adoption
adoption
a∙dop∙tion / əˈdɑpʃən ; əˈdɔpʃən /
◙noun
1. [C,U] the act or process of adopting a child
• 收养，领养:
»She decided toputthe babyup for adoption.
她决定让人收养那个婴孩。
2. [U] the act of starting to use a particular plan, method, way of speaking etc
• 采用，采纳
3. [U] [BrE] the choice of a particular person to represent a political party in an election
• 〔候选人的〕提名
