adopted

adj.

1. 收养的；领养的
   an adopted child has legally become part of a family which is not the one in which he or she was born
   1. Danny is their adopted son.
      丹尼是他们的养子。
2. 所选择居住的；移居的
   an adopted country is one in which sb chooses to live although it is not the one they were born in

1. VERB 采取；采纳；采用
   If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
   1. Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops...
      议会采纳了要求全部撤军的决议。
   2. Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive approach to the environment.
      应帮助学生对环境采取积极的态度。
2. VERB 收养;领养
   If you adopt someone else's child, you take it into your own family and make it legally your son or daughter.
   1. There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child...
      有数以百计的人渴望领养孩子。
   2. The adopted child has the right to see his birth certificate.
      被收养的孩子有权看自己的出生证明。
3. VERB 采用，保持（姿势）
   If you adopt a physical position, you move yourself into it.
   1. I tried to adopt a curled-up position to avoid damaging my limbs.
      我努力保持蜷曲的姿势以免四肢受伤。
4. VERB 移居（某国）;选择（某国）定居
   If you adopt a country, you choose it as a place to live.
   1. Podulski had joined the U.S. Navy as an aviator, adopting a new country and a new profession.
      波度尔斯基加入美国海军当上了飞行员，不仅改了国籍还换了行当。
   2. ...their adopted home in England.
      他们移居英国的家
5. VERB 采用（语气、口音等）
   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.
   1. He has adopted the accent of a Second World War newscaster...
      他承袭了二战时期播音员的口音。
   2. The girl was uncertain what to do, or what tone of voice to adopt.
      女孩不知道该做什么，也不知道该用什么口气说。

1. Stephen Smith was accepted into the family like an adopted brother.
   这家人把斯蒂芬·史密斯视为养子一样当作一家人。
2. Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops
   议会采纳了要求全部撤军的决议。
3. The adopted child has the right to see his birth certificate.
   被收养的孩子有权看自己的出生证明。
4. He has adopted the accent of a Second World War newscaster
   他承袭了二战时期播音员的口音。
5. Podulski had been assiduous in learning his adopted language.
   波多斯基一直很努力地学习外语。
6. Representatives of the other branches adopted a decidedly different view
   其他分部的代表持截然不同的观点。
7. The boy could have felt sorry for himself and become depressed, or he could have adopted hardened cynicism as a defense.
   这个男孩本有可能自怜自哀、抑郁消沉，也有可能采取冷酷的愤世嫉俗态度来保护自己。
8. Over time, the technology is diffused and adopted by other countries.
   久而久之，这项技术传播到了其他国家并得到利用。
9. She's adopted so many disguises her own mother wouldn't recognize her.
   她如此乔装改扮，连她妈妈都认不出她了。
10. I adopted a positive outlook on life
    我开始抱持积极向上的人生观。
11. Plainly, a more objective method of description must be adopted
    显而易见，必须采用更为客观的描述方法。
12. The Front adopted an aggressive propaganda campaign against its rivals.
    该阵线采用激进的宣传手段对付它的对手。
13. Some in Congress are concerned the war option could be adopted in November when Congress is in recess
    一些议员担心战争决议会在11月议会休会期间被通过。
14. Regular trips back to her adopted motherland have resulted in her first book, Tiger Balm.
    经常返回她移居的国家让她写出了她的第一本书《万金油》。
15. Over the past few years, some of the positions Mr. Meredith has adopted have made him the subject of criticism
    在过去的几年里，梅雷迪思先生所采取的某些立场使他成为了批评的对象。
16. Jimmy is adopted and thus unrelated to Beth by blood.
    吉米是被收养的，因此和贝丝没有血缘关系。
17. The resolution was adopted unanimously.
    决议获得一致通过。
18. This is a good method. It might well be adopted by other localities.
    这个办法很好，各地可以仿照办理。
19. The resolution was carried [ passed; adopted] amid applause.
    这项决议在掌声中获得通过。
20. The motion was adopted [ carried].
    通过了这项动议。
21. The policy was adopted in the sequence of much deliberation.
    这项政策是经过多次商议后才开始施行的。
22. If there is no objection, the agenda is adopted.
    如果没有意见，议程就通过了。
23. The motion was adopted.
    提案通过了。
24. He was adopted into a respectable family.
    他被一家有声望的人家收养。
25. The new technology has been more widely adopted.
    这项新工艺得到了更加广泛的采用。
26. Finally they adopted the plan [ policy].
    最后他们采纳了这个计划[政策]。
27. This child is adopted.
    这孩子是领的。
28. The conference adopted a motion.
    会议通过了一项提议。
29. The meeting unanimously adopted their proposal.
    大会一致通过了他们的提议。
30. At the recent convention a declaration was adopted.
    在最近举行的大会上通过了一项宣言。

  adopted adoptive foster【导航词义：收养的】

  adopted adj. 领养的，被收养的

〔辨析〕指被人收养的。

  adoptive adj. 收养（孩子）的

〔辨析〕指收养他人孩子的，只作定语。

  foster adj. 收养的

〔辨析〕一般作定语，既可指“被收养的（adopted）”，也可指“收养孩子的（adoptive）”。

adj

1. acquired as your own by free choice
   1. my adopted state
   2. an adoptive country

   Synonym:    adoptive