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- [transitive] obtain something
to get something, especially by making an effort （尤指经努力）获得，赢得 to obtain information/data/results 获取信息/数据/结果 I've been trying to obtain permission to publish this material. 我一直在尝试获得发布此材料的许可。 I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report. 我终于设法弄到了这份报告的一个副本。 🔊🔊 Further details can be obtained by writing to the above address. 详情可致信上述地址获取。 To obtain the overall score, add up the totals in each column. 要得出总计得分，就把各栏的小计加起来。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesIt is necessary to obtain the patients' consent. 需征得病人的同意。 Financial information was difficult to obtain. 财务信息很难获得。 Such information is easily obtained from the internet. 这种信息很容易在互联网上获得。 The company claims to have obtained its database of names by legitimate means. 该公司声称他们的姓名数据库是以合法手段获得的。 The local authority may assist you to obtain alternative accommodation. 当地政府可以帮你找到其它住处。 Soil preparation is critical for obtaining good results. 整地对于获得良好结果至关重要。 Data were obtained from 170 students who enrolled in the course. 数据来自170名注册该课程的学生。 He has close links to drug corporations, according to documents obtained by The Observer. 根据《观察家》获得的文件，他与毒品公司有着密切的联系。 The investor sought and obtained planning permission. 投资者寻求并获得了计划许可。 Financing was obtained through a local lender. 资金是通过当地的贷方获得的。 She pretended to be ill in order to obtain hospital treatment. 她假装生病以便获得医院治疗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fraudulently
- illegally
- unlawfully
- …
- be able to
- be unable to
- attempt to
- …
- by
- from
- be easily obtained
- be readily obtained
- something can be obtained
- …
- [intransitive]
(not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 (of rules, systems, customs, etc. 规则、制度、习俗等 to exist 存在；流行；沿袭
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtinere ‘obtain, gain’.