procure[prəu'kjuə]

• vt.
  • (努力)取得；(设法)获得；把…弄到手；得到：

    Can you procure some tickets for me?

    你能替我弄到一些票吗?

  • 介绍(娼妓)；为…作淫媒：

    He was accused of procuring women for his business associates.

    他被指控为其生意合伙人招妓。

  • 导致；引起：

    His pride procured his downfall.

    他的骄傲使他垮台了。

  • 实现，达到；完成：

    to procure an agreement

    达成协议

• vi.
  • 介绍娼妓，作淫媒，拉皮条：

    arrested on charge of procuring

    被控介绍妓女而被捕

• 近义词:

  get

• 变形:

  vt.procured.procuring