adopt
英 [əˈdɒpt] 美 [əˈdɑpt]
vt. 采取;接受;收养;正式通过;承担
vi. 采取;接受;过继;收养
例句;
There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child.
有很多的人非常渴望收养孩子。
The kitten kept turning up at our door, so eventually we adopted him.
那只小猫总是在我家门口出现,于是我们最终收养了它。
I tried to adopt a curled-up position to avoid damaging my limbs.
我试图蜷缩起来以免伤到四肢。
Why did the painter ask her to adopt that pose?
画家为什么让她摆那个姿势?
The girl was uncertain what to do, or what tone of voice to adopt.
女孩不知道该做什么,或者该使用什么样的语气。