acquire

Compared meaning: to come to have something (verb).

比较义项：得到，获得（动词）。

• get

  Get is the common, informal, all-purpose word for obtaining something, used in everyday speech for almost any quick or casual acquisition.

  get是最常见、非正式的“得到”一词，用于日常口语中几乎任何语境，常指随意或快速地获得某物。

  Can you get some milk from the store?

  你能从商店买一些牛奶吗？

• acquire 本词

  Acquire is formal and often implies a deliberate, sometimes gradual or effortful process, typically used for businesses, property, skills or knowledge.

  acquire是正式用词，常暗示有意为之、有时是逐步或需要努力的过程，多用于公司并购、财产、技能或知识的获得。

  The company plans to acquire a smaller software startup soon.

  这家公司计划很快收购一家较小的软件初创公司。

Both words mean coming to have something. Get is common and informal, used in almost any everyday situation. Acquire is more formal, often suggesting effort, a process, or time, common in writing or business. Not compared: get's other meanings, such as 'become', 'understand', or 'arrive'.

这两个词在“得到，获得”这一意义上相近，但get更口语、随意，几乎用于任何日常场合；acquire更正式，常带有经过努力、程序或时间积累的意味，多见于书面或商务语境。这里不比较get的其他意义，例如“变成”“听懂”或“到达”。

Compared meaning: to gain knowledge or a skill (verb).

比较义项：通过学习或经验获得知识或技能（动词）。

• learn

  The everyday, neutral verb for gaining any knowledge or skill, at any speed; used freely in spoken and written English, and takes a 'to + verb' object.

  日常中性用词，指以任何速度获得知识或技能，口语和书面语中都常用，可接“to + 动词”作宾语。

  Children learn to ride a bike by practicing every weekend.

  孩子们每个周末练习，学会了骑自行车。

• acquire 本词

  A more formal word stressing a gradual, often effortful process of gaining a skill over time; common in written or professional contexts, typically with nouns like skill, knowledge, or taste.

  更为正式的用词，强调经过较长时间、往往需要努力才能逐步获得某种技能，多用于书面或正式语境，通常与 skill、knowledge、taste 等名词搭配。

  Many employees acquire new skills through years of on-the-job training.

  许多员工通过多年的在职培训获得了新技能。

Both words can mean gaining a skill or knowledge. Learn is the everyday, neutral word for gaining anything, at any speed. Acquire is more formal, stressing a gradual, effortful process over time. Not compared: acquire's meaning 'to buy a company'.

这两个词都可表示获得某种技能或知识，但语气和正式程度不同：learn 是日常用词，指以任何方式、任何速度习得知识或技能；acquire 更为正式，强调经过较长时间、逐步且往往需要努力才能获得，常与 skill、knowledge、taste 等词搭配。这里不比较 acquire 的“收购、购得（公司等）”这一义项。