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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

acquisition [ækwɪ'zɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun [c] (thing obtained) 获得物
  2. 2. noun [of property] [ goods] (getting) 获得
  3. 3. noun [of habit] 形成
  4. 4. noun [of skill] 习得

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

acquisition [ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən]
  1. 1. n.[u] 获得取得
    Acquistions of smaller companies by bigger companies are a fact of the business world.
    大公司兼并较小公司是商业界中的事实
  2. 2. n.[c] 获得物得到东西
    Please take a look at my most recent acquistion, an antique vase from the Qing dynasty.
    看看最近得到东西,这是一件清朝古瓷器。
  3. 3. n.[u] 学习习得认知
    My acquistion of calculus was a slow and painful process.
    掌握微积分过程缓慢而又痛苦的。
  4. 4. n.[c] [Plural] 技能技艺
    I possess the necessary acquistion to perform the task.
    具备完成这项工作的基本能力

Collins English-English Dictionary

acquisition ["ækwɪ'zɪʃən]
  1. 1. n the act of acquiring or gaining possession
  2. 2. n something acquired
  3. 3. n a person or thing of special merit added to a group
  4. 4. n [astronautics] the process of locating a spacecraft, satellite, etc, esp by radar, in order to gather tracking and telemetric information
  5. 5. n [Etymology] C14: from Latin acquisition-, from acquirere to acquire

Examples

The next chapter discusses power and its acquisition and use in organizations.
下一章讨论了权利、组织机构中权利的取得和使用。
Second, the price paid for the acquisition must not be excessive.
第二,支付购置的价格绝不能过高。
The regulation also applies to the acquisition of joint control by a number of companies acting in concert.
这项规定也适用于多家公司一致收购共同控制权的情况。
The acquisition gave the company a safe harbor.
那项收购给了那家公司一个避风港。
征购土地
land acquisition
征集物资
the acquisition of supplies
公司董事会正在密议这次并购事宜。
The directors of the company are secretly discussing matters concerning the merger and acquisition.
旧社会连年的征发导致民不聊生。
In the old society, continuous drafting and acquisition of supplies makes people live in misery.

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