英语词汇“to gain ground”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

8. to gain ground [= French gagner du terrain, du pays] : originally Military to conquer ground from an adversary: cf. equivalent phrases s.v. ground n.; hence in the following uses:

a. To make progress, advance; to acquire ascendency.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > move forward or advance [verb (intransitive)]

wadeOE

agoOE

forthganga1000

forthgoOE

syeOE

kenc1275

to-stepc1275

vaunce1303

forthnima1325

passc1330

throc1330

forthpass1382

to pass forthc1384

to carry forthc1390

proceedc1392

to go alongc1400

to be forthwardc1430

get) groundc1436

to set onc1450

avauntc1460

pretend1481

to make way1490

advance?1507

to get forward1523

promove1570

to rid ground (also space)1572

to rid (the) way1581

progressa1586

to gather grounda1593

to make forth1594

to make on1597

to work up1603

perge1607

to work one's (also its) way1609

to pass on1611

to gain ground1625

to make its way1645

vadea1660

propagate1700

to gain one's way1777

further1789

to pull up1829

on1840

to make (up) ground1921

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > progress or advance in an action [verb (intransitive)] > make progress or advance (of action or operation)

fremec1000

furtherc1200

profit1340

to go onc1449

grow1487

to commence to, intoa1500

framea1529

to get ground?1529

movec1540

work1566

promove1570

advance1577

devolve1579

to come on1584

progress1612

to gain ground1625

germinate1640

proceed1670

to gather ground1697

march1702

to make its way1711

to come forward1722

develop1744

to turn a wheel1864

shape1865

come1899

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 192 But in fearefull Natures, they [sc. suspicions] gaine Ground too fast.

1736 G. Berkeley Let. 12 Mar. in Wks. (1871) IV. 245 Learning and good sense are gaining ground among them.

1764 S. Foote Patron i. 7 A glorious cargo of turtle..The captain assures me they greatly gain'd ground on the voyage.

1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 440 He recommended this particular practice to the world. Since then, it has been progressively gaining ground.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. 319 The Chalcidians appear to have gained ground in the peninsula of Athos.

1862 H. Spencer First Princ. i. iv. §22. 68 The conviction, so reached, that human intelligence is incapable of absolute knowledge, is one that has been slowly gaining ground as civilization has advanced.

1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere III. v. xxxvi. 127 Nay, she had flattered herself that Mr. Flaxman, whom she liked, was gaining ground.

b. to gain ground on (†of): to make progress at the expense of, to encroach upon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > advance (a proceeding) from previous stage [verb (transitive)] > make more progress than > make progress at the expense of

to gain ground on (of)1644

1644 Sir G. Markham in Cal. State Papers Domestic Ser. (1888) 86 I hear that Essex loses credit with his party, and Waller gains ground of him.

1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. xxiii. 286 My Melancholy for the Death of my Wife, which I hoped time would wear off, rather gained ground upon me.

1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 75 Villeins, by this and many other means, in process of time gained considerable ground on their lords.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 240 The Parliament was slowly, but constantly, gaining ground on the prerogative.

c. to gain ground upon: to advance nearer to a person pursued.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (transitive)] > gain (ground) upon

wina1300

to gain on or upon1719

to gain ground upon1816

to pick up1908

1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. vii. 158 Each minute did their enemy gain ground perceptibly upon them!

†d. to gain ground of: to draw further away from (a pursuer), surpass in speed. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away from [verb (transitive)] > leave behind by superior speed

outrunc1460

to show (a person) a (clean or fair) pair of heels (also one's heels)1595

to have (also get) the heels of1649

to throw out1682

distance1691

to throw off1695

lose1709

to gain ground of1719

to gain from1805

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 239 He outstrip'd them exceedingly in running, and gain'd Ground of them.

单词	to gain ground
释义	> as lemmas to gain ground 8. to gain ground [= French gagner du terrain, du pays] : originally Military to conquer ground from an adversary: cf. equivalent phrases s.v. ground n.; hence in the following uses: a. To make progress, advance; to acquire ascendency. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > move forward or advance [verb (intransitive)] wadeOE agoOE forthganga1000 forthgoOE syeOE kenc1275 to-stepc1275 vaunce1303 forthnima1325 passc1330 throc1330 forthpass1382 to pass forthc1384 to carry forthc1390 proceedc1392 to go alongc1400 to be forthwardc1430 get) groundc1436 to set onc1450 avauntc1460 pretend1481 to make way1490 advance?1507 to get forward1523 promove1570 to rid ground (also space)1572 to rid (the) way1581 progressa1586 to gather grounda1593 to make forth1594 to make on1597 to work up1603 perge1607 to work one's (also its) way1609 to pass on1611 to gain ground1625 to make its way1645 vadea1660 propagate1700 to gain one's way1777 further1789 to pull up1829 on1840 to make (up) ground1921 the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > progress or advance in an action [verb (intransitive)] > make progress or advance (of action or operation) fremec1000 furtherc1200 profit1340 to go onc1449 grow1487 to commence to, intoa1500 framea1529 to get ground?1529 movec1540 work1566 promove1570 advance1577 devolve1579 to come on1584 progress1612 to gain ground1625 germinate1640 proceed1670 to gather ground1697 march1702 to make its way1711 to come forward1722 develop1744 to turn a wheel1864 shape1865 come1899 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 192 But in fearefull Natures, they [sc. suspicions] gaine Ground too fast. 1736 G. Berkeley Let. 12 Mar. in Wks. (1871) IV. 245 Learning and good sense are gaining ground among them. 1764 S. Foote Patron i. 7 A glorious cargo of turtle..The captain assures me they greatly gain'd ground on the voyage. 1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 440 He recommended this particular practice to the world. Since then, it has been progressively gaining ground. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. 319 The Chalcidians appear to have gained ground in the peninsula of Athos. 1862 H. Spencer First Princ. i. iv. §22. 68 The conviction, so reached, that human intelligence is incapable of absolute knowledge, is one that has been slowly gaining ground as civilization has advanced. 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere III. v. xxxvi. 127 Nay, she had flattered herself that Mr. Flaxman, whom she liked, was gaining ground. b. to gain ground on (†of): to make progress at the expense of, to encroach upon. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > advance (a proceeding) from previous stage [verb (transitive)] > make more progress than > make progress at the expense of to gain ground on (of)1644 1644 Sir G. Markham in Cal. State Papers Domestic Ser. (1888) 86 I hear that Essex loses credit with his party, and Waller gains ground of him. 1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. xxiii. 286 My Melancholy for the Death of my Wife, which I hoped time would wear off, rather gained ground upon me. 1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 75 Villeins, by this and many other means, in process of time gained considerable ground on their lords. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 240 The Parliament was slowly, but constantly, gaining ground on the prerogative. c. to gain ground upon: to advance nearer to a person pursued. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (transitive)] > gain (ground) upon wina1300 to gain on or upon1719 to gain ground upon1816 to pick up1908 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. vii. 158 Each minute did their enemy gain ground perceptibly upon them! †d. to gain ground of: to draw further away from (a pursuer), surpass in speed. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away from [verb (transitive)] > leave behind by superior speed outrunc1460 to show (a person) a (clean or fair) pair of heels (also one's heels)1595 to have (also get) the heels of1649 to throw out1682 distance1691 to throw off1695 lose1709 to gain ground of1719 to gain from1805 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 239 He outstrip'd them exceedingly in running, and gain'd Ground of them. extracted from gainv.² < as lemmas
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