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acquire

[əˈkwaɪə(r)]acquired, acquiring, acquires

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获得(77%),取得(14%),学到(9%)
vt.获得;取得;学到;捕获
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acquire ★★★☆☆
/əkwa͟ɪ͟ə(r)/
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[VERB 动词]获得;购得 If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
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  • General Motors acquired a 50% stake in Saab for about $400m...

    通用汽车公司以大约4亿美元的价格购得了萨博汽车公司50%的股份。

  • I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree...

    最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。

  • She was sitting in her newly-acquired wheelchair.

    她正坐在新买的轮椅上。

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[VERB 动词]获得(技能);养成(习惯) If you acquire something such as a skill or a habit, you learn it, or develop it through your daily life or experience.
  [V n]
  [V-ed]
  • I've never acquired a taste for wine...

    我一向喝不惯葡萄酒。

  • Having read the book, she will be able to pass on the acquired knowledge to trainee teachers.

    读完此书,她便能将从书中所得传授给实习教师。

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[VERB 动词]获得,得到(某种名声) If someone or something acquires a certain reputation, they start to have that reputation.
  [V n]
  • He has acquired a reputation as this country's premier solo violinist.

    他已经赢得了该国首席小提琴独奏家的名誉。

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[PHRASE 短语]后天养成的爱好;培养出来的兴趣 If you describe something as an acquired taste, you mean that a lot of people do not like it when they first experience it, but often start to like it more when they get to know it better.
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  • Broad beans are very much an acquired taste...

    要慢慢适应才能吃得惯蚕豆。

  • Living alone is an acquired taste.

    独处是一种修得的境界。


Oxford
ac·quire AWL / əˈkwaɪə(r) ; NAmE əˈkwaɪər / verb ( formal) 1 acquiresth to gain sth by your own efforts, ability or behaviour (通过努力、能力、行为表现)获得,得到 She has acquired a good knowledge of English. 她英语已经学得很好。 He has acquired a reputation for dishonesty. 他得到了奸诈的名声。 I have recently acquired a tastefor olives. 我最近开始喜欢吃橄榄了。 2 acquiresth to obtain sth by buying or being given it 购得;获得;得到 The company has just acquired new premises. 公司刚购得新办公楼。 I've suddenly acquired a stepbrother. 我突然有了一个继兄。 IDIOM an acquired ˈtaste a thing that you do not like much at first but gradually learn to like 养成的爱好 Abstract art is an acquired taste. 要慢慢培养才会欣赏抽象艺术。 acquire acquires acquired acquiring ac·quire / əˈkwaɪə(r) ; NAmE əˈkwaɪər /
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acquireac‧quire /əˈkwaɪə $ əˈkwaɪr/ ●●○ W2 AWL verb [transitive]
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1formal to obtain something by buying it or being given it:  Manning hoped to acquire valuable works of art as cheaply as possible. The council acquired the land using a compulsory purchase order. see thesaurus at
buy
2to get or gain something:  The college acquired a reputation for very high standards.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say get rather than acquire:· Where did you get that tie?· He soon got a reputation for being unfriendly.3to gain knowledge or learn a skill:  He spent years acquiring his skills as a surgeon. Elsie acquired a good knowledge of Chinese. see thesaurus at
get
4acquire a taste for something to begin to like something:  She had acquired a taste for European beer.5an acquired taste something that people only begin to like after they have tried it a few times

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