English主要词典
adoption
Universal Words
noun
1 [C,U] the act of adopting a child:
She put the baby up for adoption.
2 [U] the decision to start using sth such as an idea, a plan or a name:
the adoption of new technology
3 [C,U] (BrE, politics) the act of choosing sb as a candidate for an election:
his adoption as the Labour candidate
