复习SAT词汇时备考过程中的第一步，也是必过的一关，今天文都网校小编要为大家讲的SAT真词是adopt，希望对大家有帮助。

　　adopt

　　vt.采用，采取，采纳; 收养; 正式接受，接受; 批准;

　　第三人称单数：adopts过去分词：adopted现在进行时：adopting过去式：adopted

　　1.VERB采取;采纳;采用If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.

　　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。

　　adoption

　　...the adoption of Japanese management practices by British manufacturing.

　　英国制造业采取日本的管理方法

　　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.

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

　　有数以百计的人渴望领养孩子。

　　adopter

　　A social worker is appointed to interview the prospective adopters.

　　一名社工被任命对有意收养者进行面试。

　　adoption

　　They gave their babies up for adoption...

　　他们放弃自己的婴儿，让别人领养。

　　The majority of adoptions are successful.

　　大多数的收养都是成功的。

　　3.VERB采用，保持(姿势)If you adopt a physical position, you move yourself into it.

　　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.

　　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。

　　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.

　　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。

　　例句：

　　1.And we urge our customers to adopt this approach with their customers.

　　另外，我们也鼓励客户在与他们的客户打交道时，采用同样的沟通方式。

　　2.Different schools adopt different strategies to deal with plagiarism.

　　不同的商学院会采取不同的策略。

　　3.Please ask if he has plans to adopt?

　　请帮忙问问他是否有收养计划?

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