Adopt

(verb.) take into one's family; 'They adopted two children from Nicaragua'.

(verb.) take up and practice as one's own.

(verb.) choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; 'She followed the feminist movement'; 'The candidate espouses Republican ideals'.

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• The early official history of the Royal Society (Sprat, 1667) says that this proposal hastened very much the adopt ion of a plan of organization. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• He became cheerful, as he thought of this, and soberly and resolutely marked out the line of conduct he would adopt. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• As was to be expected, the card index and electrically operated features caused thousands of concerns, large and small, to adopt the addressograph. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The error is in implying that we must adopt measures of subordination rather than of utilization to secure efficiency. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• She is a nice plump young lass, and it is customary with me to adopt that manner of showing that I personally approve of a girl. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• He found the English artisans of that time great guzzlers of beer, and influenced some of his co-workers to adopt his ow n more abstinent and hygienic habits of eating and drinking. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Resignation is sublime--adopt it. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The system of filling adopted consists of a culvert in each side wall feeding laterals from which are openings upward into the lock chamber. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Our first crude patent law was enacted in 1790, but not until 1836 was the present system adopted. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• These fundamental principles have since been adopted and incorporated in their laws by all the nations of the earth. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• In the Mannlicher gun, adopted by the German army, the clip which holds the cartridges is itself inserted into the magazine, along with the cartridges. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• A more satisfactory arrangement to both sides could not possibly have been adopted. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• That is to say,' she explained, 'they have told me they mean to portion me as their adopted child, if you mean that. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Before it was in this final, completed shape, it was adopted by the _London Times_. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• This feature he afterward abandoned, adopting the single knife, described by him as an alternative. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• I mentioned the suggestion to Mr. Bruff and Betteredge--who both approved of my adopting it. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• She has gone through life, accepting everybody's help, and adopting everybody's opinions. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• V, adopting purely and simply the arrangement of the American, Langley, which offers a good stability. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• All idea of adopting this latter plan was abandoned when the limited quantity of supplies possible to take with us was considered. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• In adopting such a manner, you can seldom expect to please your hearers, or obtain the concurrence you desire. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• But this could be done only by adopting, or, at least, by favouring the tenets of that particular sect. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Palladius adopts the opinion of Columella, which had before been recommended by Varro. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• I then treated the result thus obtained, on something like the principle which one adopts in putting together a child's 'puzzle. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.

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