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单词 adoption
释义
adoption
noun
uk
/əˈdɒp.ʃən/us
/əˈdɑːp.ʃən/

adoptionnoun(TAKING CHILD)

B2[CorU]
theactoflegallytaking achildto be takencareof asyourown:
领养，收养
She washomelessand had toputherchildup foradoption(=askfor thechildto be taken by someoneelseastheirown).她无家可归，只好让别人收养她的孩子。
The last tenyearshaveseenadramaticfallin thenumberof adoptions.过去10年中收养孩子的人数明显减少了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parenting & caring for children
  • adopt
  • adoptable
  • adopted
  • adoptee
  • adoptive
  • child-rearing
  • childless
  • childlessness
  • childmind
  • childminder
  • looked-after
  • mothering
  • nanny
  • non-custodial
  • nursemaid
  • swaddle
  • unadoptable
  • unadopted
  • upbringing
  • visitation
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adoptionnoun(STARTING TO USE)

[U]
acceptingorstartingto use something new:
接受；采用；采纳
Severalsuggestionshave beenofferedfor adoption by thepanel.总共提出了几种建议以供专家小组采纳。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Using and misusing
  • adopt
  • avail
  • availyourselfofsomething
  • be (of) (any/some) useidiom
  • be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
  • exhaust
  • gobblesomethingup
  • make capital out ofsomethingidiom
  • max
  • max out
  • mine a rich seam ofsomethingidiom
  • spare
  • spent
  • swallow
  • tap
  • turn over
  • turn tosomeone/something
  • turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
  • unblock
  • underuse
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adoptionnoun(CHOOSING)

[U]
choosingor taking something asyourown:
选择
Englandwas Conrad'scountryofadoption.英国是康拉德移居的国家。
The adoption of a womancandidatewasseenascontroversial.选择一位女候选人被视为一件很有争议的事。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking and choosing
  • adopt
  • adopted
  • appoint
  • bags I...idiom
  • be between the devil and the deep blue seaidiom
  • elect
  • empanel
  • faute de mieux
  • favoured
  • go forsomeone
  • go off withsomeone
  • picker
  • plump
  • select
  • selection
  • selective
  • selectively
  • selectivity
  • selector
  • skim
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(Definition ofadoptionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

adoption| American Dictionary

adoption
noun
us
/əˈdɑp·ʃən/

adoptionnoun(TAKING CHILD)

[C/U]
theactof taking another person'schildlegallyintoyourfamilytoraiseasyourownchild:
[C]Theagencyhandlesabout a hundred adoptions ayear.

adoptionnoun(STARTING)

[U]
theactofacceptingorbeginningto use something:
The adoption of a differentinsurancecompanycauseda lot ofconfusion.
(Definition ofadoptionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

adoption| Business English

adoption
noun[U]
uk
/əˈdɒpʃən/us
theprocessofstartingto use a newmethod,system,law, etc.:
The adoption oftoughercreditstandardsbymortgagelendersis making it hard for borrowers toqualifyfor newloans.
MARKETING
theprocessofstartingto use a newproductorservice:
Massadoption ofbroadbandandsocialnetworkinghave madefindingcustomerseasier.
Misunderstanding of how thesehealthplansworkispreventingwidespreadadoption.
There has been ahugeadoptionrateforself-servicecheck-inin theairlineindustry.
internet/e-commerce/technologyadoption
(Definition ofadoptionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadoption

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More than 60% conducted independent trials with one or more technologies, with 50% of these trials resulting in permanent adoptions.
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However, conflicts over surrogacy contracts, and even over traditional adoptions, have demonstrated the limits of contracts in predicting the parties' emotional responses to the resulting child.
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In raising the implications for policy, we will not presume to explicate all of the overlapping, diverging, and conflicting concerns of the constituents in international adoptions.
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Romanian adoptions in a worldwide context.
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We must aim for the same high level of protection and benefits for the child as in domestic adoptions.
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There we were given guarantees that the adoptions were to go ahead and, moreover, that they were going to introduce all the legislation needed.
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From 21,000 adoptions 20 years ago, the figure was down to less than 6,000 last year.
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Most intercountry adoptions go through the proper channels.
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Although that does not involve large numbers, on average, five or six such adoptions take place every week.
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Has he come across evidence of institutionalised prejudice in intercountry adoptions?
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There must be a level playing field and good practice in all adoptions.
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We must strike a balance between delay and rigour in national and intercountry adoptions.
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If this brings about successful adoptions and happy homes for children, what is wrong with it?
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Charging is permitted, so no local authority should be deterred by a lack of resources from undertaking work in connection with possible inter-country adoptions.
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One would not have a policy of seeking such adoptions.
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Collocationswithadoption

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These are words often used in combination withadoption.

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adoption agency
These are strengths that can be built upon byadoptionagencyand other professionals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
adoption procedure
We believe that this may lead to irregularities in the new constitution'sadoptionprocedure.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
adoption proceedings
The question of where theadoptionproceedingsshould be taken then arose.
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