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gain (obj) INCREASEgeInvto increase in weight, speed, height or amount增加，增添I gained a lot of weight while I was on holiday. [T]在我休假期间，体重增加了不少。You know when you're gaining altitude because you begin to feel sleepy. [T]你知道你是什么时候升高的，因为你这时开始觉得困乏了。The car gained speed going down the hill. [T]小轿车在下山的时候速度加快。Good economic indicators caused the share index to gain (by) ten points.良好的经济发展标志使股票指数升高10点。[I/T]The campaign has been gaining momentum ever since the television appeal. [T]竞选活动在电视上大力宣传之后便势头大增。If you gain on someone or something that you are chasing or trying to get in front of, you get nearer to them.逼近，接近You're going to have to speed up--they're gaining on us. [I]你得加快速度----他们越来越逼近了。Garcia was gaining on her opponent throughout the race, but only overtook her at the very end. [I]加西亚在整个赛跑中越来越接近她的对手，但只在最后一刻才超过了她。If a clock or watch gains it works too quickly and shows a time which is later than the real time.（钟、表）走快My watch has gained (by) ten minutes over the last twenty-four hours. [I/T]我的表在过去的24小时内快了10分钟。
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