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procure
  • Conjugation : past  procured ; ing  procuring
  • Derivatives : n  procural ; n  procurance ; n  procurement ; adj  procurable
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

procure [pro'kjυr] [prə'kjuə]
  1. 1. vt. 努力取得;(设法获得;把…弄到手;得到
  2. 2. vt. 介绍娼妓);为…作淫媒
  3. 3. vi. 介绍娼妓;作淫媒,拉皮条

Collins English-English Dictionary

procure [prə'kjυə]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to obtain or acquire; secure
  2. 2. vt. to obtain (women or girls) to act as prostitutes
  3. 3. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Latin procurare to look after, from pro-1 + curare to care for

Examples

置办图书仪器
procure books and instruments

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