be adopted
US /bi əˈdɑptɪd/
UK /bi əˈdɒptɪd/
短語
1.
被收養
to be legally taken into another family to be raised as their own child
範例:
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Many children in orphanages hope to be adopted.
許多孤兒院的孩子希望被收養。
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She was happy to be adopted into a loving family.
她很高興被一個充滿愛的家庭收養。
2.
被採納, 被採用
to be chosen or taken up as one's own
範例:
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The new policy is expected to be adopted by the committee next month.
新政策預計下個月將被委員會採納。
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The company decided to be adopted a new software system.
公司決定採用新的軟體系統。