每日一词【452】adoption：收养

今天我们要学的词是adoption¹。 Adoption, 是收养的意思。"Vietnam is ending an infant adoption agreement with the United States," 越南决定终止跟美国达成的儿童收养协议。"The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam released a report last week saying fraud is pervasive² in the Vietnamese adoption system," 美国驻越南大使馆上星期公布的报告说，越南收养系统中的欺骗现象非常普遍。收养协议终止后，"42 U.S. adoption agencies in Vietnam will shutdown their operations," 在越南的42家美国收养中介机构也将停止工作。好的，今天我们学习的词是adoption...

1 adoption   

n.采用，采纳，通过；收养

参考例句：

• An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
• The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。

2 pervasive   

adj.普遍的；遍布的，(到处)弥漫的；渗透性的

参考例句：

• It is the most pervasive compound on earth.它是地球上最普遍的化合物。
• The adverse health effects of car exhaust are pervasive and difficult to measure.汽车尾气对人类健康所构成的有害影响是普遍的，并且难以估算。