1、adopt

采取；采纳；采用

Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops.

议会采纳了要求全部撤军的决议。

Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive approach to the environment.

应帮助学生对环境采取积极的态度。

收养;领养

There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child.

有数以百计的人渴望领养孩子。

The adopted child has the right to see his birth certificate.

被收养的孩子有权看自己的出生证明。

移居（某国）;选择（某国）定居

Podulski had joined the U.S. Navy as an aviator, adopting a new country and a new profession.

波度尔斯基加入美国海军当上了飞行员，不仅改了国籍还换了行当。

their adopted home in England.

他们移居英国的家

2、severe

十分严重的;极为恶劣的

a business with severe cash flow problems.

有严重资金周转问题的公司

I suffered from severe bouts of depression.

我曾患有严重的抑郁症。

(惩罚、批评)严厉的，严重的，苛刻的

This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary.

这一罪行十分恶劣，必须要重判。

Before she could reply, my mother launched into a severe reprimand.

她还没来得及回答，我妈妈就开始严厉地训斥起她来。