| 单词 | attain |
| 释义 | attain —attainer, n. /euh tayn"/, v.t. 1. to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain: to attain one's goals. 2. to come to or arrive at, esp. after some labor or tedium; reach: to attain the age of 96; to attain the mountain peak. v.i. 3. to arrive at or succeed in reaching or obtaining something (usually fol. by to or unto): to attain to knowledge. 4. to reach in the course of development or growth: These trees attain to remarkable height. [1300-50; ME atei(g)nen < AF, OF ateign- (s. of ateindre) < VL *attangere (for L attingere), equiv. to L at- AT- + tangere to touch] Syn. 1. secure. See gain1. Ant. 1, 2. miss. |
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