gain是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to get something that is useful, that gives you an advantage, or that is in some way positive, especially over a period of time -- （尤指经过一段时间逐渐）取得，获得，赢得，博得

  • The mayor has gained a lot of support from the teacher's union. 市长已经获得教师工会很多人的支持。

  • What do you hope to gain from the course? 你希望从这门课程中学到些什么？

  • Alternative medicine has only just started to gain respectability in our society. 替代疗法在社会上只是刚刚开始被认可。

  • [ + two objects ] It was her performances in Aida that gained her an international reputation as a soprano. 正是她在《阿伊达》中的表演使她获得了国际知名女高音的声誉。

  • After you've gained some experience teaching abroad, you can come home and get a job. 在获得一些海外教学经验后，你就可以回国找份工作。

  • From the late 19th century, European powers began to gain control of parts of the Ottoman Empire. 从19世纪晚期，欧洲列强开始取得对奥斯曼帝国一些地区的控制权。

  • She's certainly gained (in) confidence over the last couple of years. 毫无疑问，在过去几年中，她树立了自信。

  • The data exists all right - the difficulty is in gaining access to it. 资料确实是有的——难就难在怎样去获得它。

  • The thieves gained entrance through an upstairs window that was left open. 窃贼是从楼上一扇开着的窗户钻进来的。

  • The Republicans are gaining ground in the southern states. 共和党在南部诸州越来越得人心。

• 1 to increase in weight, speed, height, or amount -- 增加；增添；增长

  • I gained a lot of weight while I was on holiday. 我休假期间体重大增。

  • The car gained speed going down the hill. 下山时，车加速了。

  • Good economic indicators caused the share index to gain (by) ten points. 良好的经济指标使得股票指数上升了10个点。

  • The campaign has been gaining momentum over the past few weeks. 该项运动的发展势头在过去几个星期愈发强劲。

• 2 If a clock or watch gains, it works too quickly and shows a time that is later than the real time. -- （钟或表）走快

  • My watch has gained (by) ten minutes over the last 24 hours. 在过去的24小时里我的表快了10分钟。

• 3 an occasion when you get something useful or positive -- 获得，得到；收益，获利

  • Whatever the objections to this sort of treatment, the gains in terms of the number of lives saved are substantial. 不管对这种疗法存在何种异议，就其挽救了众多生命这一点而言，它的意义是重大的。

  • The minister was sacked for abusing power for his personal gain. 部长因滥用权力谋取私利而被解职。

• 4 an increase in something such as size, weight, or amount -- 增加；提高；增长

  • Side effects of the drugs may include tiredness, headaches, or weight gain. 这些药物的副作用可能包括疲乏、头痛或体重增加。

  • After deducting costs, we still made a net gain of £5,000. 扣除成本后，我们仍然有5000英镑的净增长。

  • Oil prices rose again today after yesterday's gains. 油价继昨天上涨后今天又进一步攀升。