1. 得到；获得;实现
To obtain something means to get it or achieve it.
e.g. Evans was trying to obtain a false passport and other documents...
埃文斯正试图取得一本假护照和其他证件。
e.g. The perfect body has always been difficult to obtain.
完美的身材总是很难拥有。
2. 存在；流行；通行
If a situation obtains, it exists.
e.g. The longer this situation obtains, the more extensive the problems become.
这种局面持续的时间越长，问题波及的范围就越广。