obtain
[əb'teɪn] formal
verb
GET 得到
IMPROVER transitive
■to get something, especially by asking for it, buying it, working for it or producing it from something else 得到，获得•to obtain permission获得许可 •First editions of these books are now almost impossible to obtain.这些书的第一版现在已几乎弄不到了。 •In the second experiment they obtained a very clear result.第二次试验他们获得了明确的结果。 •Sugar is obtained by crushing and processing sugar cane.蔗糖是透过对甘蔗进行压榨和加工获得的。
[əb'teɪn] formal
verb
EXIST 存在
intransitive not continuous
■(especially of a situation) to exist （尤指情况）存在•Conditions of extreme poverty now obtain in many parts of the country.目前该国的许多地方都极度贫困。 |