adopt的过去分词为adopted，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的过去式例句
1.Plainly, a more objective method of description must be adopted.
显而易见，必须采用更为客观的描述方法。
2.Stephen Smith was accepted into the family like an adopted brother.
这家人把斯蒂芬·史密斯视为养子一样当作一家人。
3.Podulski had been assiduous in learning his adopted language.
波多斯基一直很努力地学习外语。
4.The dog was a stray which had been adopted.
这是条曾被收养的流浪狗。
5.Jimmy is adopted and thus unrelated to Beth by blood.
吉米是被收养的，因此和贝丝没有血缘关系。