1. （对公司的）收购，并购
    If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company.

    e.g. ...the acquisition of a profitable paper recycling company.
           对一家效益好的纸张回收公司的收购
    e.g. ...the number of mergers and acquisitions made by Europe's 1,000 leading firms.
           欧洲1,000家龙头企业的合并和收购案例的数目

2. 购买;添置
    If you make an acquisition, you buy or obtain something, often to add to things that you already have.

    e.g. How did you go about making this marvellous acquisition then?
           那么你是怎么买到这一绝品的？
    e.g. ...the President's recent acquisition of a helicopter.
           总统最近添置的直升机

3. 购得物;获得物;增添物
    You can use acquisition to refer to an object that you buy or obtain, often to add to things that you already have.

    e.g. From her wardrobe Laura took her latest acquisition, a bright red dress.
           劳拉从衣柜里拿出了她最近的购物战果，一件鲜红色连衣裙。

4. （知识、技能等的）获得，习得
    The acquisition of a skill or a particular type of knowledge is the process of learning it or developing it.

    e.g. ...language acquisition.
           语言习得