(1)adopt采用；采纳；收养
①We should adopt the consumers’ suggestion.
我们应该接受用户的建议。
②As they had no children of their own, they adopted an orphan.
他们没有亲生儿女, 就收养了一个孤儿。
(2)adapt使适应；使适合；改编, 改写
①Almost every country has taken effective measures to adapt themselves to the new situation affected by the financial crisis.
几乎每个国家都采取了有效措施以使自身适应受金融危机影响的新形势。
