[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.
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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.
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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); NAmEəˈkwaɪər/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。IDIOMan acquired ˈtastea 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。acquireacquiresacquiredacquiringac·quire/əˈkwaɪə(r); NAmEəˈkwaɪər/
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
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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
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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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[əˈkwaɪə(r)]acquired, acquiring, acquires
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acquired[4578] acquires[209] acquiring[881]
获得(77%),取得(14%),学到(9%)
vt.获得;取得;学到;捕获
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