obtain (something),especially with care or effort
(尤指费心、费力地)取得;获得
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food procured for the rebels 为叛军谋得的食物
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he persuaded a friend to procure him a ticket .他说服一位朋友帮他弄了张票。
obtain (someone) as a prostitute for another person
为(某人)拉皮条;给(某人)做淫媒
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men who haunted railway stations to procure young girls for immoral purposes .在火车站出没专找年轻女郎拉皮条的男人。
[with obj. and infinitive]
【律】 说服;使(某人)做某事
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he procured his wife to sign the mandate for the joint account .他说服妻子在联合账户上签了私人财产委托说明。
〈古〉 【律】 使(某事)发生;导致
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he was charged with procuring the deaths of the Earl of Lancaster and other nobles .他被指控造成兰开斯特伯爵和其他贵族的死亡。
"Middle English: from Old French