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procure sth
此义项下，procure 作及物动词，意为‘（通过努力）获得，取得’。
The company managed to procure rare materials for the project.
公司设法为项目获得了稀有材料。
获得；取得
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
获得；取得
To acquire or obtain.
The company managed to procure rare materials for the project.
公司设法为项目获得了稀有材料。
获得；取得。
To acquire or obtain.
为他人介绍妓女；拉皮条。
To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
诱使；说服。
To induce or persuade someone to do something.
procure
Base
原形
procures
3rd person
第三人称单数
procuring
-ing
现在分词
procured
Past
过去式
procured
Past participle
过去分词
She procures rare books for the library.
她为图书馆采购珍稀书籍。
They procured the necessary permits yesterday.
他们昨天获得了必要的许可证。
We are procuring supplies for the project.
我们正在为项目采购物资。
规则动词
He procures rare books for the university library.
他為大學圖書館獲取稀有書籍。
The company procured the necessary equipment through a government contract.
公司通過政府合同獲得了必要的設備。
They are procuring food and water for the disaster relief effort.
他們正在為救災工作籌集食物和水。
此义项下，procure 作及物动词，意为‘（通过努力）获得，取得’。
The company managed to procure rare materials for the project.
公司设法为项目获得了稀有材料。
表示‘为某人谋得某物’，常见搭配。
She procured a visa for her friend.
她为朋友取得了签证。
此用法为不及物动词，意为‘拉皮条，介绍卖淫’，注意其贬义色彩。
He was convicted of procuring for underage girls.
他因介绍未成年少女卖淫而被定罪。
Not this
She procured for the tickets.
Use this
She procured the tickets.
procure 是及物动词，后面必须直接跟宾语，不需要加介词 for。
Not this
He procured from the Internet.
Use this
He procured the information from the Internet.
procure 是及物动词，必须带直接宾语；不能省略宾语只用介词短语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
获得资金
The organization managed to procure funding for the new project.
该组织成功为这个新项目获得了资金。
采购货物
The company procures goods from international suppliers.
这家公司从国际供应商采购货物。
获得一份合同
They procured a contract with a major client.
他们与一个大客户签订了一份合同。
获取证据
The lawyer procured evidence to support the case.
律师获取了支持案件的证据。
获取服务
We need to procure services from a reputable vendor.
我们需要从信誉良好的供应商那里获取服务。
获得许可
She procured permission to use the facility.
她获得了使用该设施的许可。
Use procure naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想‘pro’（向前）和‘cure’（治疗），努力获得（procure）解药。
语域：formal 常见场景：business、formal、official 在正式写作或商业场景中，“procure”比较常见，意为“获得”。
及物动词时意为'获得，取得'；不及物动词时意为'拉皮条'
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