procure
动词 v.
英 /pɹəˈkjʊə/|/pɹəˈkjɔː/
美 /pɹəˈkjʊɹ/|/pɹəˈkjɝ/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To acquire or obtain.
— if we procure not to ourselves more woe
- To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
- To induce or persuade someone to do something.
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To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.
— By all means possible they procure to have gold and silver among them in reproach.
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To solicit; to entreat.
— The famous Briton prince and faery knight, […] / Of the fair Alma greatly were procured / To make there lenger soiourne and abode.
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To cause to come; to bring; to attract.
— What unaccustomed cause procures her hither?
词形变化
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, from Late Latin prōcūrāre (“to manage, administer”), from prō (“on behalf of”) + cūrō (“to care for”).
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