obtain KK:[] DJ:[] vt. 1.得到,获得 He failed to obtain a scholarship. 他没有获得奖学金. They obtained a loan from the government. 他们从政府那里得到一笔贷款. vi. 1.得到公认;通用;流行;存在 Those conditions no longer obtain. 那些情形已不存在. The custom still obtains in some areas. 某些地区仍保留着这一习俗.