指从后面慢慢接近某人/某物(尤指追赶时缩小距离)。
搭配:后接“被追赶的对象”(人、交通工具、动物等)。 例句:The marathon runner was tired, but he could feel the runner behind him gaining upon him.
(这位马拉松选手很累,但他能感觉到后面的选手正在逼近他。)
The police car gained upon the stolen vehicle and finally forced it to stop.
(警车追上了被盗车辆,最终迫使它停下。)
指在排名、成绩或进度上逐渐超过对手。
搭配:后接“领先者/竞争对手”。 例句:Our company started to gain upon the market leader after launching the new product.
(我们公司推出新产品后,开始逐渐超越市场领先者。)
The underdog team gained upon the favorites in the final quarter of the game.
(弱势队在比赛最后一节逐渐反超了热门队。)
指某种力量(如疾病、衰老、时间)慢慢对人或事物产生损害或控制。
搭配:后接“受影响的对象”(人、身体、物体等)。 例句:As he aged, dementia began to gain upon his memory.
(随着年龄增长,痴呆症开始逐渐侵蚀他的记忆。)
The sea has been gaining upon the coastal village for years, washing away houses.
(多年来,海水不断侵蚀这个沿海村庄,冲毁了房屋。)
偶尔用于表示“逐渐获得某人的认可或亲近”(更常用 gain on 或 gain favor with)。
例句:The new teacher tried hard to gain upon the shy students by being patient.
(新老师通过耐心努力,逐渐赢得了害羞学生的信任。)
及物短语:后面必须接宾语(不能单独使用,如不能说 He is gaining upon.,需说 He is gaining upon his rival.)。
与 gain on 互换:两者意思完全相同,gain on 更口语化,gain upon 更正式或文学化。
时态注意:常用进行时(is/was gaining upon)表示“正在逐渐发生”的动作。
通过以上分类和例子,你可以根据语境灵活理解 gain upon 的含义~