| 单词 | obtain |
| 释义 | obtain (once / 48 pages) 1v 2v Obtain means to get something that is not so easy to come by such as knowledge, rights, or a large amount of money. You wouldn't say you obtained a pair of pants, unless they were one of a kind. At times in its history, obtain has meant to be victorious or to succeed. Today, it mostly means to acquire, but keeping its prior meanings in mind helps you to use it in the right way. College degrees are something that you obtain as is permission from your parents to go to a party. When you obtain something, you have worked hard to get it, so you are pretty happy to have it. WORD FAMILYobtain: obtainable, obtained, obtaining, obtainment, obtains, obtention+/obtainable: unobtainable USAGE EXAMPLESA comparable replacement would be difficult to find and costly to obtain. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Overall, researchers found that half of guns transferred privately in all states within the past two years were obtained without a background check. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Police obtained a warrant for the driver, who is at large. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v come into possession of How did you obtain the visa? Hypo|Hyper carry secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions) dig up, excavate, turn upfind by digging in the ground extort, wring fromget or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner kiteget credit or money by using a bad check sourceget (a product) from another country or business procure, secureget by special effort extractget despite difficulties or obstacles take outobtain by legal or official process get in, get intosecure a place in a college, university, etc. eke out, squeeze outobtain with difficulty bum, cadge, grub, mooch, spongeask for and get free; be a parasite derive, gainobtain shopdo one's shopping snagget by acting quickly and smartly grabobtain illegally or unscrupulously subornprocure (false testimony or perjury) grub out, grub updig up nuzzledig out with the snout prise, prymake an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry copyrightsecure a copyright on a written work patentobtain a patent for engage, enlisthire for work or assistance freeloadlive off somebody's generosity draw, reapget or derive marketbuy household supplies outsourceobtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out disinter, exhumedig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 2v receive a specified treatment (abstract) 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper find, get, incur, receive acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature v be valid, applicable, or true Syn|Hyper hold, prevail be, exist have an existence, be extant |
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