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| 1 | C/U an improvement or increase in something 改进；增长 |
| The baby’ s weight gain during the first six months was normal. 这个婴儿在头6个月体重增长正常。 |
| The Green Party made big gains in the local elections. 绿党在地方选举中取得很大进展。 |
| +in We have seen impressive gains in productivity over the last twelve months. 我们看到在过去的12个月里，产量有了惊人的增长。 |
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| 2 | C a benefit or advantage 收益；利益；优势 |
| It is a policy that will bring significant gains to all sections of the community. 这是一项能使社会各界广泛受益的政策。 |
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| 3 | U the money or other benefits that you can get from something 利润；收益；利益 |
| for personal/material/financial gain He seems to have entered politics solely for personal gain. 看起来他从政纯粹是为了个人利益。 |
| See also | | - ill-gotten gains | |
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