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pro·cure AHD[prō-ky‹rʹ, prə-] D.J.[prəʊˈkjʊə, prə-]K.K.[proˈkjʊr, prə-]v.(动词)pro.cured, pro.cur.ing, pro.cures v.tr.(及物动词)- To get by special effort; obtain or acquire:获得,取得:通过特别的努力得到;获得或取得:managed to procure a pass.设法获取护照
- To bring about; effect:实现;完成:procure a solution to a knotty problem.解决了一个棘手的问题
- To obtain for another (a person) for sex acts.拉皮条:为(某人)做淫媒
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To obtain sexual partners for others.拉皮条:为其他人寻求性伙伴
- Middle English procuren 中古英语 procuren
- from Old French procurer [to take care of] 源自 古法语 procurer [照管,照料]
- from Latin prōcūrāre [to take care of] 源自 拉丁语 prōcūrāre [照料]
- prō- [for] * see pro- 1prō- [为了] * 参见 pro-1
- cūrāre [to care for] from cūra [care] * see cure cūrāre [照看] 源自 cūra [照料] * 参见 cure
procurʹable adj.(形容词)procurʹance 或 procureʹment n.(名词) |