| 单词 | acquire |
| 释义 | acquire /əkwaɪə(r)/ verb [transitive] 1.(about a company) to buy a company or part of a company's business; to buy shares in a company （指公司的）收购◆ last year the company acquired its smaller rival for $6.9 bn. 去年这公司以 69 亿美元收购了规模较小的竞争对手。◆it announced that it would acquire a 22 per cent stake in rtl from the uk media group. 它宣布将从这英国传媒集团收购 rtl 22% 的股权。 ➡ merge ⨁ to acquire an asset / a business / a company / shares / a stake收购资产／企业／公司／股份／股权 2.to obtain the legal right to use sth or perform an activity 获得（合法使用某物或进行某活动的权利）◆the company has acquired the rights to assemble and market the new range of farm tractors. 这公司获授权装配和销售新型农用拖拉机。3.to gain sth that is valuable to you or important for your business 取得；掌握◆by acquiring new skills you can increase your wages substantially. 通过掌握新技能，你可以大幅度提高工资。 ➡ acquisition ☞ acquire acquire /əkwaɪə(r)/ [transitive] (formal, especially business尤用于商业) to obtain sth by buying it购得；买到◆the company has just acquired new premises.公司刚购得新办公楼。◆how did the gallery come to acquire so many picassos?这家画廊是如何购得这么多毕加索作品的？note 辨析 purchase or acquire? acquire is used especially with words relating to business: company, firm, franchise, land, lease, premises, site, stake, subsidiary. purchase is simply a formal alternative to buy, and can be used with a far wider range of nouns. acquire can also mean 'obtain sth by being given it'; if you need to make it clear that sb paid money for sth, use buy or purchase. * acquire 尤其跟 company、firm、franchise、land、lease、premises、site、stake、subsidiary 等与商业相关的词连用。purchase 只是 buy 的正式说法，可以跟范围广得多的名词连用。acquire 还可指获得、得到；如果需要讲明某物是花钱买的，则用 buy 或 purchase。 ➡ see also acquire → get 1 acquire /əkwaɪə(r)/ [transitive] (rather formal) to get sth by your own efforts, ability or behaviour; to get sth by being given it（通过努力、能力或行为）获得；得到◆she has acquired a good knowledge of english.她英语已经学得很好。◆he has acquired a reputation for dishonesty.他得到了不老实的名声。◆i have recently acquired a taste for olives.我最近喜欢吃橄榄了。◆how did the gallery come to acquire so many picassos?那家画廊怎么会得到那么多毕加索的作品？ⓘ acquire is often used to talk about the way sb starts to look or behave, or when sb starts to like sth. * acquire 常用于指某人外表、行为或喜好发生新变化◆to acquire a reputation / bad name / criminal record / tan / look / appearance获得声望／坏名声／犯罪记录；晒成棕褐色；呈现⋯的样子／外观◆to acquire a love of / taste for sth开始喜欢／爱好it can also be used when sb learns a new skill. * acquire 还可指学习新的技能。 ➡ see also acquire → buy , acquire → learn acquire /əkwaɪə(r)/ [transitive] (formal) to gain knowledge or a skill获得，得到（知识或技能）◆she has acquired a good knowledge of english.她英语已经学得很好了。◆he decided to put his newly acquired skills to the test.他决定尝试一下自己新学到的技巧。 ➡ see also acquire → get 1 ▸ acquisition /ækwɪzɪʃn/ noun [uncountable] ◆theories of child language acquisition幼儿语言习得理论acquire/əˈkwaɪə(r) ||; əˈkwaɪr/verb [t] (formal 正式) to obtain or buy sth 取得；购得: ◇she acquired an american accent while living in new york. 她住在纽约时学到了一口美国音。◇he's acquired a reputation for being difficult to work with. 他这人难以共事，已是人尽皆知。◇the company has acquired shares in a rival business. 该公司购入了某家竞争对手的股份。 acquiresee ⇨ buy 1 ⇨ get 1 ac·quire /ə`kwaɪr; əˈkwaɪə/v [t] 1. to get something, especially by buying it ［尤指通过购买］取得，得到，购得［某物］:◇the getty museum acquired the painting for ￡6.8 million. 格蒂博物馆花了 680 万镑购入这幅绘画。 2. to learn knowledge or skills 学到，获得［知识、技能］:◇think about how you can use the skills you have acquired. 想想如何运用你所学的技能。 |
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