acquire
verb
əˈkwaɪə
verb
1
to
obtain
something
by
buying
it
or
being
given
it
[正式] 购得，得到
formal
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