gain

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English - Vietnamese dictionary

gain /gein/

• danh từ
  • lợi, lời; lợi lộc; lợi ích
    • love of gain: lòng tham lợi
  • (số nhiều) của thu nhập, của kiếm được; tiền lãi
  • sự tăng thêm
    • a gain to knowlegde: sự tăng thêm hiểu biết
  • ill-gotten gains never prosper
    • (tục ngữ) của phi nghĩa có già đâu

• động từ
  • thu được, lấy được, giành được, kiếm được
    • to gain experience: thu được kinh nghiệm
    • to gain someone's sympathy: giành được cảm tình của ai
    • to gain one's living: kiếm sống
  • đạt tới, tới
    • to gain the top of a mountain: tới đỉnh núi
    • swimmer gains the shopre: người bơi tới bờ
  • tăng tốc (tốc độ...); lên (cân...); nhanh (đồng hồ...)
    • to gain weight: lên cân, béo ra
    • watch gains five minutes: đồng hồ nhanh năm phút
  • to gain on (upon)
    • lấn chiếm, lấn vào
  • sea gains on land: biễn lấn vào đất liền
  • tiến sát, đuổi sát (ai, cái gì)
  • tranh thủ được lòng (ai)
    • to gain over: tranh thủ được, giành được về phía mình
  • to gain ground
    • tiến tới, tiến bộ
  • (+ upon, on) lấn chiếm; đuổi sát, tiến sát (ai, cái gì)

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Advanced English dictionary

verb, noun
+ verb
obtain / win
1 to obtain or win sth, especially sth that you need or want: [VN] to gain entrance / entry / access to sth + The country gained its independence ten years ago. + The party gained over 50% of the vote. + I gained an insight into the work of a journalist. + He has gained a reputation for unpredictable behaviour. + [VNN] Her unusual talent gained her worldwide recognition.
2 ~ (sth) (by / from sth) to obtain an advantage or benefit from sth or from doing sth: [VN] There is nothing to be gained from delaying the decision. + [V] Who stands to gain from this decision?
get more
3 [VN] to gradually get more of sth: to gain confidence / strength / experience + I've gained weight recently.
of watch / clock
4 to go too fast: [VN] My watch gains two minutes every 24 hours. [also V]
Antonym: LOSE
of currencies / shares
5 ~ against sth to increase in value: [VN] The shares gained 14p to 262p. + [V] The pound gained against the dollar again today.
reach place
6 [VN] (formal) to reach a place, usually after a lot of effort: At last she gained the shelter of the forest.
Idioms: gain ground to become more powerful or successful: Sterling continues to gain ground against the dollar.
gain time to delay sth so that you can have more time to make a decision, deal with a problem, etc.
more at VENTURE v.
Phrasal Verbs: gain in sth to get more of a particular quality: to gain in confidence + Wine bars have gained in popularity in recent years.
gain on sb/sth to get closer to sb/sth that you are chasing: She looked back and saw that the car was still gaining on her.
+ noun
increase
1 [C, U] an increase in the amount of sth, especially in wealth or weight: a £3 000 gain from our investment + Regular exercise is the best way of preventing weight gain. + The party had a net gain of nine seats on the local council.
advantage
2 [C] an advantage or improvement: efficiency gains + These policies have resulted in great gains in public health. + Our loss is their gain.
profit
3 [U] (often disapproving) financial profit: He only seems to be interested in personal gain. + It's amazing what some people will do for gain. + They sold the company purely for short-term gain.

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Thesaurus dictionary

v.

1 get, obtain, acquire, procure, attain, achieve, secure, earn, win, capture, bag, net, harvest, reap, garner, glean, collect, gather, come by, pick up:

Any advantage we gain today may be lost tomorrow.

2 make, get, profit, gain ground, earn, benefit, realize, clear, bring in, produce, yield:

Have you gained from the transaction?

3 improve, recuperate, progress, rally, get better, advance, gain ground:

Her health has gained steadily since the cyst was removed.

4 catch up (to or on or with), approach, get nearer (to), overtake, close with, close in (on), narrow the gap, gain ground:

As we came to the finish line, Tom was gaining on me. Though he kept gaining, I won.

5 leave behind, outdistance, draw or pull away (from), widen the gap, get or go or move further or farther ahead, get further or farther away (from), increase the lead:

I kept gaining on him till I was a mile ahead.

6 reach, arrive at, get to, come to:

After paddling for hours, we finally gained the shore.

7 increase, move ahead, improve, advance, progress, gain ground:

Shares gained again on the exchange.

n.

8 profit, advantage, margin, yield, return, revenue, income, dividend, benefit, emolument, payment, pay, money; proceeds, earnings, winnings; Colloq chiefly US take, payout, pay-off:

What was your gain on the sale of the house? He has seen gains of 20 per cent on his investment.

9 increase, increment, improvement, rise, addition, enhancement, elevation, augmentation, upward or forward movement, advance, progress:

Each month has seen a gain in share prices.

10 acquisition, achievement, attainment:

My gain was at the expense of their sacrifice.

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Collocation

ADJ.

VERB + GAIN

PREP.

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Concise dictionary

gains|gained|gaininggeɪn
noun
+a quantity that is added
+the advantageous quality of being beneficial
+the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
+the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
verb
+obtain
+win something through one's efforts
+derive a benefit from
+reach a destination, either real or abstract
+obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
+rise in rate or price
+increase in
+earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
+increase (one's body weight)

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