| 释义 |
Verb: gain geyn- Obtain
- derive - Win something through one's efforts
"Gain an understanding of international finance"
- acquire, win - Derive a benefit from
- profit, benefit - Reach a destination, either real or abstract
- reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at - Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
"The home team was gaining ground"
- advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground - Rise in rate or price
"The stock market gained 24 points today"
- advance - Increase or develop
"the peace movement gained momentum"
- gather - Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise [Brit], pull in, bring in - Increase (one's body weight)
"She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
- put on
Noun: gain geyn- A quantity that is added
"they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"
- addition, increase - The advantageous quality of being beneficial
- profit - The amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
- amplification - The amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
Derived forms: gained, gaining, gains See also: gainer Type of: acquire, advantage, amount, amount of money, change state, climb, get, increase, increment, indefinite quantity, mount, obtain, rise, sum, sum of money, turn, vantage, wax Antonym: fall back, loss, reduce Encyclopedia: Gain |