新闻资讯-托福写作用词：obtain和attain到底有什么区别?

obtain和attain不仅发音类似，而且意思相近，很多小伙伴都不知道它们的区别，经常将它们混用，今天我们就来弄清楚它们的差异。首先看几个权威例句：

【例】Steve never studies, but he always gets good grades. 史蒂文从来不学习，但总能取得好成绩。

(来源：Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)

【例】There was a lot of pressure on you to obtain good grades. 你得取得好成绩，所以压力很大。

(来源：Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 5th Edition)

【例】She eventually achieved her goal of becoming a professor. 她最终实现了她想当教授的目标。

(来源：Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)

【例】We need to identify the best ways of attaining our objectives/goals. 我们得识别出实现目标最好的方法。

(来源：Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)

【例】Where can I obtain a copy of her latest book? 在哪里能买到她最新出版的书?

(来源：Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary)

【例】More women are attaining positions of power in public life. 更多的女性正在公众事务中获得权位。

(来源：Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)

经过以上比较，obtain和attain的区别一目了然，为了方便小伙伴们更清楚地知道它们的区别，现列表如下：

只有obtain good grades

才能attain positions of power

(编辑：Joe)