[] a company that has been bought by another company 被收购的公司◆The company has made 20 acquisitions since 1998. 自 1998 年以来，这公司已收购了 20 家公司。◆the recent decline in mergers and acquisitions 最近兼并和收购活动的减少➡merger ⨁to complete / finalize / look for / make an acquisition 完成／结束／寻找／实施收购⨁a planned / potential / proposed acquisition (of sth) 计划的／潜在的／建议的收购⨁a big / large / major / strategic acquisition 大的／巨大的／主要的／战略性的收购⨁a number / series / string of acquisitions 许多／一系列／一组收购
[] the activity of buying another company 收购（活动）◆the company 's proposed $21.9bn acquisition of Compaq Computer 这公司计划以 219 亿元收购康柏电脑◆They are seeking new acquisition targets(= companies they want to buy). 他们正在寻找新的收购对象。⨁an acquisition programme / strategy / target 收购方案／策略／目标
[] the act of getting sth 取得；获得◆the acquisition of new skills 获取新技能◆The company spent more than $1.5 billion on subscriber acquisition when going online. 这公司在发展网上业务时，花费了超过 15 亿元以获取网上用户。