英 [əˈdɒpt] 美[əˈdɑːpt]
v. 收养、领养;采纳、采取、接受;
相关例句:
There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child.
有数以百计的人极其渴望收养小孩。
She told Peter that she had adopted all the other boys, and would like to adopt him also.
她告诉彼得,她已经收留了所有其他的男孩,也愿意收养他。
adoption
英 [əˈdɒpt] 美[əˈdɑːpt]
n. 收养、领养;采用;
相关例句:
Adoption can fail for all kinds of reasons.
收养可能因为各种各样的原因失败。
Miriam and Rebecca represent two poles in the argument about transracial adoption.
米丽娅姆和丽贝卡在有关跨种族领养的争论上代表了两个极端。
concept
英 [ ˈkɒnsept ] 美[ ˈkɑːnsept]
v.设想、想象;
n. 概念、观念;
相关例句:
It's not a question of some abstract concept of justice.
这不是一个有关正义的某一抽象概念的问题。
That's why I think we have to revolutionize our concept of movie showing.
这就是我认为我们必须彻底改变电影放映的概念的理由。
notion
英 [ ˈnəʊʃn] 美[ ˈnoʊʃn]
n. 概念、想法;
相关例句:
She had only a vague notion of what might happen.
对于可能发生的事她只有一个模糊的概念。
They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education.
他们赞同在教育方面人人机会均等的观念。
direction
英 [dəˈrekʃn; daɪˈrekʃn] 美[dəˈrekʃn; daɪˈrekʃn]
n. 方向、方位、动向、趋势、指导;
相关搭配有:
in the direction of 在……方向,朝……方向;
under the direction of 在……的指导下;
in all directions 四面八方地、全面地;
相关例句:
She waved vaguely in the direction of the house.
她含糊地朝房子的方向挥了挥手。
He had a poor sense of direction and soon got lost.
他的方向感很差,很快就迷路了。
squabble
英 [ˈskwɒb(ə)l] 美[ ˈskwɑːbl]
v. (为琐事)发生口角,大声争吵;
n. 争吵、口角;
相关搭配有:
squabble over/about sth 为某事争吵;
squabble with 与……争吵;
相关例句:
But this conflict is really a family squabble.
但是这次冲突实际上是一场家庭争吵。
Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time.
妈妈深爱着爸爸,虽然他们总是为琐事争吵。
quarrel
英 [ˈkwɒrəl ] 美[ ˈkwɑːrəl]
v. 争吵、吵架;
n. 争吵、抱怨、拌嘴;
相关搭配有:
quarrelabout sth 为某事争吵;
quarrel with sb 与某人争吵;
相关例句:
In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
尽管有过争吵,他们仍是最好的朋友。
Settled in a friendly way, the fierce quarrel finally comes to an end.
通过一种友好的方式解决后,他们终于结束了激烈的争吵。