gain1/gen; ɡeIn/v 1 [T] to get or achieve something 获得﹐取得﹔赢得: The country gained independence in 1957. 这个国家于 1957 年获得独立。gain control/power The army gained control of enemy territory. 军队占领了敌区。THESAURUS 同类词Gain means to get something useful or necessary ☆ gain 的意思是得到有用的东西或必需品: I’ve gained a lot of useful experience. 我获得了许多有用的经验。Do not use gain to talk about getting money for the work you do. Use earn . ☆ 表示工作挣钱不用 gain, 用 earn: He earns more than I do. 他挣得比我多。Get is a less formal way of saying earn ☆ get 是 earn 的较不正式的说法: I get £20 an hour. 我一小时挣 20 英镑。Win means to get a prize in a game or competition ☆ win 的意思是在比赛或竞赛中获奖: The first person to get all the answers right will win $100. 第一个全部答对的人将获得 100 美元奖金。2 [I,T] to get an advantage from something〔从…中〕受益﹐得到好处: gain (sth) from (doing) sth There is much to be gained from getting expert advice. 获得专家意见有很多好处。Who really stands to gain (=will get an advantage) from these tax cuts? 从这些减税计划中谁会真正受益?3 [T] to increase in size or weight 增加〔体积或重量〕: I’ve gained a lot of weight recently. 最近我的体重增加了很多。4 [I] if a clock gains, it works too quickly and shows a later time than the real time〔钟表〕走快5 gain ground to become more popular or stronger 越来越受欢迎;越来越强大: The anti-smoking lobby is gaining ground. 反吸烟游说团体变得越来越有影响力。gain on sbphr v to start getting closer to someone you are chasing 逼近﹐赶上
gain2n 1 [C] an advantage or an improvement 受益﹐好处﹔改进: +in substantial gains in efficiency 效率的大大提高+to/from There are obvious gains for the student. 对这个学生明显有好处。The party made considerable gains at local elections. 该党在地方选举中取得很大进步。2 [C,U] an increase in the amount or level of something〔数量或水平的〕增加﹐提高: +in a gain in weekly output 每周产量的增加Try to avoid too much weight gain . 尽量避免体重增加太多。