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gain[gain¹]

• 発音記号[géin]
• 
  

[動](他)

1 〈ほしいものを〉（努力の結果）得る, 手に入れる；…をもうける；…を（競争などで）勝ち取る；（時間を）かせぐ

gain a victory
勝利を勝ち取る

gain an advantage over ...
…よりも有利な立場を得る

gain experience
経験を得る

there's nothing to be gained by ...
…によってプラスになることは何もない

You have little to gain and much to lose.
得るところは少なく損ばかりですよ.

2 …を説得する；〈人を〉味方に引き入れる((over))

She gained her brother as an ally.
兄［弟］を味方に引き入れた.

3 …を増す, 加える；〈時計が〉…分［秒, 時間］進む（⇔lose）

gain experience
経験を積む

Our party gained 15 seats.
わが党は議席を15増やした

The plane gained altitude.
飛行機は高度を増した

That clock gains several minutes a week.
あの時計は週に数分進む

The yen gained ￥8 against the dollar.
円は対ドル8円高となった.

4 ((形式または文))…に（努力して）到達する, 着く；〈目的を〉達成する

gain the summit of a mountain
山頂に到達する.

5 〈損失を〉こうむる.

6 〈事態を〉招く；〈人に〉…をもたらす

His defiance gained him the king's wrath.
彼の反抗的態度は王の怒りをかった.

━━(自)

1 よくなる, 進歩する；（…を）増す((in ...))

gain in popularity
人気を増す

The patient was gaining daily.
患者は日に日によくなっていった.

2 （…で）利益を得る((by, from ...))

stand to gain
得しそうである.

3 ［I（[副]）］（…に）どんどん接近する((on, upon ...))

The pirate ship gained on ［upon］ us.
海賊船がわが船にしだいに迫ってきた.

4 （…を）引き離す((on, upon ...))

gain on one's pursuers
追跡者を引き離す.

5 〈時計が〉進む（⇔lose）

gain by one minute a day
1日1分進む.

gain on ［upon］ ...

(1) ⇒(自)3, 4
(2) 〈海が〉〈陸地を〉浸食する.
(3) …の気に入る, をとりこにする

The passion for liquor was gaining on him.
彼の酒好きがだんだん高じてきた.

(4) ((古))…に取り入る, の歓心を得る.

━━[名]

1 利益, 利得, メリット；((〜s))もうけ, 報酬, 賞金, 得点

ill-gotten gains
不正利得

for gain
金もうけのために

No pain, no gain. ［＝There is no gain without pain. ］
((ことわざ)) 骨折りなくして利益なし；苦は楽の種.

2 （量・数の）増加；進歩

a gain of ￥8 on ［against］ the dollar in two days
2日で対ドル8円高.

3 [U]（利益などの）取得.

4 （ラジオなどの）音量調整

ride gain
音量を調整する.

5 《電子工学》（増幅器の）振幅利得（入力に対する出力の割合）.

regain[re・gain]

• 発音記号[rigéin]
• 
  

[動](他)

1 …を取り戻す［返す］, 回復する

regain consciousness
意識を回復する, 正気づく

regain one's breath
（乱れた）息を整える

regain one's balance ［footing］
（転びかけて）体勢をたてなおす.

2 ((形式))〈場所・状態に〉復帰する, 帰り着く.



renew
(rĭ-nū', -nyū')

v., -newed, -new·ing, -news. v.tr.

1. To make new or as if new again; restore: renewed the antique chair.
2. To take up again; resume: renew an old friendship; renewed the argument.
3. To repeat so as to reaffirm: renew a promise.
4. To regain or restore the physical or mental vigor of; revive: I renewed my spirits in the country air.
5. 1. To arrange for the extension of: renew a contract; renew a magazine subscription.
   2. To arrange to extend the loan of: renewed the library books before they were overdue.
6. To replenish: renewed the water in the humidifier.
7. To bring into being again; reestablish.

v.intr.

1. To become new again.
2. To start over.

[Middle English renewen : re-, re- + newen, to renew (from new, new; see new).]

renewer re·new'er n.

anew
(ə-nū', ə-nyū')
adv.

1. Once more; again.
2. In a new and different way, form, or manner.

[Middle English : a, of (from Old English of; see of) + new, new thing (from Old English nīwe; see new), or a-, on. See a-² + new.]