的任何一个方法。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures.

几乎或根本没有鼓励来采取这样的措施。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child.

有数以百计的人极其渴望收养小孩。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·Maybe we should adopt the policy of don't ask, don't tell.

或许我们应该采用“不问不提”的政策。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·The state will adopt a more restrictive policy on arms sales.

这个州将对武器销售采取一项更具约束性的政策。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

6·The country is free to adopt policies to bolster its economy.

这个国家可自由采取措施来巩固经济。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

7·The school has decided to adopt a different approach to discipline.

学校决定采取另外一种方式解决纪律问题。《牛津词典》

8·The party must adopt more inclusive strategies and a broader vision.

这个党必须采取更广泛的策略和更远大的视野。《牛津词典》

9·The council is expected to adopt the new policy at its next meeting.

委员会有望在下次会议上正式通过这项新政策。《牛津词典》

10·This is not meant to delimit what approaches social researchers can adopt.

这并不是说要划定社会研究者所能够采用方法的界限。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

采用

1·This is not meant to delimit what approaches social researchers can adopt.

这并不是说要划定社会研究者所能够采用方法的界限。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·If you think our suggestions work for you, then adopt them.

如果您认为我们的建议对您有用，那么就采用它们。

3·Those taxes could force poor people to adopt your life choices.

这些税收可能会迫使穷人采用你的生活选择。

4·The teacher decided to adopt a different approach and teach the poems through story-telling.

这位老师决定采用一种不同的方法，即通过讲故事来教诗歌。

5·I am not talking about requiring people to learn English or to adopt American ways; those things happen pretty much on their own.

我不是在要求人们学习英语或采用美国的方式；这些事情几乎都是自发的。

采取

1·There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures.

几乎或根本没有鼓励来采取这样的措施。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·The state will adopt a more restrictive policy on arms sales.

这个州将对武器销售采取一项更具约束性的政策。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·The party must adopt more inclusive strategies and a broader vision.

这个党必须采取更广泛的策略和更远大的视野。《牛津词典》

4·The bill would force employers to adopt a quota system when recruiting workers.

该法案将迫使雇主们在录用工人时采取配额制。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·However we adopt healthcare reform, it isn't going to save major amounts of money.

不管我们采取什么样的医疗改革措施，它都不会节省太多的钱。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

采纳

1·Don't you want others to adopt your practices?

难道你不希望别人采纳你的做法吗？

2·He was able to persuade capital to adopt his plans.

他能说服资方采纳他的计划。

3·They only had the occasion in a kind of formless matter upon which they could adopt and impose any form they took.

他们仅有的是，在一种无形物质中的机遇，在其中他们能采纳，并强加任何他们喜欢的形式。

4·If you don't adopt this solution, we have to abandon this project.

如果你不采纳这个方案的话，我们只能放弃这个项目了。

5·Why did they adopt cloud solutions?

他们为什么采纳云解决方案？

收养

1·There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child.

有数以百计的人极其渴望收养小孩。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·Some people prefer to adopt infants.

有些人喜欢收养婴儿。

3·She told Peter that she had adopted all the other boys, and would like to adopt him also.

她告诉彼得，她已经收留了所有其他的男孩，也愿意收养他。

4·Thirty years or so ago, for instance, white families were encouraged to adopt black children.

例如，大约30年前，白人家庭被鼓励收养黑人儿童。

5·The British couple who do not have a child of their own are planning to adopt a little girl from China.

这对英国夫妇没有自己的孩子，正打算收养一个中国小女孩。

领养

1·We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.

我们不能领养孩子，所以决定代养一个。《牛津词典》

2·Others adopt children from foreign countries.

其他人从国外领养孩子。

3·When you sign up, you adopt an animated penguin to chat with friends, play games, explore, collect coins and even personalize your very own igloo.

注册时，你就会领养一只活泼的企鹅来与朋友聊天、玩游戏、探索、收集硬币、甚至让你自己的圆顶冰屋个性化。

4·Or adopt an endangered species through the World Wildlife Fund, and you’ll get a lovable stuffed pet and adoption certificate.

或者通过世界野生动物基金领养一个濒临灭绝的物种，这样你能得到一个可爱的宠物和收养证书。

5·Or adopt an endangered species through the World Wildlife Fund, and you'll get a lovable stuffed pet and adoption certificate.

或者通过世界野生动物基金领养一个濒临灭绝的物种，这样你能得到一个可爱的宠物和收养证书。

接受

1·He believes all the teachers will be glad to adopt the habit.

他相信所有的老师都会乐于接受这个习惯。

2·Many colonists were able to adopt a lifestyle similar to that of middle-class Britons.

许多殖民者能够接受一种类似于英国中产阶级的生活方式。

3·The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily.

经历这些变化的第一代人不太容易接受新的观点。

4·Sometimes people adopt certain beliefs in order to leave a favorable impression on those dear to them.

有时人们接受某些信念是为了给他们所爱的人留下好的印象。

5·Whereas older generations are sometimes reluctant to adopt new technologies, driverless cars promise real value to these age groups in particular.

老一代的人有时不愿意接受新科技，但无人驾驶汽车对这一年龄群体尤其有实际价值。

认养

1·My boys love picking up treasures (aka garbage) in the alleys, so we recently signed up for an adopt a beach cleanup program.

我的儿子喜欢在胡同里捡财宝（又叫垃圾），所以最近我们注册了一个“认养海滩”的清理计划。

2·Kidman had a miscarriage early in her relationship with Tom Cruise, leading them to adopt 2 children. They divorced in 2001 after 10 years of marriage.

41岁的妮可和前夫汤姆·克鲁斯10年婚姻期间也曾怀孕，但因流产而认养了两名子女，两人2001年正式离婚。

3·Get people together to hold community parties and get their members to adopt and care for street trees in front of their homes.

把社区内人们召集起来，号召大家“认养”并照料好各自门前大街上的树。

4·They put a bright orange vest on him that said Adopt Me, in big black letters.

工作人员为他穿上亮橘色背心，上面还有黑色的字大大印著“认养我！”

接纳

1·It is necessary for us to adopt more security measures in cities in order not to repeat such tragedies.

为了不让如许的悲惨剧重演，我们有需要在城市接纳更多治安办法。

2·Second, these artists who had been in partnership by this point should have shown their willingness to adopt those highly subjective or arbitrary subjects or points of view.

第二，这些结成伙伴的艺术家必须愿意接纳那些很武断或很主观的主题或立场。

3·They understand that good health is above wealth, and hence try to adopt every best possible thing or habit available.

他们意识到健康比财富更重要，因此尝试接纳任何可能的事情和习惯。

4·This project mainly accomplishes 4 research issues:1) Some main methods of improving the grid′s adopt capacity for wind power in Spain and some references of the northeast power grid;

本项目主要研究内容是：（1）西班牙提高电网风电接纳能力的主要做法及对东北区域电网的借鉴；

正式通过

1·The council is expected to adopt the new policy at its next meeting.

委员会有望在下次会议上正式通过这项新政策。《牛津词典》

2·It is also expected to adopt a declaration and an action plan for 2010-2012 to chart the path for further China-Africa cooperation, Ma said.

马朝旭说，本次论坛会议还将正式通过一项旨在绘制中非2010——2012年进一步合作蓝图的宣言和行动计划。

(1)adopt various methods采取不同办法