acquire

• Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason .
  怜悯是靠理性的教化而获得和发展起来的。
• Defects in hemostasis may be inherited or acquired .
  止血作用缺陷可能是先天性的、也可能是后天性的。
• Usually by this time of the year they had acquired tans .
  通常到一年中的这个时候，他们总是晒得很黑。
• Since henry had become teller the family had acquired a piano .
  从亨利当出纳员以后，家里买了一架钢琴。
• I never acquired that admirable colonial quality-good humour .
  我从不具有令人羡慕的殖民地特性-诙谐的幽默。
• In addition to the tractor , we have acquired a new rice transplanter .
  除了拖拉机，我们又添了一台插秧机。
• Sue, who was regarding the distance, had acquired a guilty look .
  淑那时正看着远处。只见她脸上露出亏心的神态来。
• Through this period america acquired a wondrous quality for me .
  在这一段时期里，美国对我来说简直具有奇妙的特征。
• He acquired an enviable reputation in literary and art circles for his artistic ability .
  他的艺术才能使他蜚声文艺界。
• He could never learn like other people, never acquired any finish .
  他总是不能象其他的人那样学习，永远学不到完美的程度。