Procure
[prə'kjʊə] or [prə'kjʊr]
解释:
(verb.) get by special effort; 'He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed'.
恩里克录入--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan.
(v. t.) To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
(v. t.) To solicit; to entreat.
(v. t.) To cause to come; to bring; to attract.
(v. t.) To obtain for illicit intercourse or prostitution.
(v. i.) To pimp.
(v. i.) To manage business for another in court.
手打:南希
同义词及近义词:
v. a. [1]. Get, acquire, obtain, earn, win, achieve, gain, provide, furnish.[2]. Contrive, compass, cause, effect, bring about.
编辑:朗达
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Acquire, provide, gain, get, contrive, effect, reap, win, earn, bring_about
ANT:Miss, lose, forfeit, misprovide, miscontrive
英格拉姆编辑
解释:
v.t. to obtain for one's self or for another: to bring about: to attract: (Spens.) to urge earnestly.—v.i. to pander pimp.—adj. Procur′able that may be procured.—ns. Pro′curācy office of a procurator; Procurā′tion the act of managing another's affairs: the instrument giving power to do this: a sum paid by incumbents to the bishop or archdeacon on visitations; Proc′urātor one who takes care of a thing for another: a lawyer: a financial agent in an imperial province under the Roman emperors; Proc′urator-fis′cal (see Fiscal).—adj. Procuratō′rial.—n. Proc′uratorship.—adj. Proc′urātory.—ns. Procure′ment the act of procuring: a bringing about: management: agency; Procur′er one who procures: a pander:—fem. Proc′uress.
录入:昆西
例句:
- And who are the devoted band, and where will he procure them? 柏拉图. 理想国.
- My next proceeding was to gain as much additional evidence as I could procure from other people without exciting suspicion. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- It was known that they were a little acquainted; but not a syllable of real information could Emma procure as to what he truly was. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- Procure a quantity of the rough outside bark of what is known as scaly-bark hickory tree. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
- Procure some fine writing paper, and wash one side of it with the solution, laid on with a soft brush; then dry the paper cautiously, by holding it at a distance from the fire. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- Grummer, procure assistance, and execute these warrants with as little delay as possible. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Quite unnecessary,' replied Mr. Winkle; 'name them to me, and I can procure the attendance of a friend afterwards. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- The Earl had procured a pair of horses somehow, in spite of Mrs. Crawley, and was rolling on the road to Ghent. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Such was the supposed instability of government, that even these terms procured few purchasers. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- We have come up to town on purpose to witness an Italian Opera, and we have procured tickets for this box. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- Some weeks before this period I had procured a sledge and dogs, and thus traversed the snows with inconceivable speed. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
- We procured the services of a gentleman experienced in the nomenclature of the American bar, and moved upon the works of one of these impostors. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Either his going had been again delayed, or he had yet procured no opportunity of seeing Miss Crawford alone, or he was too happy for letter-writing! 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- She procured plain work; she plaited straw; and by various means contrived to earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
- It increases as fast as the means of the consumers increase for procuring it. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- If it is employed in procuring present enjoyment, it is a stock reserved for immediate consumption. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- The priest proclaimed his dream, and forthwith Venice set about procuring the corpse of St. Mark. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- He could not be satisfied without a promisewould not she give him her influence in procuring it? 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- And Lucy perhaps at first might think only of procuring his good offices in my favour. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
- Edward answers by fresh assurances of secrecy, and again urges on him the necessity of procuring some venison. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- I commiserated their case, and resolved to endeavour procuring them some relief. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- Such shifting of beds would also be of great service to persons ill of a fever, as it refreshes and frequently procures sleep. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
编辑:迈尔斯