菁菁neco
最主要的区别是foster表示一段时间内的培养照看，而一旦合法“adopt”，就永远了。例如，美国领养儿童体系中，一个孩子可能因为各种原因被若干次 "foster"，可能从一个家庭去到另一个家庭，直到找到孩子和领养父母双方满意的家庭，这样，这领养父母就会通过领养机构“adopt”（领养）这个孩子。
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adopt的名词是adoption，形容词是adoptive.
adopt的具体用法
用作动词 v.
adopt的基本意思是将属于别人的东西化为己有,如收养他人的孩子,采纳他人的建议等。
adopt是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。作“采用,采纳,采取”解时,后面常接方法、方针、步骤、政策、意见、态度、计划之类的名词; 作“正式通过或接受”解时,后面常接报告、议案、决议、方案、计划之类的名词。
例句
①adoption-n. 采用，接受；<英>推选；正式通过；选择；收养，领养
Adoption can fail for all kinds of reasons.
收养可能因为各种各样的原因失败。
②adoptive-adj. 采用的；有收养关系的。
He was brought up by adoptive parents in Kentucky.
他是被他在肯塔基州的养父母抚养大的。
③adoptively-[医药科学]继承性地。
adoptively acquired immunity
继承性获得性免疫。
亲切的海沫儿
adopt:[ ə'dɔpt ] \x0d\x0av.采用,收养,接受\x0d\x0a例句与用法:\x0d\x0a1.As they had no children of their own,they adopted an orphan.\x0d\x0a他们没有亲生儿女,就收养了一个孤儿.\x0d\x0a2.She has been adopted as Labour candidate for York.\x0d\x0a她被提名为约克郡的工党候选人.\x0d\x0a3.He is their adopted son.\x0d\x0a他是他们的养子.\x0d\x0a4.Having no children of their own they decided to adopt an orphan.\x0d\x0a他们因没有亲生儿女,所以决定领养一个孤儿.\x0d\x0a5.Paul's mother had him adopted because she couldn't look after him herself.\x0d\x0a保罗的母亲因为自己无力抚养他,便将他送给别人收养了.\x0d\x0a6.Congress has adopted the new measures.\x0d\x0a国会通过了新的议案.\x0d\x0a7.Most countries adopt metric system.\x0d\x0a大多数国家采用米制.\x0d\x0a8.We should adopt the consumers' suggestion.\x0d\x0a我们应该接受用户的建议
众有情殇
adopt是有法律关系的，foster不存在adopt / əˈdɔpt; əˋdɑpt/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (as sth) take sb into one's family, esp as one's child or heir 收养某人（尤指作为儿女或继承人）; 过继: （指成为收养孩子的合法父母） take care of and bring up (a child that is not legally one's own) 照顾, 抚养（法律上不属於自己的孩子）; 领养; 收养: People who cannot have a baby of their own sometimes foster (a child). 不能生育的人有时领养别人的（孩子）. 满意请采纳
傻兮兮的呆呆
The committee ultimately adopted his suggestions.委员会最终采纳了他的建议。《21世纪大英汉词典》We shall adopt your proposal.我们将采纳你的建议。en.bab.laThe "Strong Programs" adopt the strategy of relativism to resolve the problem of rationality of science.强纲领对科学合理性问题的解决主要采用了相对主义的策略。
阿满思密达
抚养孩子: 1. child-rearing2. childrearing收养孩子: adopt the child 一面抚养孩子一面做份全职工作 Coping with child rearing and a full-time job.他抛弃了妻子，让她一人扶养孩子。He walked out on the wife leaving her to bring up the children alone.她养了两个孩子。She fetched up two children.
