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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

acquire

英  [əˈkwaɪə]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • acquires , acquiring , acquired

    1. [T 及物动词] 获得

    If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.

    反义词

    lose

    双语例句

    例：

    General Motors acquired a 50 stake in Saab for about $400m.

    通用汽车公司以大约4亿美元获得了萨博50的股份。

    2. [T 及物动词] 习得

    If you acquire something such as a skill or a habit, you learn it, or develop it through your daily life or experience.

    反义词

    lose

    双语例句

    例：

    I've never acquired a taste for wine.

    我从未养成对葡萄酒的爱好。

    例：

    Their sleeping brains were continuing to process the newly acquired information.

    他们沉睡的大脑继续处理最新获得的信息。

    3. [T 及物动词] 获得（名声）

    If someone or something acquires a certain reputation, they start to have that reputation.

    双语例句

    例：

    During her film career, she acquired a reputation as a strong-willed, outspoken woman.

    在她的银幕生涯中，她被誉为一位意志坚定、坦率直言的女性。

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