| 释义 |
Examples:You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (common saying); wisdom only comes with experience—what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts—fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain—lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom); to compensate later for one's earlier loss—try to gain at expense of others—open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain—leave an ID at the desk to gain entrance—the trick of injuring oneself gain the enemy's confidence—mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame—fig. gain influence by pull or unofficial channels—fraudulent personal gain (idiom); engage in corrupt practice—only interested in personal gain—strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.—fig. try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off—harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain the detriment of others—gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to pre-empt—impersonate sb but gain the opposite of the desired effect [idiom.]—value righteousness rather than material gain [idiom.]— |