Procure
[prə'kjʊə] or [prə'kjʊr]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) get by special effort; 'He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed'.
恩里克錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. [1]. Get, acquire, obtain, earn, win, achieve, gain, provide, furnish.[2]. Contrive, compass, cause, effect, bring about.
編輯:朗达
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Acquire, provide, gain, get, contrive, effect, reap, win, earn, bring_about
ANT:Miss, lose, forfeit, misprovide, miscontrive
英格拉姆編輯
解釋/意思:
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.
錄入:昆西
例句/造句/用法:
- And who are the devoted band, and where will he procure them? 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- My next proceeding was to gain as much additional evidence as I could procure from other people without exciting suspicion. 威爾基·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. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Procure a quantity of the rough outside bark of what is known as scaly-bark hickory tree. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- 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·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- Grummer, procure assistance, and execute these warrants with as little delay as possible. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Quite unnecessary,' replied Mr. Winkle; 'name them to me, and I can procure the attendance of a friend afterwards. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- 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·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Such was the supposed instability of government, that even these terms procured few purchasers. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- We have come up to town on purpose to witness an Italian Opera, and we have procured tickets for this box. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Some weeks before this period I had procured a sledge and dogs, and thus traversed the snows with inconceivable speed. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- 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. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- 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! 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- She procured plain work; she plaited straw; and by various means contrived to earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- It increases as fast as the means of the consumers increase for procuring it. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- If it is employed in procuring present enjoyment, it is a stock reserved for immediate consumption. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The priest proclaimed his dream, and forthwith Venice set about procuring the corpse of St. Mark. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- He could not be satisfied without a promisewould not she give him her influence in procuring it? 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- And Lucy perhaps at first might think only of procuring his good offices in my favour. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- Edward answers by fresh assurances of secrecy, and again urges on him the necessity of procuring some venison. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- I commiserated their case, and resolved to endeavour procuring them some relief. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Such shifting of beds would also be of great service to persons ill of a fever, as it refreshes and frequently procures sleep. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
編輯:迈尔斯