gain學測 L2KK [ˈgen] ｜ /ˈgeɪn/
獲得；取得·贏得；博得信任·增加；提升·增加量；獲利
三民、翰林皆收錄，動詞名詞用法皆常考
After the summer camp, she gained both confidence and new friends.
夏令營結束後，她獲得了自信與新朋友。
一個畫面：抓緊拉進手中
伸手抓取伸手抓住渴望的東西
收進口袋把抓到的收進口袋據為己有
越滾越多抓到的持續累積、變多
義項
考取入學B2verb獲得；取得
After months of hard training, she finally gained a place at her dream university.
經過數月的刻苦訓練，她終於獲得了心目中理想大學的入學資格。
gain a placegain experience
贏得信任B2verb贏得；博得信任
After months of hard work, he finally gained the trust of his friends.
經過數月的努力，他終於贏得了朋友們的信任。
gain trustgain respect
加速衝刺B1verb增加；提升
The runner gained speed as she approached the finish line.
跑者在接近終點時逐漸加速。
gain speedgain weight
業績成長B1noun增加量；獲利
The company reported a small gain in sales last month.
這家公司上個月的銷售額出現小幅成長。
weight gaina small gain
片語
gain weight體重上升 →增加體重、變重
gain experience累積經驗 →獲得寶貴經驗
gain access打開大門 →取得使用權限
gain confidence抬頭挺胸 →變得更有自信
你會不會這樣說？
She finally ___ a place at her dream university after months of hard training. (gain / lose)
看答案
gain
gain 是「獲得」，lose 是「失去」，兩者為反義詞。
'The company reported a small gain in sales last month.' 這裡的 gain 是什麼詞性？(A) 動詞 (B) 名詞
看答案
(B)
此句 gain 前有冠詞 a，作名詞用，指銷售額的增加量。
字族
regain 重新獲得；恢復