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vt.获得,学到

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名词:acquirer 动词过去式:acquired 过去分词:acquired 现在分词:acquiring 第三人称单数:acquires 形容词:acquirable

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ad-=to,at,for 表示方向、变化、完成、附加、增加、开始,或只表加强的重要字首 变化型 ab-,ac-,af-,ag-,al-,an-,ap-,ar-,as-,at-

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acquire


/ə'kwaɪə(r); ə`kwaɪr/
v
1 [Tn]
(a) gain (sth) by one's own ability, efforts or behaviour (靠自己的能力, 努力或行为而)获得, 得到(某事物)
*acquire a good knowledge of English, an antique painting, a taste for brandy, a reputation for dishonesty 学好英语, 得到一幅古画, 学会喝白兰地酒, 得到不诚实的名声.
(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. 我妹妹无法把她的书桌搬入新居, 我就是这样才得到它的.
* We've just acquired a dog. 我们刚得到一支狗.
2 (idm 习语) an acquired `taste thing that one learns to like gradually 逐渐培养的爱好
*Abstract art is an acquired taste. 抽象派艺术要慢慢才会欣赏.

acquire


v [T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin: aquerre, from Latin acquirere, from ad- 'to' + quaerere 'to look for, obtain']
formal to obtain something by buying it or being given it
 Manning hoped to acquire valuable works of art as cheaply as possible.
 She has acquired an email address and a site on the WorldWide Web.
to get or gain something
 The college acquired a reputation for very high standards.
to gain knowledge or learn a skill
 He spent years acquiring his skills as a surgeon.
 Elsie acquired a good knowledge of Chinese.
acquire a taste for sth
to begin to like something
 She had acquired a taste for European beer.
an acquired taste
something that people only begin to like after they have tried it a few times
1. And so they gradually acquire a value beyond their true worth.
    因此这些东西慢慢获得了一种超出它本身的价值。

2. After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence.
    当叫我将车驶出城外时,我开始有了信心.

3. A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet get hardly any benefit or relief.
    一个人可能会获得与其日常工作无关的某些课题的渊博知识,而没有从中得到什么实益或宽慰。

4. After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence.
    在接到把车开出城的指令后,我开始有了信心。

5. Snakes did not acquire their poison for use against man
    因为蛇有毒液不是用来对付人的,

6. If these people do not acquire some constructive vision of purpose for themselves, they are likely to be very destructive forces of resistance in society throughout their lives.
    如果这些人不在自己的人生目标中树立起某种积极向上的观点,他们就很有可能一辈子都是社会上极具破坏性的反抗力量。

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