acquire
v
1 [Tn]
(a) gain (sth) by one's own ability, efforts or behaviour (靠自己的能力, 努力或行為而)獲得, 得到(某事物)
acquire a good knowledge of English, an antique painting, a taste for brandy, a reputation for dishonesty 學好英語, 得到一幅古畫, 學會喝白蘭地酒, 得到不誠實的名聲.
(b) obtain (sth); be given (sth) 取得(某事物); 收到(某事物)
My sister couldn't take her desk with her to the new house
that's how I came to acquire it. 我妹妹無法把她的書桌搬入新居, 我就是這樣才得到它的.
We've just acquired a dog. 我們剛得到一支狗.
2 (idm 習語) an acquired `taste thing that one learns to like gradually 逐漸培養的愛好
Abstract art is an acquired taste. 抽象派藝術要慢慢才會欣賞.
?? 考研助記
ac(AC)+quire(快了,諧音):AC米蘭 獲得冠軍就快了 ac(=to)+quire(要、拿):反復去要- 獲得 網友:yqy 補充:ac加強動作+quire尋求得到→獲取。比較require 網友:yqy 補充:【同】get, gain, obtain,acquire 【辨析】get的概括性最強,包括了這里討論的每一種情況; obtain用于正式文體強調挑選某物; gain指在尋求過程中付出了代價,也可指武力奪取; 如No pain, no gain. acquire是一種逐漸習得的過程,這過程持續而緩慢。 如the acquisition of the English ability
?? 擴展釋義
*[?'kwai?]vt. 獲得, 學到【電】 目標鎖定
?? 醫學釋義
獲得,取得,達到
?? 同詞根單詞
questn. 探索;追求;遠征;驗尸陪審團;
vt. 尋找;探索;
vi. 進行探求;(獵犬等)跟蹤搜尋;