procure
- v. 获得, 取得
- v. 拉皮条
- Definition
- v. to obtain something needed
- v. to arrange for someone to have paid sex
- Example
- The company hired an agent to procure rare materials overseas.
- 公司雇了一名代理人在海外采购稀有材料。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to obtain or get something (verb).
比较义项：获得、取得（动词）。
- secure
Secure implies successfully obtaining something desirable, often through effort or competition; it is common in everyday and business use with things like loans, jobs, deals or funding.
secure 强调经过努力或竞争成功获得某种令人满意的东西，常用于日常和商务场合，如贷款、工作、合同或资金。
She secured a full-time position at the company after three rounds of interviews.
经过三轮面试，她在这家公司获得了一份全职工作。
- procure 本词
Procure is more formal and typically refers to obtaining goods, materials or services through official or deliberate effort, often via a supplier or agent.
procure 更为正式，通常指通过官方或专门途径（常借助供应商或代理人）获取物资、材料或服务。
The charity procured tents and blankets for families displaced by the flood.
这家慈善机构为受洪灾影响流离失所的家庭采购了帐篷和毯子。
Secure and procure both mean to successfully obtain something, but differ: secure is common in everyday and business use, for things like loans, jobs, or funding, often through effort or competition. Procure is more formal, used for obtaining goods or services through official channels.
这两个词在“成功获得某物”这一义项上较为接近，但语域和搭配不同：secure 语域更通用，常用于获得贷款、工作、合同或资金等；procure 更为正式，多指通过官方或专门途径获取物资、设备等。此处不比较 secure 表示“使牢固、系紧”的义项。