acquire /əˈkwaɪə/ CET4 TEM4 ( acquiring, acquired, acquires )

• 1. 

  V-T If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you. 获得 [正式]

  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. 

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

  例：

  I've never acquired a taste for wine.

  我从未养成对葡萄酒的爱好。

• 3. 

  V-T If someone or something acquires a certain reputation, they start to have that reputation. 获得 (名声)

  例：

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

  在她的银幕生涯中，她获得了一个意志坚定、坦率直言的名声。