obtain

obtain

[əb'tein]

vt.获得, 得到
vi.流行, 通用, 存在

例句与用法:

The leech hangs about other people hoping to obtain money.

那个吸血鬼依附于他人希望获得钱财。

I haven't been able to obtain that book anywhere.

我到处都没买到那本书。

These conditions no longer obtain.

这些条件已不复存在了。

Further information can be obtained from our head office.

详细的资料可从我们的总部得到。

词形变化:

形容词: obtainable | 名词: obtainer | 动词过去式: obtained | 动词过去分词: obtained | 动词现在分词: obtaining | 动词第三人称单数: obtains |


vt.

得到, 获得

He failed to obtain a scholarship.

他没有获得奖学金。

They obtained a loan from the government.

他们从政府那里得到一笔贷款。

vi.

得到公认; 通用; 流行; 存在

Those conditions no longer obtain.

那些情形已不存在。

The custom still obtains in some areas.

某些地区仍保留着这一习俗。


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