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adopt

B1 verb

Các nghĩa

  1. nhận nuôi (con nuôi)

    To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.

    transitive

    A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing.

  2. nhận nuôi (thú cưng)

    To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.

    transitive

    We're going to adopt a Dalmatian.

  3. bảo trợ, nhận đỡ đầu

    To contribute towards the upkeep of (a child or animal), in exchange for occasional stories, pictures, etc.

    transitive

    We adopted an elephant at the local zoo.

  4. đảm nhận, gánh vác

    To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility.

    transitive

    This supermarket chain adopts several families every Yuletide, providing them with money and groceries for the holidays.

  5. nhận làm của mình, tiếp nhận

    To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.

    transitive

    He adopted a new look in order to fit in with his new workmates.

  6. chọn và thông qua, phê chuẩn

    To select and take or approve.

    transitive

    to adopt the view or policy of another

  7. thắng liên tiếp mười lần

    To beat an opponent ten times in a row.

    slang · transitive

    The match was not even close; the IM made amateurish blunders and ended up getting adopted.

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