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Procure Verb Difficult 英[Prəˈkjʊə(R 美[Prəˈkjʊr Vt.取得,获得;实现,完成;导致;Vi.取得;介绍娼妓,拉皮条 努力获得;设法取得 Obtain

单词 procure
音标
英[prəˈkjʊə(r)] 美[prəˈkjʊr]
解释
vt.取得,获得;实现,完成;导致;vi.取得;介绍娼妓,拉皮条;
例句

VERB
努力获得;设法取得
If you procure something, especially something that is difficult to get, you obtain it.
例: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。

VERB
给…拉皮条;为…介绍妓女
If someone procures a prostitute, they introduce the prostitute to a client.
例: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。
变形
third:procures~done:procured~ing:procuring~past:procured~

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