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procure v.获得；采办；拉皮条 (1) 你能获得那本珍本古书吗?(2) 那种书已绝版，难于获得。(3) 我要尽量使你获得好的条件。(4) 他的职责是为部队采办军需品。(5) 他被指控为其生意合伙人招妓。 Procure's synonym obtain is a little formal, but less formal than procure itself. The noun procurement commonly refers to the obtaining of materials and supplies. Procure descends from Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer "to take care of," from Latin prōcūrāre, formed from the prefix prō- "for" plus cūrāre "to care for" (from cūra "care").

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英 [prə'kjʊə(r)] 美 [prə'kjʊr] (1) Can you procure that rare old book ?(2) The book is out of print and difficult to procure .(3) I will try to procure you the best terms I can.(4) He was responsible for procuring supplies for the army.(5) He was accused of procuring women for his business associates. In prison movies, there's always a character who is able to procure all sorts of contraband from the inside––magazines, cigarettes, special soap. If you procure something, you get it or bring it about by special effort. 1[VERB 动词]努力获得；设法取得 If you procure something, especially something that is difficult to get, you obtain it.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]It remained very difficult to procure food, fuel and other daily necessities.食物、燃料和其他日用必需品仍然很难得到。2[VERB 动词]给…拉皮条；为…介绍妓女 If someone procures a prostitute, they introduce the prostitute to a client.   [V n]He procured girls of 16 and 17 to be mistresses for his influential friends.他介绍了些十六七岁的女孩给他那些有权势的朋友当情人。

英语单词	procure
英美音标	英 [prə'kjʊə(r)] 美 [prə'kjʊr]
中文释义	v.获得；采办；拉皮条
英语例句	(1) Can you procure that rare old book ? (2) The book is out of print and difficult to procure . (3) I will try to procure you the best terms I can. (4) He was responsible for procuring supplies for the army. (5) He was accused of procuring women for his business associates.
中文例句	(1) 你能获得那本珍本古书吗? (2) 那种书已绝版，难于获得。 (3) 我要尽量使你获得好的条件。 (4) 他的职责是为部队采办军需品。 (5) 他被指控为其生意合伙人招妓。
vocabulary简明	In prison movies, there's always a character who is able to procure all sorts of contraband from the inside––magazines, cigarettes, special soap. If you procure something, you get it or bring it about by special effort.
vocabulary扩展	Procure's synonym obtain is a little formal, but less formal than procure itself. The noun procurement commonly refers to the obtaining of materials and supplies. Procure descends from Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer "to take care of," from Latin prōcūrāre, formed from the prefix prō- "for" plus cūrāre "to care for" (from cūra "care").
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]努力获得；设法取得 If you procure something, especially something that is difficult to get, you obtain it. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] It remained very difficult to procure food, fuel and other daily necessities. 食物、燃料和其他日用必需品仍然很难得到。 2 [VERB 动词]给…拉皮条；为…介绍妓女 If someone procures a prostitute, they introduce the prostitute to a client. [V n] He procured girls of 16 and 17 to be mistresses for his influential friends. 他介绍了些十六七岁的女孩给他那些有权势的朋友当情人。

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