Translations for „adopt“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

adopt [əˈdɒpt] VB trans

1. adopt:

adopt

收养 shōuyǎng

2. adopt:

adopt

采纳 cǎinà

adopt

采用 cǎiyòng

adopt a positive attitude

采取积极态度

▶ adoption [əˈdɒp­ʃən] N

▶ adoptive ADJ

Usage examples with adopt

adopt a positive attitude

采取积极态度

adopt [or take, assume] an attitude

采取某种态度 cǎiqǔ mǒuzhǒng tàidu

Circumstances will force them to adopt this policy.

形势将迫使他们采取这一政策。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These structural properties resemble those of gaseous hydrogen peroxide, which adopts a skewed anticlinal conformation, and also experiences a strong rotational barrier.

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The name has since been adopted by other unrelated hotels.

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At the time, there was no existing scheme that could be qualified as global that could be adopted by all.

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These requirements determine both the power of the language and its limitations for adopting it for widely different purposes.

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By 1968, the band adopted electrical instruments anyway, and added drums.

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His own activism, he now realizes, stems largely from the man who adopted him.

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Tax rate increases in the other 19 school districts that adopted a preliminary budget did not exceed the school districts index.

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Liking the sound of it, she adopted the name and eventually changed her surname legally following her second divorce.

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Initially the party adopted a passive tactic towards the military dictatorship.

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The boys also adopted a more adult look, exchanging their sloppy, juvenile wardrobe for suits.

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