acquire

主要表示“取得、获得”：可以是得到某物，也可以通过努力获得技能、资格等；在专业语境中还可指感染疾病、采集信号或锁定目标。

💡 记忆钩子

把原本不在自己这边的东西“取得到手”就是 acquire：普通物品是得到，技能是靠练习获得，疾病则像被身体“获得”了一样；在技术和军事语境中，取得的也可以是数字信号或被探测器锁定的目标。

📝 学习建议

先把 acquire 记成比 get 更正式的“获得、取得”，再扩展到“获得技能”和“患上疾病”等搭配。
不要把它只理解成“买到”；它也常指经过积累或过程而拥有某种能力、资格或状态。

📖 中文释义

verb

core 取得；得到

📖 最宽泛的用法，指把某件东西、机会或资源弄到手，不特别强调是购买、继承还是通过努力得到。

💡 常用结构是 acquire + 具体事物、资源或机会。这个用法正式程度高于日常的“得到”，适合说明获得某物这一结果；中文学习者不要在所有“拿到”场合都机械替换成它。

transitive

The museum recently acquired several rare paintings.

这家博物馆最近获得了几幅稀有画作。

The company acquired the rights to distribute the film.

这家公司取得了发行这部电影的权利。
core 获得；养成

📖 强调靠自己的学习、练习或长期经历逐渐拥有某种技能、习惯、知识或资格，重点在“获得的过程”或个人努力。

💡 常用结构是 acquire + 技能、知识、经验、习惯或资格。它经常说明逐步积累的结果，不能简单等同于瞬间“学会”；谈日常小事时，用更口语的“学会”或“得到”往往更自然。

transitive

She acquired the skills needed to manage a large team.

她获得了管理大型团队所需的技能。

He acquired a strong interest in astronomy at school.

他在学校里逐渐培养起了对天文学的浓厚兴趣。
common 患上；感染

📖 指身体后来出现某种疾病或感染，好像把一种不希望有的状态“获得”到了自己身上；通常不是主动取得。

💡 常用结构是 acquire + 疾病、感染或其他医学状态。这个用法多见于医学、科学和较正式的说明中，日常谈生病时通常说“得了”或“感染了”；不要误解为患者有意获得疾病。

She acquired a serious infection during her hospital stay.

她住院期间感染了严重的疾病。
rare 采集并数字化

📖 在计算机和工程领域，指取得传感器收到的信号，并把它转换成可由计算机处理的数字值。

💡 常用结构是 acquire + 信号、数据或测量值，主语通常是仪器、系统或软件。这个意义属于技术用语，不要把它泛泛理解成普通的“下载”或“保存”；具体含义要看上下文是否涉及测量和数字转换。
rare 锁定目标

📖 在军事或探测语境中，指探测器或瞄准系统发现并锁定一个移动目标，使随后攻击或跟踪成为可能。

💡 常用结构是 acquire + 目标，主语多为雷达、瞄准器或其他探测系统。这个意义带有军事和技术色彩，不能在普通语境中用来表示单纯“看见”或“找到”一个人。

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📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 7 组

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); ; ;

同义词集: grow develop produce get acquire

He grew a beard

The patient developed abdominal pains

I got funny spots all over my body

Well-developed breasts

上位: change 下位: cut, feather, fledge, leaf, pod, spring, sprout, stock, stool, tiller

take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; ; ; ;

同义词集: assume acquire adopt take on take

His voice took on a sad tone

The story took a new turn

he adopted an air of superiority

She assumed strange manners

The gods assume human or animal form in these fables

上位: change

gain through experience; ; ;

同义词集: develop acquire evolve

I acquired a strong aversion to television

Children must develop a sense of right and wrong

Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position

develop a passion for painting

上位: change

gain knowledge or skills; ;

同义词集: learn larn acquire

She learned dancing from her sister

I learned Sanskrit

Children acquire language at an amazing rate

下位: absorb, assimilate, hit the books, ingest, study, take in

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; ; ;

同义词集: get acquire

She got a lot of paintings from her uncle

They acquired a new pet

Get your results the next day

Get permission to take a few days off from work

下位: accept, benefit, borrow, bring in, buy, call for, capture, catch, charter, clear, collect, come up, earn, engage, express, extract, find, gain, garner, gather up, get, get hold, have, hire, inherit, isolate, lease, line up, make, obtain, partake, partake in, pick up, poll, press out, profit, pull in, purchase, realise, realize, receive, reclaim, recoup, recover, recuperate, regain, rent, repossess, retrieve, share, take, take in, turn, win

win something through one's efforts; ;

同义词集: acquire win gain

I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese

Gain an understanding of international finance

win someone's confidence and friendship

反义: lose 上位: get

locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

同义词集: acquire

上位: locate, situate

🌳 词源

源自中古英语，追溯至古法语和拉丁语，原意与“寻求、取得”有关。

From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquirō; ad- + quaerō (“to seek for”). See quest.

🔄 变式

- imperat acquired 1st_sg acquiredst archaic acquires present acquirest archaic acquireth archaic acquiring present

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