| 词组 | obtain |
| 释义 | obtain If you obtain something that you want or need, you get it. ...my attempt to obtain employment. He had obtained the papers during occasional visits to Berlin. ◊ 'get' Obtain is a formal word. You do not usually use it in conversation. Instead you use get. ...one's chances of getting a good job. He's trying to get a flat. In writing, obtain is often used in the passive. All the above items can be obtained from Selfridges. You need to know where this kind of information can be obtained. You do not usually use get in the passive. You do not say, for example, 'Maps can be got from the Tourist Office'. You say 'Maps can be obtained from the Tourist Office' or, in conversation, 'You can get maps from the Tourist Office'. |
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