| 单词 | 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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