gain的意思是：n.获得；收益；增益；v.获得；到达；增加；获利；(钟、表等)走得快。gain的词语用法是v.(动词)gain的基本意思是“获得”,指经过努力或竞争而取得有价值或想要的东西,如成就、经验、荣誉等。引申可表示“增加”“增进”“到达”“(钟表)走快…分钟”等。gain还可表示“抵达”。gain的读音是英[ɡeɪn]；美[ɡeɪn]。
一、详尽释义点此查看gain的详细内容
二、双解释义
三、词典解释
1.获得；博得；赢得
If a person or placegains something such as an ability or quality, they gradually get more of it.
e.g. Students cangain valuable experience by working on the campus radio or magazine...
学生们在校广播台或校刊工作能够获得宝贵的经验。
e.g. While it has lost its tranquility, the area has gained in liveliness.
虽然该地区失去了往日的宁静，但是却有了生气。
2.（从…中）受益,获益,得到好处
If yougain from something such as an event or situation, you get some advantage or benefit from it.
e.g. The company didn't disclose how much it expects togain from the two deals...
这家公司未透露这两笔交易的预期获利情况。
e.g. There is absolutely nothing to be gained by feeling bitter..
心怀怨愤是绝对没有好处的。
3.增加（体重、速度等）
Togain something such as weight or speed means to have an increase in that particular thing.
gain的翻译
e.g. Some people dogain weight after they stop smoking...
一些人戒烟后体重确实会增加。
e.g. The BMW started coming forward, passing the other cars and gaining speed as it approached...
那辆宝马车开始赶上来，超过了其他车辆并且在逼近的时候开始加速。
4.（尤指经努力）获得，取得
If yougain something, you obtain it, especially after a lot of hard work or effort.
e.g. They realise that passing exams is no longer enough togain a place at university...
他们认识到现在仅仅是考试通过，并不能确保进入大学。
e.g. Their efforts helped the hostagesgain their freedom.
他们的努力帮助人质获得了自由。
5.为了获得利益；为了获得好处
If you do somethingfor gain, you do it in order to get some advantage or profit for yourself, and for no other reason.
e.g. ...buying art solely for financialgain.
纯粹为了赚钱而购买艺术品
6.（想法、理想等）越来越流行，逐渐为人接受
If something such as an idea or an idealgains ground, it gradually becomes more widely known or more popular.
e.g. There are strong signs that his views are gaining ground...
各种明显的迹象显示他的观点越来越受欢迎。
e.g. The Christian right has been steadily gaining ground in state politics.
基督教右翼组织在国家政治中逐渐获得越来越广泛的支持。
7.赢得时间；争取时间
If you do something in order togain time, you do it in order to give yourself enough time to think of an excuse or a way out of a difficult situation.
e.g. I hoped togain time by keeping him talking.
我希望让他一直说下去以争取时间。
相关词组：gain on
四、例句
No pain, no gain.
不劳则无获。
He has no aspiration for fame or gain.
他不图名利。
It is not for the love of gain that he does so.
他这样做并非为了得什么好处。
You will gain experience if nothing more in that job.
如果这个工作没什么突出的,你至少可以获得经验。
It's the first time we've ever had the power to gain knowledge at our fingertips.
人们第一次有了这样的能力,可以在指尖轻松的获得知识。
After swimming for an hour, he finally gained the shore.
他游了一小时后,终于到达岸边。
Did you gain weight after you stopped exercising.
在你停止锻炼之后,你的体重增加了吗?
I did not gain very much by my inspection.
我这样细看一番收获并不太大。
They gain in security what they lose in liberty.
他们从安全中得到了他们在自由中所失去的东西。
The clock on my computer gains a minute every day.
我电脑上的时间每天快一分钟。
五、词汇搭配
六、经典引文
(After long fightyng) bothe parties departed without either greate gain or losse.
出自：Joseph HallGreedy as they were of gain, they seldom became rich.
出自：Ld MacaulayThe dull, flat voice gained a trace of animation.
出自：I. FlemingHis ideas on Church Reform..gained him a good deal of respect.
出自：W. GoldingPsychoanalysis..can gain access to the contents of the Unconscious.
出自：E. Gellner七、词义辨析
gain的相关近义词
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gain的相关反义词
gain的相关临近词
gainsay、gaily、Gaino、gains、gaine、Gaini、Gainet、Gainon、gainst、Gaines、Gainor、Gainza