Word · Frequency #793
obtaining
获得
obtaining is the present participle of obtain.
come into possession of
- 1.
To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
获得；取得；获取
获得；取得；获取；达到；流行；得到公认
In use
You need to obtain a visa before traveling abroad.
She obtained her degree after four years of hard work.
We can obtain the latest information from the official website.
obtain sth
及物动词，直接接宾语，表示'获得某物'。
She obtained a visa to study abroad.
她获得了出国留学签证。
obtain sth from sb/sth
强调来源，使用介词from。
We obtained the data from the survey.
我们从调查中获得了数据。
Verb forms
base obtain · third person obtains · -ing obtaining · past obtained · past participle obtained
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
He obtained from the library a book.He obtained a book from the library.
动词'obtain'是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要在宾语前加'from'。在英语中，'obtain'的常用结构是'obtain + 宾语 + from + 来源'，而不是'obtain from + 宾语'。
She obtained to success through hard work.She obtained success through hard work.
'obtain'是及物动词，直接接名词作宾语，不需要介词'to'。常见错误是混淆'obtain'和'attain'（后者常接抽象目标，如'attain success'），但此处用'obtain success'也是正确的，但必须去掉'to'。
Connections
Collocations
- obtain information
- 获取信息
- You need to obtain the latest information before making a decision.在做决定之前，你需要获取最新信息。
- obtain permission
- 获得许可
- She had to obtain permission from her parents to go on the trip.她必须获得父母的许可才能去旅行。
- obtain a visa
- 获得签证
- It took three weeks to obtain a visa for the United States.用了三周时间才获得美国签证。
- obtain a degree
- 获得学位
- He obtained his degree in computer science last year.他去年获得了计算机科学学位。
- obtain results
- 取得结果
- The experiment failed to obtain any meaningful results.实验未能取得任何有意义的结果。
- obtain data
Learner notes
Memory Tip
obtain 与 gain 押韵且意思相近，gain 是获得，所以 obtain 也是获得。
Context & Register
登记：正式（formal）；典型场景：学术写作、法律文件、正式报告；语境：正式申请、科学研究、商业合同；注意：多用于正式书面语，表示通过努力或正式途径获得。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'obtain' (stressed syllable /teɪn/). Beware of lookalikes like 'certain' (/ˈsɜːrtn/) and 'curtain' (/ˈkɜːrtn/), which have different stressed vowels.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.