acquire
v. 获得,学得;并购(= merge 并购)
释义2:
acquire
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◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself• (为自己)买到,获得(资产,物品) learn or develop (a skill, habit, or quality)• 学到,习得,培养(技能,习惯,品质) »you must acquire the rudiments of Greek. 你必须掌握希腊语的入门知识。 »I've acquired a taste for whisky. 我养成了喝威士忌酒的爱好。 achieve (a particular reputation) as a result of one's behaviour or activities• (由于某人的行为或活动而)获得(某种名声)【IDIOMS】
◘ acquired taste1. a thing that one has come to like only through experience• (后天养成的)嗜好 »pumpkin pie is an acquired taste. 喜欢吃南瓜馅饼是后天养成的嗜好。 a liking of this kind• 嗜好【派生】
♦ acquirable adjective♦ acquiree noun1. [Finance] [财政,] ♦ acquirer noun【语源】
1. late Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, based on Latin acquirere 'get in addition', from ad- 'to' + quaerere 'seek'. The English spelling was modified (c 1600) by association with the Latin word
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