ac‧quire W2 AC / əkwaɪə $ əkwaɪr / 动词 [及物动词]

1 formal to obtain something by buying it or being given it :

Manning hoped to acquire valuable works of art as cheaply as possible.

She has acquired an email address and a site on the WorldWide Web.

2 to get or gain something :

The college acquired a reputation for very high standards.

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In everyday English, people usually say get rather than acquire :

Where did you get that tie?

He soon got a reputation for being unfriendly.

3 to gain knowledge or learn a skill :

He spent years acquiring his skills as a surgeon.

Elsie acquired a good knowledge of Chinese.

4 acquire a taste for something to begin to like something :

She had acquired a taste for European beer.

5 an acquired taste something that people only begin to like after they have tried it a few times