| 词汇 | gain on/upon |
| 释义 | gain on/upon 1. draw closer to (sb. or sth. pursued) ; catch up with 逼近；接近；赶上 * The horsemen were rapidly gaining on their enemy. 骑士们很快就追上了敌人。 * The runner was catching up with his rival, gaining on him with every step. 那位赛跑运动员正在追赶他的对手，一步步向他逼近。 * The company is gaining upon its rivals in the volume of sales. 这家公司在销售额上快要赶上它的竞争者了。 2. move further ahead of 跑得比…快；超过 * The leading group of three continued to gain on the rest of the runners and were soon half a mile clear of them. 领先的3个人继续拉大同其他选手的距离，不久就把他们抛在半英里之后了。 * The days are gaining on the nights. 白昼正越来越长，黑夜正越来越短。 3. consume part of; erode 蚕食；侵蚀 * Year by year the ocean gained upon the shore, and finally took a toll on the houses that had once been pride of the town. 年复一年海水侵蚀着海岸，终于把这个城市曾一度引以为荣的那些房子冲垮了。 * Solid embankments have been constructed to prevent the river from gaining on the land. 人们修筑坚固的堤岸，以防止河水对土地的侵蚀。 |
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