get: is a very general term and may or may not imply effort or initiative: ~ a car for my birthday.


obtain: suggests the attainment of something sought for with some expenditure of time and effort: ~ed statements from all of the witnesses.       (seek很努力寻找或谋求,如ICQ I seek you, 如deepseek,如the prosecutors warned they would seek the death penalty检方律师警告说他们会努力争取判处死刑)


procure: implies effort in obtaining something for oneself or for another: in charge of ~ing supplies for the office.


secure: implies difficulty in obtaining or keeping safely in one's possession or under one's control: an ad agency that ~d many top accounts.       (account这里表示固定客户主顾,多指公司客户won many accounts in China在中国赢得很多固定客户)


acquire: often suggests an adding to what is already possessed: ~d a greater appreciation of music.   （acquire较通用,不一定通过逐渐增加add to what is already possessed，如AIDS艾滋中的acquired仅表示获得）


gain: suggests struggle or competition and usually a material value in the thing obtained: gradually ~ed a reputation as a skilled musician.   （struggle斗争挣扎，用它说明gain的困难痛苦，如谚语o pains, no gains不劳无获）


win: suggests that favoring qualities or circumstances played a part in the gaining: ~ the admiration of his fellow actors.   又如won her love赢得爱意


earn: implies a correspondence between one's one's effort and what one gets by it: a compelling performance that ~ed her many awards.        (correspond相应: 不同元素间相互匹配补充呼应match, complement, answer to each other)   (compelling使人不得不信服认可,如~ argument令人信服的论证，compel逼迫某人)


get得到: 非常通用，无论是否努力主动，obtain获得: 花费时间功夫获得努力谋求的东西，procure为某人获取: 强调为自己或他人获取获得，secure获得维系: 表示困难地获得或维系，acquire逐渐获得: 常表示在已有基础上增加，gain努力获得: 表示艰难困苦和激烈竞争，常表示收获实际价值(material value物质利益,表示实际看得到模得着,和精神对立)，win赢得: 具备优点优势又努力奋斗从而获得，earn也是赢得: 表示付出和收获相应


记忆方法: 1) 首字母GOPSAGWE重组成GOP共和党,SAW看到,GE通用电器<==想得到

         2) 得到的意思是变得拥有mean to come into possession of.首字母GOPSAGWE重组成GOP共和党,SAW看到,GE通用电器<==想得到