| 短语 | gain on sb / sth |
| 释义 | gain on sb / sth to gradually get closer to a person, car etc that you are chasing逼近，赶上〔正在追赶的人、汽车等〕:•Quick – they're gaining on us!快 — 他们要赶上我们了！ CHOICE gain , earn , get:Do not use gain to mean 'get money for work you do'.Use earn . 表示“挣钱”不要用 gain，而要用 earn:•people earning less than ￡10,000 per year年收入不足 10,000 英镑的人•How much does he earn?他挣多少钱？Gain means to get something useful or necessary, whether or not you deserve it.gain 表示获得有用或必需的东西，不管是否应该:•I have gained a lot of useful experience.我获得了许多有用的经验。•Her problems seem to have gained her more support from the public.她的问题似乎为她赢得了民众更多的支持。Use earn rather than gain to say that you get something because you deserve it.获得应该得到的东西用 earn，不用 gain:•Through hard work you will earn the respect of your colleagues.努力地工作，你就会得到同事的尊重。Get can be used as a less formal way of saying gain or earn . 不是很正式的地方可以用 get 代替 gain 或 earn:•I get $20 an hour.我一个小时赚 20 美元。•He has started to get a reputation for being awkward.他开始获得了一个笨手笨脚的名声。 |
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