English-Thai Dictionary
gain
N จำนวน ที่ เพิ่มขึ้น ปริมาณ ที่ ขยาย ออก increase enlargement decrease reduction jam-nuan-ti-poem-kuen
gain
N ผลประโยชน์ ผลกำไร benefit advantage profit pon-pa-yod
gain
VT เพิ่ม ทำให้ มากขึ้น increase enlarge expand decrease lessen poem
gain
VT ได้รับ สำเร็จ บรรลุ ได้ กำไร ได้ประโยชน์ เอาชนะ จนได้ บางสิ่ง มา earn obtain procure receive lose dai-rub
gain
VT ไป ถึง มาถึง reach pai-tuang
gain by
PHRV ได้ประโยชน์ จาก ได้เปรียบ จาก lose by dai-pra-yod-jak
gain from
PHRV ได้ประโยชน์ จาก ได้เปรียบ จาก lose by dai-pra-yod-jak
gain in
PHRV เพิ่มพูน ทำให้ เพิ่ม ทำให้ มากขึ้น grow in prom-pun
gain on
PHRV คืบหน้า กว่า คู่แข่ง (ทาง ธุรกิจ มี ภาษี ดีกว่า คู่แข่ง gain upon kueb-na-kwa-ku-kaeng
gain on
PHRV เคลื่อนไหว เร็ว กว่า วิ่ง เร็ว กว่า gain upon krueng-wai-reao-kwa
gain on
PHRV เซาะ (ดิน เข้ามา gain upon sor-kao-ma
gain over
PHRV ได้รับ ความภักดี จาก win over dai-rab-kwam-pak-de-jak
gain upon
PHRV คืบหน้า กว่า คู่แข่ง (ทาง ธุรกิจ มี ภาษี ดีกว่า คู่แข่ง gain on kueb-na-kwa-ku-kaeng
gain upon
PHRV เซาะ (ดิน เข้ามา gain on sor-kao-ma
gain upon
PHRV ไป เร็ว กว่า gain on pai-reo-kwa
gainer
N ผู้ ได้ กำไร ผู้ ได้เปรียบ ผู้ ได้ ชัยชนะ phu-di-kam-rai
gainful
ADJ มีประโยชน์ มี กำไร moneymaking rewarding me-pra-yod
gainless
A ที่ ไม่ได้ รับประโยชน์
gainly
ADV ที่ สวยงาม เรียบร้อย
gainsay
VT ปฏิเสธ คัดค้าน ไม่ยอมรับ ความจริง deny contradict confirm concede pa-ti-sed
gainst
PREP ต่อต้าน against
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GAIN
v.t.[Heb. to gain, to possess. ] 1. To obtain by industry or the employment of capital; to get as profit or advantage; to acquire. Any industrious person may gain a good living in America; but it is less difficult to gain property, than it is to use it with prudence. Money at interest may gain five, six, or seven per cent.
What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Matthew 16:26.
2. To win; to obtain by superiority or success; as, to gain a battle or a victory; to gain a prize; to gain a cause in law.
3. To obtain; to acquire; to procure; to receive; as, to gain favor; to gain reputation.
For fame with toil we gain, but lose with ease.
4. To obtain an increase of anything; as, to gain time.
5. To obtain or receive anything, good or bad; as, to gain harm and loss. Acts 27:21.
6. To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.
To gratify the queen, and gain the court.
If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Matthew 18:15.
7. To obtain as a suitor.
8. To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.
To gain into, to draw or persuade to join in.
He gained Lepidus into his measures.
To gain over, to draw to another party or interest; to win over.
To gain ground, to advance in any undertaking; to prevail; to acquire strength or extent; to increase.
GAIN
v.i.To have advantage or profit; to grow rich; to advance in interest or happiness. Thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion. Ezekiel 22:12.
1. To encroach; to advance on; to come forward by degrees; with on; as, the ocean or river gains on the land.
2. To advance nearer; to gain ground on; with on; as, a fleet horse gains on his competitor.
3. To get ground; to prevail against or have the advantage.
The English have not only gained upon the Venetians in the Levant, but have their cloth in Venice itself.
4. To obtain influence with.
My good behavior had so far gained on the emperor, that I began to conceive hopes of liberty.
To gain the wind, in sea language, is to arrive on the windward side of another ship.
GAIN
n.Profit; interest; something obtained as an advantage. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Philippians 3:7.
1. Unlawful advantage. 2 Corinthians 12:17 -18.
2. Overplus in computation; any thing opposed to loss.
GAIN
n.In architecture, a beveling shoulder; a lapping of timbers, or the cut that is made for receiving a timber.
GAIN
a.Handy; dexterous.
GAINABLE
a.That may be obtained or reached.
GAINAGE
n.In old laws, the same as wainage, that is, guainage; the horses, oxen and furniture of the wain, or the instruments for carrying on tillage, which, when a villain was amerced, were left free, that cultivation might not be interrupted. The word signifies also the land itself, or the profit made by cultivation.
GAINED
pp. Obtained as profit or advantage; won; drawn over to a party; reached.
GAINER
n.One that gains or obtains profit, interest or advantage.
GAINFUL
a.Producing profit or advantage; profitable; advantageous; advancing interest or happiness. 1. Lucrative; productive of money; adding to the wealth or estate.
GAINFULLY
adv. With increase of wealth; profitably; advantageously.
GAINFULNESS
n.Profit; advantage.
GAINGIVING
n.[from the root of again, against, and give. See Gainsay. ] A misgiving; a giving against or away. [Not used. ]
GAINLESS
a.Not producing gain; unprofitable; not bringing advantage.
GAINLESSNESS
n.Unprofitableness; want of advantage.
GAINLY
adv. Handily; readily; dextrously.
GAINSAY
v.t.[Eng. against. ] To contradict; to oppose in words; to deny or declare not to be true what another says; to controvert; to dispute; applied to persons, or to propositions, declarations or facts. I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Luke 21:15.
GAINSAYER
n.One who contradicts or denies what is alleged; an opposer. Titus 1:9.
GAINSAYING
ppr. Contradicting; denying; opposing.
GAINST
[See Against. ]
GAINSTAND
v.t.To withstand; to oppose; to resist.
GAINSTRIVE
v.i.To make resistance.
GAINSTRIVE
v.t.To withstand.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GAIN
Gain, n. Etym: [Cf. W. gan a mortise. ] (Arch. )
Defn: A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
GAIN
Gain, a. Etym: [OE. gein, gain, good, near, quick; cf. Icel. gegn ready, serviceable, and gegn, adv. , against, opposite. CF. Ahain.]
Defn: Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]
GAIN
Gain, n. Etym: [OE. gain, gein, ga, gain, advantage, Icel. gagn; akin to Sw. gagn, Dan. gavn, cf. Goth. gageigan to gain. The word was prob. influenced by F. gain gain, OF. gaain. Cf. Gain, v. t.]
1. That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Phil. iii. 7.Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Tim. vi. 6. Every one shall share in the gains. Shak.
2. The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation. "The lust of gain. " Tennyson.
GAIN
Gain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gained; p. pr. & vb. n. Gaining.] Etym: [From gain, n. but. prob. influenced by F. gagner to earn, gain, OF. gaaignier to cultivate, OHG. weidin, weidinen to pasture, hunt, fr. weida pasturage, G. weide, akin to Icel. vei hunting, AS. wa, cf. L. venari to hunt, E. venison. See Gain, n., profit. ]
1. To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living. What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul Matt. xvi. 26.To gain dominion, or to keep it gained. Milton. For fame with toil we gain, but lose with ease. Pope.
2. To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.
3. To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate. If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. Matt. xviii. 15. To gratify the queen, and gained the court. Dryden.
4. To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor. Forded Usk and gained the wood. Tennyson.
5. To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage. [Obs. or Ironical ] Ye should. .. not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. Acts xxvii. 21.Gained day, the calendar day gained in sailing eastward around the earth. -- To gain ground, to make progress; to advance in any undertaking; to prevail; to acquire strength or extent. -- To gain over, to draw to one's party or interest; to win over. -- To gain the wind (Naut. ), to reach the windward side of another ship.
Syn. -- To obtain; acquire; get; procure; win; earn; attain; achieve. See Obtain. -- To Gain, Win. Gain implies only that we get something by exertion; win, that we do it in competition with others. A person gains knowledge, or gains a prize, simply by striving for it; he wins a victory, or wins a prize, by taking it in a struggle with others.
GAIN
GAIN Gain, v. i.
Defn: To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily. Thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion. Ezek. xxii.12. Gaining twist, in rifled firearms, a twist of the grooves, which increases regularly from the breech to the muzzle. To gain on or upon. (a ) To encroach on; as, the ocean gains on the land. (b ) To obtain influence with. (c ) To win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest. (d ) To get the better of; to have the advantage of. The English have not only gained upon the Venetians in the Levant, but have their cloth in Venice itself. Addison. My good behavior had so far gained on the emperor, that I began to conceive hopes of liberty. Swift.
GAINABLE
Gain "a *ble, a. Etym: [CF. F. gagnable. See Gain, v. t.]
Defn: Capable of being obtained or reached. Sherwood.
GAINAGE
Gain "age (, 48 ), n. Etym: [OF. gaignage pasturage, crop, F. gaignage pasturage. See Gain, v. t.] (O. Eng. Law ) (a ) The horses, oxen, plows, wains or wagons and implements for carrying on tillage. (b ) The profit made by tillage; also, the land itself. Bouvier.
GAINER
GAINER Gain "er, n.
Defn: One who gains. Shak.
GAINFUL
GAINFUL Gain "ful, a.
Defn: Profitable; advantageous; lucrative. "A gainful speculation. " Macaulay. -- Gain "ful *ly, adv. -- Gain "ful *ness, n.
GAINGIVING
Gain "giv `ing, n. Etym: [See Again, and Give. ]
Defn: A misgiving. [Obs. ]
GAINLESS
GAINLESS Gain "less, a.
Defn: Not producing gain; unprofitable. Hammond. -- Gain "less /ness, n.
GAINLY
Gain "ly, adv. Etym: [See Gain, a.]
Defn: Handily; readily; dexterously; advantageously. [Obs. ] Dr. H. More.
GAINPAIN
GAINPAIN Gain "pain `, n.Etym: [F. gagner to gain + pain bread. ]
Defn: Bread-gainer; -- a term applied in the Middle Ages to the sword of a hired soldier.
GAINSAY
Gain `say " ( or; 277 ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gainsaid ( or ); p. pr. &vb. n. Gainsaying. ] Etym: [OE. geinseien, ageinseien. See Again, and Say to utter. ]
Defn: To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid. I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Luke xxi. 15. The just gods gainsay That any drop thou borrow'dst from thy mother, My sacred aunt, should by my mortal sword Be drained. Shak.
GAINSAYER
GAINSAYER Gain `say "er, n.
Defn: One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies. "To convince the gainsayers." Tit. i. 9.
GAINSBOROUGH HAT
GAINSBOROUGH HAT Gains "borough hat.
Defn: A woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by Thomas Gainsborough, the English artist (1727 - 88 ).
GAINSOME
GAINSOME Gain "some, a.
1. Gainful.
2. Prepossessing; well-favored. [Obs. ] Massinger.
GAINSTAND
Gain "stand `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gainstood; p. pr. & vb. n.gainstanding.] Etym: [See Again, and Stand. ]
Defn: To withstand; to resist. [Obs. ] Durst. .. gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sir P. Sidney.
GAINSTRIVE
Gain "strive `, v. t. & i. Etym: [See Again, and Strive. ]
Defn: To strive or struggle against; to withstand. [Obs. ] Spenser.
New American Oxford Dictionary
gain
gain |gān ɡeɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 obtain or secure (something desired, favorable, or profitable ): a process that has gained the confidence of the industry | [ with two objs. ] : their blend of acoustic folk pop gained them several chart hits. • reach or arrive at (a desired destination ): we gained the ridge. • [ no obj. ] (gain on ) come closer to (a person or thing pursued ): a huge bear gaining on him with every stride. • archaic bring over to one's interest or views; win over: to gratify the queen and gain the court. 2 increase the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed ): she had gradually gained weight since her wedding. • [ no obj. ] increase in value: stocks also gained for the third day in a row. • [ no obj. ] (gain in ) improve or advance in some respect: canoeing is gaining in popularity. • (of a clock or watch ) become fast by (a specific amount of time ): this atomic clock will neither gain nor lose a second in the next 1 million years. ▶noun an increase in wealth or resources: the mayor was accused of using municipal funds for personal gain. • a thing that is achieved or acquired: a balance between water loss and water gain. • the factor by which power or voltage is increased in an amplifier or other electronic device, usually expressed as a logarithm. DERIVATIVES gain a ble adjective, gain er noun ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as a noun, originally in the sense ‘booty ’): from Old French gaigne (noun ), gaignier (verb ), of Germanic origin.
Gainesville
Gaines ville |ˈgānzˌvil, -vəl ˈɡeɪnzvɪl | a city in north central Florida, home to the University of Florida; pop. 114,916 (est. 2008 ).
gainful
gain ful |ˈgānfəl ˈɡeɪnfəl | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] serving to increase wealth or resources: he soon found gainful employment . DERIVATIVES gain ful ly adverb, gain ful ness noun
gainsay
gain say |ˌgānˈsā, ˈgānˌsā ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ | ▶verb ( past and past participle gainsaid ) [ with obj. with negative ] formal deny or contradict (a fact or statement ): the impact of the railroads cannot be gainsaid. • speak against or oppose (someone ). DERIVATIVES gain say er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from obsolete gain- ‘against ’ + say .
Gainsborough, Thomas
Gains bor ough, Thomas |ˈgānzbərə ˈɡeɪnzbəroʊ | (1727 –88 ), English painter. He was known for his society portraits, including Mr. and Mrs. Andrews (1748 ) and The Blue Boy ( c. 1770 ), and for landscapes such as The Watering Place (1777 ).
gainsharing
gain shar ing |ˈgānˌSHe (ə )riNG ˈɡeɪnˌʃɛ (ə )rɪŋ | ▶noun an incentive plan in which employees or customers receive benefits directly as a result of cost-saving measures that they initiate or participate in: [ as modifier ] : the company's gainsharing program ties bonuses directly to team performance.
gain-up
gain-up ▶noun a control on a video camera used to increase the gain when filming in dark conditions.
Oxford Dictionary
gain
gain |geɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable ): we gained entry to the car in five seconds | [ with two objs ] : their blend of acoustic pop gained them several chart hits. • [ no obj. ] benefit: managers would gain from greater openness. • archaic win over to one's interest or views: to gratify the queen, and gain the court. 2 reach or arrive at (a destination ): we gained the ridge. • [ no obj. ] (gain on ) come closer to (a person or thing pursued ): a huge bear was gaining on him with every stride. 3 increase the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed ): she had gained weight since her wedding. • [ no obj. ] increase in value: shares gained for the third day in a row. • [ no obj. ] (gain in ) improve or advance in (some respect ): canoeing is gaining in popularity. • (of a clock or watch ) become fast by (a specific amount of time ): this atomic clock will neither gain nor lose a second in the next 1 million years. ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 an increase in wealth or resources: the pursuit of personal gain | [ count noun ] : shares showed gains of up to 21 per cent. • a thing that is achieved or acquired: the potential gain from rail privatization would be a more commercial railway. 2 the factor by which power or voltage is increased in an amplifier or other electronic device, usually expressed as a logarithm. PHRASES gain time obtain extra time to achieve something by deliberate delaying tactics: the government was using the negotiations to gain time. DERIVATIVES gainable adjective, gainer noun ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as a noun, originally in the sense ‘booty ’): from Old French gaigne (noun ), gaignier (verb ), of Germanic origin.
Gainesville
Gaines ville |ˈgānzˌvil, -vəl ˈɡeɪnzvɪl | a city in north central Florida, home to the University of Florida; pop. 114,916 (est. 2008 ).
gainful
gain |ful |ˈgeɪnfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] serving to increase wealth or resources: he soon found gainful employment. DERIVATIVES gainfully adverb, gainfulness noun
gainsay
gainsay |geɪnˈseɪ | ▶verb ( past and past participle gainsaid |-ˈsed | ) [ with obj. ] [ with negative ] formal deny or contradict (a fact or statement ): the impact of the railways cannot be gainsaid. • speak against or oppose (someone ). DERIVATIVES gainsayer noun ORIGIN Middle English: from obsolete gain- ‘against ’ + say .
Gainsborough, Thomas
Gainsborough, Thomas |ˈgeɪnzbərə | (1727 –88 ), English painter. He was famous for his society portraits, including Mr and Mrs Andrews (1748 ) and The Blue Boy ( c. 1770 ), and for landscapes such as The Watering Place (1777 ).
gainsharing
gain shar ing |ˈgānˌSHe (ə )riNG ˈɡeɪnˌʃɛ (ə )rɪŋ | ▶noun an incentive plan in which employees or customers receive benefits directly as a result of cost-saving measures that they initiate or participate in: [ as modifier ] : the company's gainsharing program ties bonuses directly to team performance.
gain-up
gain-up ▶noun a control on a video camera used to increase the gain when filming in dark conditions.
American Oxford Thesaurus
gain
gain verb 1 he gained a scholarship to the college: obtain, get, secure, acquire, come by, procure, attain, achieve, earn, win, garner, capture, clinch, pick up, carry off, reap; informal land, net, bag, scoop, wangle, swing, walk away /off with. ANTONYMS lose. 2 they stood to gain from the deal: profit, make money, reap benefits, benefit, do well; informal make a killing. ANTONYMS lose. 3 the dog gained weight: put on, increase in. ANTONYMS lose. 4 the others were gaining on us: catch up with /on, catch someone up, catch, close (in ) on, near. 5 we finally gained the ridge: reach, arrive at, get to, come to, make, attain, set foot on; informal hit, wind up at. ▶noun 1 his gain from the deal: profit, advantage, benefit, reward; percentage, takings, yield, return, winnings, receipts, proceeds, dividend, interest; informal pickings, cut, take, divvy, slice, piece of the pie. ANTONYMS loss. 2 a price gain of 7.5 percent: increase, rise, increment, augmentation, addition. ANTONYMS decrease. PHRASES gain time the district attorney had run out of plausible ways to gain time: play for time, stall, procrastinate, delay, temporize, hold back, hang back, hang fire, dally, drag one's feet. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See get . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
gainful
gainful adjective a gainful investment: profitable, paid, well-paid, remunerative, lucrative, moneymaking; rewarding, fruitful, worthwhile, useful, productive, constructive, beneficial, advantageous, valuable.
gainsay
gainsay verb formal it was difficult to gainsay his claim: deny, dispute, disagree with, argue with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, challenge, oppose, contest, counter, controvert, rebut. ANTONYMS confirm.
Oxford Thesaurus
gain
gain verb 1 he gained an entrance scholarship to the college: obtain, get, acquire, come by, procure, secure, attain, achieve, earn, win, capture, clinch, pick up, carry off, reap, gather; receive, be given, be awarded, come away with; informal land, net, bag, pot, scoop, wangle, swing, score, nab, collar, cop, hook, get one's hands on, get one's mitts on, get hold of, walk away with, walk off with. ANTONYMS lose. 2 the workers gain high salaries: earn, bring in, make, get, get paid, pocket, clear, gross, net, realize; informal rake in, haul in, bag. 3 they stood to gain from the deal: profit, make money, reap financial reward, reap benefits, benefit; do well out of, make capital out of; informal make a killing, milk, cash in on. ANTONYMS lose. 4 all four patients recovered and gained weight: increase in, put on, add on, build up; acquire more of something. ANTONYMS lose. 5 we were in the lead but the others were gaining on us: catch up with, catch up on, catch someone up, catch, narrow the gap between, get nearer to, draw nearer to, close in on, creep up on, come up to, approach, near. 6 it took a while to gain the high ridge: reach, arrive at, get to, come to, get as far as, make, make it to, attain, set foot on; end up at, land up at, fetch up at; informal hit, wind up at. PHRASES gain ground the trend is gaining ground rapidly: make headway, make progress, make strides, progress, advance, proceed, move, get on, get ahead, come on, come along; informal be getting there. ANTONYMS retrogress; stagnate. gain time the government was using the negotiations to gain time: play for time, stall, procrastinate, delay, use delaying tactics, temporize, hold back, hang back, hang fire, dally, drag one's feet, use dilatory tactics; informal put something on the back burner. ▶noun 1 his gain from the deal was negligible: profit, earnings, income, advantage, benefit, reward, emolument, yield, return, winnings, receipts, proceeds, dividend, interest, percentage, takings; informal pickings, cut, take, rake-off, divvy, whack, slice of the cake; Brit. informal bunce. ANTONYMS loss. 2 the effect of overeating is weight gain: increase, augmentation, addition, rise, increment, accretion, accumulation. ANTONYMS decrease. 3 he made the biggest gain in the last leg of the race: advance, advancement, progress, forward movement, headway, improvement, step forward.
gainful
gainful adjective they see no prospect of finding gainful employment: profitable, paid, well paid, remunerative, lucrative, moneymaking, financially rewarding; rewarding, fruitful, worthwhile, useful, productive, constructive, beneficial, advantageous, valuable; rare fructuous.
gainsay
gainsay verb formal it was difficult to gainsay his claim: deny, dispute, disagree with, argue with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, declare untrue, challenge, oppose, contest, counter, fly in the face of; disprove, debunk, explode, discredit, refute, rebut, brush aside; informal shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames ); Law disaffirm; rare controvert, confute. ANTONYMS confirm.
Duden Dictionary
Gainsborough
Gains bo rough Eigenname |ˈgeːnsbərə |englischer Maler
French Dictionary
gain
gain n. m. nom masculin 1 Action de gagner, d ’économiser quelque chose. : Un gain de temps et d ’énergie. SYNONYME économie . ANTONYME perte . 2 Bénéfice, salaire. : Ils ont réalisé des gains appréciables à la vente de ces immeubles. SYNONYME profit . LOCUTIONS L ’appât du gain. La possibilité de gagner de l ’argent. : Ces délateurs ont cédé à l ’appât du gain. Obtenir gain de cause. Gagner un procès, une réclamation et, plus généralement, obtenir ce qui était demandé. Note Technique Cette locution est figée et les noms demeurent au singulier.
gainage
gainage n. m. nom masculin Action de gainer. : Le gainage de fils électriques.
gaine
gaine n. f. nom féminin 1 Étui. : La gaine d ’une arme. 2 Sous-vêtement féminin. : Une silhouette affinée par une gaine.
gainer
gainer v. tr. verbe transitif Recouvrir d ’une gaine. : Un cordon gainé de cuir. aimer
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
gain
gain /ɡeɪn /〖語源は 「食物を求めて捜しまわる 」〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 (努力の末に )〈重要 [貴重 ]な物 〉を手に入れる , 獲得する ; (次第に )〈能力 技術 〉を身につける; 〈物 事 〉を達成する; 〈場所が 〉〈特性など 〉を獲得する ▸ gain control 支配権を手に入れる ▸ gain information [power ]情報 [権力 ]を得る ▸ gain strength 力を付ける ▸ gain some experience [support ]経験 [支援 ]を多少得る ▸ gain currency 流行する 2 «出来事 状況から /…によって » 〈利益 〉を得る «from /by , through » ▸ gain plenty from technological development 技術の進歩から多くを得る ▸ There's nothing to be gained by [from ] talking about the problem .その問題について話しても何の得にもならない 3 〖gain A B 〗〈物 事が 〉A 〈人 〉にB 〈物 事 〉を得させる ▸ The book gained Tom a considerable reputation .その本によってトムはかなりの名声を得た 4 〈体重 速度など 〉を増す (↔lose )▸ gain weight [speed ]太る [速度を上げる ]5 〈手段 機会など 〉を得る ▸ try to gain access to the White House [the Queen, the secret data ]米国大統領官邸に入ろう [女王に会おう, 秘密のデータを得よう ]とする (!場所の場合はaccess以外にentry, entranceも可 ) 6 〈人が 〉〈時間 〉をかせぐ, 作る ; 〈時計が 〉〈一定の時間 〉進む (↔lose )▸ gain time 時間稼ぎをする ▸ My watch gains two seconds a week .私の時計は1週間に2秒進む 7 (説得して )〈人 〉を味方につける (over ).8 ｟かたく /文 ｠(苦労の末 )…にたどり着く, 達する .自動詞 1 〈人が 〉【能力 技術などを 】(次第に )身につける , 【体重 背丈などを 】増す «in » ; 〈通貨などが 〉 «…に対して » (価値が )上がる «against » ; 〈株が 〉騰貴する ▸ gain in popularity [confidence ]人気がでる [自信がつく ]2 «特定の状況から /…で » 得をする «from /by » ▸ stand to gain from the decision その決定から得をしそうである 3 〈時計が 〉進む (↔lose ).g á in on [upon ] A 1 (次第に )A 〈追いかけている人 車 物 〉に追いつく ; A 〈人 物の水準 〉まで改善する, よくなる (!通例進行形で ) .2 A 〈追いかけて来る人 競争相手 〉を引き離す .3 〈海が 〉A 〈陸地など 〉を浸食する .名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗【体重 速度 レベル 量などの 】増加 , (それらを )得ること «in , to » ▸ prevent gain in weight 体重の増加を防ぐ ▸ a gain to knowledge 知識が増すこと 2 C «…における /…から得た » (計画 努力によって達成した )利点, 強み, 進歩 «in /from » ▸ remarkable gains in computer technology コンピュータ技術のすばらしい進歩 3 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗(金銭上の )利益 ; C 〖～s 〗収益金, 報酬 ▸ No gains without pains .｟ことわざ ｠苦なければ楽なし 4 U (増幅器の )利得, ゲイン ; (指向性アンテナの )感度 .for g á in ｟かたく 否定的に ｠(他人のためではなく )自分がもうけるために, 利益を得るために .
gainer
g á in er 名詞 C 1 勝利者, 獲得者, 利益を得る人 (↔loser ).2 〘スポーツ 〙＝full gainer .
gainful
gain ful /ɡéɪnf (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗1 有給の ; 収入が得られる .2 もうかる, お金になる .～ly 副詞
gainsay
gain say /ɡèɪnséɪ /動詞 →say 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〖通例否定形で 〗…を否定する, …であることを認めない (deny )▸ There is no gainsaying a possibility of time travel .時間旅行の可能性は否定できない
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