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Acquire

發佈時間: 2017/05/17

Acquire

香港平民食肆揚威海外!日本「丸龜製麵」確認收購(acquire)「譚仔雲南米綫」母公司同心飲食,市傳收購價達10億港元。

上文提到的動詞acquire,可說是buy的書面語,指「收購」,一家公司買入另一家公司、房屋或土地等。名詞則是acquisition。例句︰Japan's Toridoll will acquire the local noodles restaurant chain Tam's Yunnan Rice Noodles.(日本丸龜製麵將收購本地米綫連鎖餐廳譚仔雲南米綫。)The acquisition was signed between the two companies in 2010.(兩家公司於2010年簽訂收購協議。)

Acquire也可以指「獲得/購得某物,尤其是收藏品」,例如,He acquired antiques such as furniture and musical instruments.(他收購古董,例如家具和樂器。)This painting is the museum's latest acquisition.(這幅畫是博物館的最新收購。)

Acquire還可以解「學習得某種技能、習慣、素質」,類似learn和develop,但acquire多用於書面語。例句︰He has spent years acquiring and incorporating the most effective massage techniques into his therapy.(他花了多年時間,學習和將最有效的按摩技術融入他的治療。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

撰文: Ally 最漂亮英文專業老師
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