| 单词 | gain |
| 例句 | gain verb 1.•he gained a scholarship to the college:obtain, get, secure, acquire, come by, procure, attain, achieve, earn, win, garner, capture, clinch, pick up, carry off, reap | informal land, net, bag, scoop, wangle, swing, walk away/off with. ANT lose. 2.•they stood to gain from the deal:profit, make money, reap benefits, benefit, do well | informal make a killing. ANT lose. 3.•the dog gained weight:put on, increase in. ANT lose. 4.•the others were gaining on us:catch up with/on, catch someone up, catch, close (in) on, near. 5.•we finally gained the ridge:reach, arrive at, get to, come to, make, attain, set foot on | informal hit, wind up at.▶noun 1.•his gain from the deal:profit, advantage, benefit, reward | percentage, takings, yield, return, winnings, receipts, proceeds, dividend, interest | informal pickings, cut, take, divvy, slice, piece of the pie. ANT loss. 2.•a price gain of 7.5 percent:increase, rise, increment, augmentation, addition. ANT decrease. PHRASES gain time •the district attorney had run out of plausible ways to gain time:play for time, stall, procrastinate, delay, temporize, hold back, hang back, hang fire, dally, drag one's feet. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See |
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