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单词 win
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win

/wɪn /
verb (wins, winning; past and past participle won /wʌn/) [with object]
1Be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict): United won four games in a row the government is winning the battle against inflation [no object, with complement]: Sunderland won 2-1...
  • If successful in winning the race to stage the 2012 Olympics, she said the repercussions would be felt far outside London.
  • The Irish team had a very successful outing in winning the tournament.
  • Named player of the championship, he was one of the victorious Army team that won the championship.

Synonyms

come first in, finish first in, be victorious in, triumph in, take first prize in, achieve success in, be successful in, prevail in
informal wrap up
come first, finish first, be the winner, be victorious, be the victor, carry/win the day, carry all before one, defeat/overcome the opposition, take the honours/crown, gain the palm, come out ahead, come out on top, succeed, triumph, prevail, achieve mastery;
sweep the board, make a clean sweep
informal win out, clean up
2Acquire or secure as a result of a contest, conflict, bet, or other endeavour: there are hundreds of prizes to be won [with two objects]: the sort of play that won them the World Cup so brilliantly...
  • There have been reports of Welsh students even going as far as entering wet t-shirt contests to win prize money so they can pay their rent.
  • This is said to be the first such endeavour in Kerala, in which passengers stand to win prizes.
  • Remember, the youth member who collects the most lids wins the prize.

Synonyms

secure, gain, achieve, attain, earn, obtain, acquire, procure, get, collect, pick up, walk away/off with, come away with, carry off;
receive
informal land, net, bag, bank, pot, scoop
2.1Gain (a person’s attention, support, or love), typically gradually or by effort: you will find it difficult to win back their attention...
  • However, he will bring fresh thinking to the party's efforts to win support.
  • However one British expert claimed previous efforts by him to win support for such work had fallen on deaf ears.
  • She also experienced reps regularly taking young doctors out for boozy meals in an effort to win their favour.

Synonyms

captivate, steal, gain
2.2 (win someone over) Gain the support or favour of someone by action or persuasion: her sense of humour had won him over at once...
  • His poised, persuasive presentation won them over.
  • He suffered early houndings from the Rangers support, but won them over.
  • Therefore he wins her over with gentle persuasion.

Synonyms

persuade, talk round, bring round, convince, induce, sway, prevail on
2.3 [no object] (win out/through) Manage to succeed or achieve something by effort: a determination to win through against all the odds...
  • But it is determination and the will to succeed that will eventually win out.
  • If Celtic had won through in Europe their efforts on the domestic front may also have been spoken of more favourably.
  • Entrants had to complete a simple physical test, a problem-solving command task, working as part of a team, a logic test and an interview in their efforts to win through to a national competition with ten places at stake.
2.4 archaic Manage to reach (a place) by effort: many lived to win the great cave
3Obtain (ore) from a mine.Since excavations began at Loy Yang in 1982, the large numbers speak for themselves with 398 million m3 of coal (or 446 million tonnes of coal) being won.
4Dry (hay) by exposure to the air.Silage and baled hay has never been easier won and turf has been saved in the best conditions for many years.
noun
A successful result in a contest, conflict, bet, or other endeavour; a victory: a 3-0 win over Birmingham...
  • The five-year-old's last two starts on an all-weather surface, both at Wolverhampton, have resulted in two pillar-to-post wins.
  • This was a very disappointing result following their wins over Ballinrobe and Ballyhaunis.
  • The recent results and contract wins have provided a boost to the share price, which has begun to steadily lift from recent lows.

Synonyms

victory, triumph, conquest, success, {game, set, and match}

Phrases

I (or he, she, etc.) can't win

win the day

win or lose

win (or earn) one's spurs

you can't win them all (or win some, lose some)

Derivatives

winless

adjective ...
  • The Selects have two more games to finish off their pre-Christmas schedule including a game last night against winless Kenora.
  • That might sound like splitting hairs but, for a winless Bulls side struggling near the foot of the Super League table, it is an important distinction.
  • Australia finished third in their pool, a result against the US largely irrelevant as hosts Greece were winless.

Origin

Old English winnan 'strive, contend' also 'subdue and take possession of, acquire', of Germanic origin.

Rhymes

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