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单词 acquire
释义
acquire
verb[T]
uk
/əˈkwaɪər/us
/əˈkwaɪɚ/
B2
to get orobtainsomething:
Fromhumblebeginningshe went on to acquiregreatwealth.
newly acquiredI waswearinganewlyacquiredjacket.
recently acquiredThemuseumwill put therecentlyacquired Picasso ondisplaythisspring.
seem to have acquiredIseemto have acquired(= have gotalthoughI don'tknowhow)twocopiesof thisbook.这本书我好像买重了。
Synonyms
buy(PAY FOR)
get(OBTAIN)
getholdofinformal
obtain(GET)formal
picksomethingup(BUY)
purchaseformal
snapsomethingupinformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to receive or be given something
  • getI got a new bike for my birthday.
  • receiveYou will receive your tickets by email.
  • obtainAfter many years of trying, she finally obtained Brazilian citizenship.
  • gainYou will improve at the job as you gain experience.
  • earnEventually, you will earn the dog's trust.
  • achieveShe achieved top marks in the physics exam.
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businessspecialized
tobuyabusinessorproperty, orbuysharesin abusiness:
He acquired thefirmin 2008.他于2008年收购了这家公司。
In 1949 thepropertywas acquired byUnitedSteel Companies.
Theairlinewill acquire a 49percentshareofitsrival.
It took severalyearstofindand acquire thelandneededfor theproject.
media,publishingspecialized
tobuyorobtaintherighttosellorpublishsomething, forexampletherighttopublishaparticularworkor theworksof aparticularwriter:
He acquired Winnie the Poohmerchandisingrightsfrom A. A. Milne, theauthorof the children'sstories.
Thebookwas acquired by Sarah McGill, aneditorat RiverdaleBooks.
Warner Bros. acquired therightsto themovieinNorthAmerica.
tograduallylearnorgainsomething such as alanguageorskill:
Wewanttounderstandmore about howchildrenacquirelanguage.
Thepurposeofuniversityis to acquireknowledgeandcriticalthinkingskills.
acquire a habitWithpractice,studentscan acquirebetterstudyhabits.
acquire a reputationHe has acquired areputationfor beingdifficulttoworkwith.据说很难跟他共事。
acquire a taste for somethingIsoonacquired atastefor thelocalcuisine.
medicalspecialized
todevelopamedicalconditionorcatchadiseasethat you were notbornwith:
Theydevelopgenetherapyproductsfor thetreatmentof acquired andinheriteddiseases.
Theyestimatethat millions ofpatientseveryyearacquireinfectionswhile inhospital.
More examples
  • She acquired thepaintingat ajumblesalefor theprincelysumof 25p$1.00.
  • When shemarriedGiles, she acquired aready-madefamily- twoteenagesonsand adaughter.
  • Aspeoplegrowolder,theirfacesacquire morecharacter.
  • Tobuildhismarketshare, he acquired therightstoexistinggamessuch as Clue, Sorry and Risk,ratherthandependingsolelyon himself toinventnewgames.
  • I didn't likeredwinebefore but I acquired atastefor it while I waslivingin France.
  • He acquired areputationas anentertainingspeaker.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Getting, receiving and accepting
  • acquisition
  • awardee
  • carve
  • carvesomethingout (foryourself)
  • check out
  • draw
  • earn
  • fill
  • get out ofsomething
  • glom ontosomething/someone
  • go tosomeone
  • honoree
  • obligee
  • score
  • secure
  • seize
  • seize on/uponsomething
  • snapsomethingup
  • snatch
  • snatch atsomething
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Buying
Mergers & acquisitions
Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording
Learning & knowing
Having and owning - general words
Being & falling ill

Idiom

an acquired taste
(Definition ofacquirefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
acquire
verb[T]
uk
/əˈkwaɪər/us
/əˈkwaɪɚ/
B2
to get something
取得，获得；购得；学到
He acquired thefirmin 2008.他于2008年收购了这家公司。
I waswearinganewly/recentlyacquiredjacket.我穿着一件新买的夹克衫。
Iseemtohave acquired(= have gotalthoughI don'tknowhow)twocopiesof thisbook.这本书我好像买重了。
He has acquiredareputationfor beingdifficulttoworkwith.据说很难跟他共事。
More examples
  • Aspeoplegrowolder,theirfacesacquire morecharacter.
  • She acquired thepaintingat ajumblesalefor theprincelysumof 25p.
  • When shemarriedGiles, she acquired aready-madefamily- twoteenagesonsand adaughter.
  • I didn't likeredwinebefore but I acquired atastefor it while I waslivingin France.
  • He acquired areputationas anentertainingspeaker.

Idiom

an acquired taste

acquire| American Dictionary

acquire
verb[T]
us
/əˈkwɑɪər/
toobtainorbeginto have something:
Hisfamilyacquired thepropertyin 1985.
She acquired herloveof theoutdoorsas achild.
(Definition ofacquirefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

acquire| Business English

acquire
verb[T]
uk
/əˈkwaɪər/us
tobuyor takecontrolof acompanyorpartof acompany, often bybuyingsharesin it:
They acquired achainof about 20phoneshops.
acquire control/ownership of sthHe had just acquiredcontrolof the New York Times.
be acquired by sb/sthMutual of New York waslateracquired byFrenchinsuranceconglomerateAXA.
Manycheckoutstaffacquiredsharesin thecompany.
MARKETING
to get thelegalrightto use or do something:
acquire rights to sthThebroadcasterdid notdiscloseexactlyhow it acquiredrightsto thematerial.
to get something that isimportanttoyourbusiness:
We've acquired a million newcustomersin ayear.
It's a goodtimeto acquire newtalent.
WORKPLACE
to get something that isimportantto you inyourjob:
Aptitudetestsattempttojudgea person'sabilitytoacquire newskills.
(Definition ofacquirefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofacquire

acquire
Coordination problems abound, and their solutions are facilitated when players have the ability to quicklyacquireexpectations about fellow players' behavior.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When this occurs, the debate is no longer purely scientific, but acquires an "ideological" facet.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The share it acquired depended on the daughters' present circumstances, on whether they were unmarried, married, or returned from marriage as a widow or divorcée.
From theCambridge English Corpus
So, such representations could only be acquired as identical (' homophonous ').
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nevertheless, we consider them here for their insight into systems thatacquirerepresentations appropriate for a cognitive domain through a learning process.
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Then, through the paths of the digraph representing the design problem decomposition, the dependent descriptor will eventuallyacquireits value.
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In the present work we wanted to verify whether oocytes recovered from preantral follicles were able toacquirecalcium activity during follicle culture.
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And we can consider possible roles for computers in helping studentsacquirethese necessary skills.
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Other representations concerned with technical, cognitive and musical skills may be acquired concurrently.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In general, lower frequency words will tend to be encountered and acquired (and are also taught) later than higher frequency words.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For example, if the claimant suffered no loss, must wrongfully acquired gains be disbursed?
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The degree of critical awareness that we believe intelligent international actors shouldacquiremight appear to be a tall order.
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In view of this, we could expect the subject gerunds to be the first toacquirethe verbal traits characteristic of the participle.
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Pollinaria are natural markers of insect visits to orchids, as there are no other obvious means by which they would be acquired by insects.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Effects of learning method and word type on acquiring vocabulary in an unfamiliar language.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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