pro·cure
verb/prəˈkjʊə(r)/
/prəˈkjʊr/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they procure | /prəˈkjʊə(r)/ /prəˈkjʊr/ |
| he / she / it procures | /prəˈkjʊəz/ /prəˈkjʊrz/ |
| past simple procured | /prəˈkjʊəd/ /prəˈkjʊrd/ |
| past participle procured | /prəˈkjʊəd/ /prəˈkjʊrd/ |
| -ing form procuring | /prəˈkjʊərɪŋ/ /prəˈkjʊrɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] (formal) to obtain something, especially with difficulty
（设法）获得，取得，得到 - procure something (for somebody/something) She managed to procure a ticket for the concert.
她好不容易弄到一张音乐会入场券。 - They procured a copy of the report for us.
他们为我们弄到了一份报告。 - procure somebody something They procured us a copy of the report.
他们为我们弄到了一份报告。
- procure something (for somebody/something) She managed to procure a ticket for the concert.
- [transitive, intransitive] procure (somebody) to provide somebody to have sex with another person in exchange for money
提供某人与另一个人发生性关系以换取金钱 - He was accused of procuring under-age girls.
他被控唆使未成年女性卖淫。
- He was accused of procuring under-age girls.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French procurer, from Latin procurare ‘take care of, manage’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + curare ‘see to’.