•She was homeless and had to put her child up for adoption (= asked for the child to be taken by someone else as their own).她无家可归，只好让别人收养她的孩子。

•The last ten years have seen a dramatic fall in the number of adoptions.过去十年中收养孩子的人数明显减少了。

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•Several suggestions have been offered for adoption by the panel.总共提出了几项建议以供专家小组采纳。

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•England was Conrad's country of adoption.康拉德移居英格兰。

•The adoption of a woman candidate was seen as controversial.推举一位女候选人很有争议。