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acquire
ac·quire / E5kwaIr ; E5kwaIE /verb T
1. formalto obtain something by buying it or being given it购得,得到:
Manning hoped to acquire valuable works of art as cheaply as possible.曼宁希望以尽可能低的价格买到有价值的艺术品。
She has acquired an email address and a site on the World Wide Web.她获得了一个电子邮件地址和万维网网址。
2. to get or gain something取得,获得:
The college acquired a reputation for very high standards.那所学院以学术水平高而闻名。
3. to gain knowledge or learn a skill学到,获得〔知识、技能〕:
He spent years acquiring his skills as a surgeon.他花了许多年时间学习外科医生的技能。
Elsie acquired a good knowledge of Chinese.埃尔茜汉语学得很好。
4. acquire a taste for sth to begin to like something开始喜欢某事物:
She had acquired a taste for European beer.她开始喜欢喝欧洲啤酒了。
5. an acquired taste something that people only begin to like after they have tried it a few times养成的爱好

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