If you are a graduate student, you may depend on your adviser for many things, including help with improving grades, acquiring financial support, forming an examining committee and getting letters of recommendation.
2016年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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获得；购得
If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
If you describe something as an acquired taste, you mean that a lot of people do not like it when they first experience it, but often start to like it more when they get to know it better.