procured
英 [prəˈkjʊəd]
美 [prəˈkjʊrd]
v. (设法)获得,取得,得到; 诱使(妇女)卖淫
procure的过去分词和过去式
柯林斯词典
- VERB 努力获得;设法取得
If youprocuresomething, especially something that is difficult to get, you obtain it.- It remained very difficult to procure food, fuel and other daily necessities.
食物、燃料和其他日用必需品仍然很难得到。
- It remained very difficult to procure food, fuel and other daily necessities.
- VERB 给…拉皮条;为…介绍妓女
If someoneprocuresa prostitute, they introduce the prostitute to a client.- He procured girls of 16 and 17 to be mistresses for his influential friends.
他介绍了些十六七岁的女孩给他那些有权势的朋友当情人。
- He procured girls of 16 and 17 to be mistresses for his influential friends.