obtain

acquire, obtain, gain, get, win, earn, secure

动词 obtain:

1. come into possession of
2. receive a specified treatment (abstract)
   同义词：receive, get, find, incur
3. be valid, applicable, or true
   同义词：prevail, hold

1. 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。
2. I haven't been able to obtain that book anywhere.
   我到处都没买到那本书。
3. These conditions no longer obtain.
   这些条件已不复存在了。
4. Further information can be obtained from our head office.
   详细的资料可从我们的总部得到。

ob.tain

v.（动词）
ob.tained,ob.tain.ing,ob.tains
v.tr.（及物动词）
To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
获得：经过计划或努力成功地获得；获得
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be established, accepted, or customary:
流行：确认、公认或习俗性的：
例句：
.standards, proprieties that no longer obtain.(Meg Greenfield)
.不再流行的标准，特征.(梅格·格林菲尔德)

Archaic To succeed.
【古语】 成功

来源：
Middle English obteinen
中古英语 obteinen
from Old French obtenir
源自 古法语 obtenir
from Latin obtinôre
源自 拉丁语 obtinôre
ob- [intensive pref.] * see ob-
ob- [常用的前缀] *参见 ob-
tenôre [to hold] * see ten-
tenôre [抓住] *参见 ten-

【引伸】
obtain.able
adj.（形容词）
obtain.er
n.（名词）