procure

英 [prəˈkjʊə(r)]

美 [prəˈkjʊr]

v.  (设法)获得，取得，得到; 诱使(妇女)卖淫

现在分词：procuring　过去分词：procured　过去式：procured　第三人称单数：procures　复数：procures　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9906 / COCA.13308

牛津词典

verb

• （设法）获得，取得，得到
  to obtain sth, especially with difficulty
  1. She managed to procure a ticket for the concert.
     她好不容易弄到一张音乐会入场券。
  2. They procured us a copy of the report.
     他们给我们弄到了一份报告。
  3. They procured a copy of the report for us.
     他们为我们弄到了一份报告。
• 诱使（妇女）卖淫
  to provide a prostitute for sb
  1. He was accused of procuring under-age girls.
     他被控唆使未成年女性卖淫。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 努力获得；设法取得
  If youprocuresomething, especially something that is difficult to get, you obtain it.
  1. It remained very difficult to procure food, fuel and other daily necessities.
     食物、燃料和其他日用必需品仍然很难得到。
• VERB 给…拉皮条；为…介绍***
  If someoneprocuresa prostitute, they introduce the prostitute to a client.
  1. He procured girls of 16 and 17 to be mistresses for his influential friends.
     他介绍了些十六七岁的女孩给他那些有权势的朋友当情人。

英英释义

verb

• arrange for sexual partners for others
  Synonym:panderpimp
• get by special effort
  1. He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed
  Synonym:secure

双语例句

• Barbara Ayers says special federal government programs offered to small female-owned companies have helped her procure government contracts.
  芭芭拉艾尔斯说联邦政府为扶持女性持有的小型企业出台了一些特殊计划，而这些计划帮助她获取到了政府合同。
• You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.
  如果你诱使证人作伪证，你要受罚的。
• It remained very difficult to procure food, fuel and other daily necessities.
  食物、燃料和其他日用必需品仍然很难得到。
• The information is vital for development and health partners who procure and supply essential medicines for children.
  这些信息对于采购和供应儿童基本药物的发展和卫生伙伴至关重要。
• I used a stick to support me; it served its turn I could procure a crutch.
  我过去拄手杖，等我弄得到拐杖后，那手杖就完成任务了。
• To procure, control and distribute technical information, specifications and standards necessary for the business to function.
  获得，控制和分发必要的技术资料，规格和标准以使业务顺利运作。
• The meat they'd managed to procure assuaged their hunger.
  他们把搞到手的肉拿来充饥。
• Our clients are requesting us to source and procure for them fertilizers for the next planting season.
  我们的客户要求我们源和促使他们为下一个种植季节的化肥。
• May I ask you how it is that you managed to procure this loaf of bread?
  我能不能问一下你是怎么得到这块面包的吗？
• You do not have to procure other resources on which to store these artifacts.
  您不必获取其他资源来存储这些工件。