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acquisition n.获得,获得物 Acquisition has a formal sense to it. We don't talk about our new jeans as our latest acquisition, unless we are the kind of person who refers to their latest copy of Vogue as their Bible. It is very commonly used to refer to paintings purchased by museums—in fact, large museums have acquisition departments. ★★★☆☆ 2011.5

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[ækwi'ziʃ(ə)n] An acquisition is something you acquire—a book, a skill or if you are a mogul, a company. It describes things you have purchased, things you have learned, or things you have got. Professionalism has turned the acquisition of a doctoral degree into a prerequisite for a successful academic career: as late as 1969a third of American professors did not possess one. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]（对公司的）收购，并购 If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company.   [oft N of n]  [BUSINESS 商]...the acquisition of a profitable paper recycling company.对一家效益好的纸张回收公司的收购...the number of mergers and acquisitions made by Europe's 1,000 leading firms.欧洲1,000家龙头企业的合并和收购案例的数目2[N-COUNT 可数名词]购买；添置 If you make an acquisition, you buy or obtain something, often to add to things that you already have.   [oft N of n]How did you go about making this marvellous acquisition then?那么你是怎么买到这一绝品的？...the President's recent acquisition of a helicopter.总统最近添置的直升机3[N-COUNT 可数名词]购得物；获得物；增添物 You can use acquisition to refer to an object that you buy or obtain, often to add to things that you already have. From her wardrobe Laura took her latest acquisition, a bright red dress.劳拉从衣柜里拿出了她最近的购物战果，一件鲜红色连衣裙。4[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（知识、技能等的）获得，习得 The acquisition of a skill or a particular type of knowledge is the process of learning it or developing it.   [n N]...language acquisition.语言习得

英语单词	acquisition
英美音标	[ækwi'ziʃ(ə)n]
中文释义	n.获得,获得物
vocab简明	An acquisition is something you acquire—a book, a skill or if you are a mogul, a company. It describes things you have purchased, things you have learned, or things you have got.
vocab扩展	Acquisition has a formal sense to it. We don't talk about our new jeans as our latest acquisition, unless we are the kind of person who refers to their latest copy of Vogue as their Bible. It is very commonly used to refer to paintings purchased by museums—in fact, large museums have acquisition departments.
真题原句	Professionalism has turned the acquisition of a doctoral degree into a prerequisite for a successful academic career: as late as 1969a third of American professors did not possess one.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]（对公司的）收购，并购 If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company. [oft N of n] [BUSINESS 商] ...the acquisition of a profitable paper recycling company. 对一家效益好的纸张回收公司的收购 ...the number of mergers and acquisitions made by Europe's 1,000 leading firms. 欧洲1,000家龙头企业的合并和收购案例的数目 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]购买；添置 If you make an acquisition, you buy or obtain something, often to add to things that you already have. [oft N of n] How did you go about making this marvellous acquisition then? 那么你是怎么买到这一绝品的？ ...the President's recent acquisition of a helicopter. 总统最近添置的直升机 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]购得物；获得物；增添物 You can use acquisition to refer to an object that you buy or obtain, often to add to things that you already have. From her wardrobe Laura took her latest acquisition, a bright red dress. 劳拉从衣柜里拿出了她最近的购物战果，一件鲜红色连衣裙。 4 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（知识、技能等的）获得，习得 The acquisition of a skill or a particular type of knowledge is the process of learning it or developing it. [n N] ...language acquisition. 语言习得
来源	2011.5

Acquisition Things Company Latest Buy N Skill Person