procure

procure
verb
[with obj.]
  1. obtain (something), especially with care or effort
    (尤指费心、费力地)取得;获得
    food procured for the rebels.
    为叛军谋得的食物。
    [with two objs]he persuaded a friend to procure him a ticket.
    他说服一位朋友帮他弄了张票。
    ■obtain (someone) as a prostitute for another person
    为某人拉皮条;给(某人)做淫媒
    men who haunted railway stations to procure young girls for immoral purposes.
    在火车站出没专找年轻女郎拉皮条的男人。
  2. [with obj. and infinitive](Law)persuade or cause (someone) to do something
    (律)说服;使(某人)做某事
    he procured his wife to sign the mandate for the joint account.
    他说服妻子在联合账户上签了私人财产委托说明。
    ■(archaic or Law)cause (something) to happen
    (古,律)使(某事)发生;导致
    he was charged with procuring the deaths of the Earl of Lancaster and other nobles.
    他被指控导致兰开斯特伯爵和其他贵族死亡。
派生
procurable
adjective
procurement
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French procurer, from Latin procurare 'take care of, manage', from pro- 'on behalf of' + curare 'see to'
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