gaining

基本解释

v. 獲得；逐漸獲得；從……中受益；增加（某物的數量或比率）；（鍾、表）走得太快；增值；（經過努力）到達；（使）……（轉而）支持自己的利益（gain 的現在分詞）

Far from gaining glory, they have gained nothing but heartache.
不僅沒有獲得榮耀，相反的，除了心痛，他們一無所得。
There is no shame in gaining knowledge from mistakes – for you, or your boss.
從錯誤中獲得知識竝不羞恥——無論是對你還是你的老板來說。
That way you keep your power base and can expand on it by gaining knowledge of other areas of the company.
那樣，你保持你的權力基礎，竝能通過獲得公司其他領域的知識，對其加以擴展。

Saint Mary's principal, Frank Phillips, says knowing Chinese will help students in a world where China is quickly gaining economic power.
Unlike many poleis,Athens had been successful in gaining control of the whole region which it dominated,the region of Attica.
和其他城邦不同,雅典成功地控制了整個區域,整個阿提卡地區都在雅典的控制之下
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Then there are other people who are pretty careful about what they eat and they're still prone to gaining weight.
還有一類人非常注意控制飲食,但是仍然容易發胖
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What about breaking ground outside the U.S., say, in Europe, where REITs are gaining popularity?
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If a person or place gains something such as an ability or quality, they gradually get more of it.
If you gain from something such as an event or situation, you get some advantage or benefit from it.
To gain something such as weight or speed means to have an increase in that particular thing.
Gain is also a noun.
If you gain something, you obtain it, especially after a lot of hard work or effort.
a notch, mortise, or groove, esp one cut to take the flap of a butt hinge
If something such as an idea or an ideal gains ground, it gradually becomes more widely known or more popular.