❶ 增加，增进〔a gain in weight重量增加〕 ❷ ［常用复数gains］利润，获益〔the gains from his business从他的生意上获的利〕 ❸ 财富的获取〔His love of gain made him greedy．爱财使他贪心。
〕‖ v．❶ 获得，获胜，取得〔to gain a living谋生to gain first prize获得一等奖〕 ❷ 增加，增益〔He gaineds ten pound in two months．他在两个月内体重增加10英磅。〕 ❸ 赶上，到达〔We drove all day， hoping to gain our destination我们行驶了一整天，希望抵达目的地。