acquire學測 L4KK [əˈkwaɪɚ] | /əˈkwaɪɚ/
取得;購得·習得;學會·偵測;鎖定(目標)
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After months of negotiation, the airline finally acquired its smaller competitor.
經過數月談判,這家航空公司終於收購了規模較小的競爭對手。
一個畫面:伸手抓住拉近
伸手抓取看見目標,伸手拿到手中
反覆內化透過練習,把技能吸收成自己的
追蹤鎖定儀器持續追蹤,鎖定移動的目標
義項
收購拿下B2verb取得;購得
The company acquired a smaller rival to expand into the Asian market.
這家公司收購了一個較小的對手,以拓展亞洲市場。
acquire a companyacquire property
習得內化B2verb習得;學會
Children acquire their native language naturally just by listening to those around them.
孩子們只靠聆聽周遭的人說話,就能自然地習得母語。
acquire a skillacquire language
雷達鎖定B2verb偵測;鎖定(目標)
The radar finally acquired the enemy aircraft just before it disappeared behind the mountains.
雷達在敵機消失於山後之前,終於鎖定了它。
acquire a target
片語
acquire a taste for漸漸愛上 →慢慢培養出喜好
acquire a reputation累積名聲 →逐漸建立起名聲
newly acquired剛到手的 →剛獲得不久的
acquire a habit養成習慣 →漸漸養成某習慣
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The company plans to ___ a smaller firm next year. (acquire / acquired)
看答案
acquire
plans to 後接原形動詞,不可用過去式 acquired。
acquire 和 conquest 都含字根 quir/quest(尋求),何者的語意是「征服」而不是「取得」?(A) acquire (B) conquest
看答案
(B)
conquest 的字首 con- 使尋求轉為征服,acquire 則轉為取得。
字族
acquisition 取得;收購(名詞)・acquired 已取得的;後天的(形容詞)