went totaHy gaga over the
band.乐迷对这个乐队完全:着
迷了。
gage (
gag-gle /'gaegl/
noun 1 a group of noisy people — # (吵闹的人 i
: a gaggZe 〇/ tourists/schooZchfWren
一_喧闹的燊客/唧唧喳喳的，丨、学生2 a group of geese
一_群（鹅）；（鹅）群
Gaia
/'gaia/
noun [sing.] the Earth,
considered as a great natural system which organizes and controls itself 盖哑
<被视为能进行自我规划与控制的巨大自然体系的
地球>
gai-ety /'geiati/
noun [U] {old-fashioned) the state of being cheerful and full of
fun ^ ;愉快；高兴：The
colourful flags added to the gaiety of the
occasion. ^
增添亍盛会的欢乐气氛。一see also GAILY, GAY fl办 —compare gayness
gaily /，geili/ <7办_ 1
in a bright and attractive way 花哨
地；备丽地；华丽地：a gaiiy
decorated room装饰华丽
的屋子2 in a cheerful way快乐地；欢乐地；喜气洋洋
地：gm7yZaughing children # 笑颜开的孩子◊ She waved gai’Zy
to the ZittZe crowd 她高奐;一小群人挥手。
3 without thinking or
caring about the effect of your actions on other people欠思索地；毫无顾忌地；轻率
地：She gaily announced that she was leaving
the next day.她不假思索地宣布说她第二天要离开。一see also GAIETY, GAY adj.
gain /gein/
verb, noun
• verb
►
OBTAIN/WIN.获得；贏.得 *1
to obtain or win sth，espe- cially sth that
you need or want 获得；贏得；博得；取
得：[VN] to gam entrance/entry/access to sth 得以进入 /
〇 The country gained its
independence ten years ago.这个国家十年前贏得了独立。◊ The party gained over
50% 〇/ the vote.该党获得超过50%的选票。◊ [VNN] Her unusual talent gained her worldwide
recognition. M 非凡的才能举世公认。2〜（sth) (by/from sth)
to obtain an advantage or benefit from sth or from doing sth (从…中）受益，获益；得到（好处）：[VN] 77iere is nothing to be gained from
delaying the decision.
定得不到任何好处。◊ [V] Who stands to gain介om this decision?谁会从这一决定中受益呢？
►
GET MORE 增加 3 [VN]
to gradually get more of sth 增
加；增添；增进；增長：togafncozi/idence/strengt/i/
experience 增加信心 / 力量 / 经验◊ J’ve gained
weight recenriy.最近我的体重增加了。
PTJ3LOSE
►
OF WATCH/CLOCK 钟表 4 to go too fast 走得太快；快： [VN] My watch gains two minutes eve/y 24 hours•我的表 每24小时快两分钟。[also V]
PTini
lose
►
OF CURRENCIES/SHARES 货币；股票 5 〜（against sth) to increase in value 增值；升值：[VN] The .shares gained J却to況取股价上升了 14便士，到262便士。〇[V] The euro gained against the dollar again today. ^ ^
元兑换美元的汇率又上升了。
►
REACH PLACE 到达某地 6 [VN] to
reach a place,
usually after a lot of effort (经过努力.）到达：At Zast she gained the shelter 〇/ the /orest.命终于到达了 森林中
的隐蔽处。
IT»TOI gain 'ground to become more powerful
or successful变得更强大（或更有成效、更成功）；有进
步；获得进展：SterZfng continues to gain ground against the doHar.英镑对美元的比价继续坚挺。gain 'time to delay sth so that you
can have more time to make a decision, deal with a problem, etc.(通过拖延）贏得时
间一more at venture
v. gain in sth to get
more of a particular quality
增力卩；增长：to gain in confidence ^ >l> 0 His books have gained in
popu- Zarify
in recent years.近年来他的书越来越受欢迎。’gain
on sb/sth to
get closer to sb/sth that you are chasing 接近，逼近（所追逐的人或物）
mnoun
►
INCREASE 增加 1 [C，U] an increase in the amount of sth， especially in wealth or weight (尤指财富、重量的）增
值，增加：a £3 000 gain
介om our investment 从我们的 投资中姦取的3 000英镑的收益◊ Regular exercise
heZps prevent weight gain.经畲锻痦有助于防止体重增加。
ADVANTAGE,好处.2 [C]
an advantage or improvement 好
处；利益；改进：ejQfkienpy gains效率提高◊ These policies have resulted in great gains in public health. ^
835 gallant
些政策使公共卫生得到极大改进。◊ Our 〖cws is thei'r gai’n.我们之所失即他们之所得。
ELQloss
►
PROFIT 利润 3 [U] (often £//sopprav//7g) financial profit fij 润；经济收 S : He only seems to be
interested in persona! gain.他似乎只在乎个人的收益。◊ ft’s amazfng what
some people wi’H do/or gain.看的人为一己之利而
干出的事令人惊讶。
ITn^l see
pain n.
gain-ful /'geinfl/
adj.
{format)
used to describe useful work that you are paid for有收益的；有报酬的；有利可
图的：gain_AzZ employment 有酬的工作► gain.ful.ly /-fali/ adv. ： emptoyed 有酬雇用
gain-say
/.gein'sei/
verb (gain-says J-'sez/, gain-said, gainsaid /-'sed/) [VN] {formal) (often used in negative
sen- tences 常虑于否定句）to say that sth
is not true; to dis- agree with or deny sth 反政；反对；否认 HT1 deny： JVobody can gainsay his daims.沒人能够反驳他的说法。
gait /geit/
[sing.】a way of walking 步态；步法：He waHced with a roHing
gait.他走起路来摇摇摆摆。
gai.ter /_geita(r)/ noun [usually pi.] a cloth
or leather covering for the leg between the knee and the ankle. Gaiters were worn by
men in the past and are now mainly worn by people who go walking or climbing. 绑腿，护腿U日时为男士所穿，现主要为徒步者或登山者
所穿 > :a pair 〇/gaiters
—副绑腿
gal /gael/ noun [old-fashioned, informal,
especially NAm£) a
girl or woman女孩；姑娘；女手
gal» (in writing) gallon⑻（书写形式）加仑
gala /'gaile;
NAmE 'geila/ noun 1 a special public celebration
or entertainment 盛会；演出：a charity
galah /ga'la:/
now/7 (/\wsfra/f，a stupid person 蠢
人；傻if
gal-an-tine /'gaelantiin/
noun [U, C] (from French) a dish consisting of
cooked meat or fisii in jelly 肉冻；▲肉冻
gal-axy /'gaelaksi/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [c] any of the large
systems of stars, etc. in outer space 星系 2 the Galaxy (also the .Milky 'Way) [sing.] the system of
stars that contains our sun and its planets, seen as a bright band in the night
sky 银河；银河系 3
[C] (/n/ormfl/) a group of famous people, or people with a particular skill 群英； 人才荟幸：a gaZcDQ^ 〇/ HoHyvvood stars好莱玛影星的
荟萃
gale /geil/
now/i 1 an extremely strong wind
大风；飓
风：TTie gaZe Wew down hundreds 〇/ trees.大风吹倒了 数百棵树。◊ gaZe-/orce wfnds七级以上的大风◊ i；8r£) l^s blowing a gale outside
[= a
strong wind is blowing). 外面在刮大风。2 gale(s) of laughter the sound of people
laughing very loudly —阵（阵:）大笑声：His speech was greeted with
gaZes 〇/daughter.人们对他的演
讲报以阵阵笑声。 gall /go:l/ noun, verb
►
nown 1 rude behaviour
showing a lack of respect that is surprising because the person doing it is not
embar- rassed 鲁莽；厚颜无耻 HEI
impudence: Then they had the gaH to compiain/而且他们居然还有脸抱怨！
2 (/omifl/) a bitter feeling full of hatred 怨恨；怨愤
HTTl
resentment 3 a swelling on plants and trees caused by
insects, disease, etc•瘿，虫—（植物因受病原
刺激或虫害而出现的局部增生> 4 = BILE
►
verb to make sb feel upset and angry,
especially because sth is unfair使烦疮，使愤怒（尤㊣因不公平引 起）：[VN to inf] It galls me to have to
apologize to her. 非得向她道歉使我感到恼火。[also VN, VN that] — see also GALLING
gaMant adj.,
noun
madj. /'gaelant/ 1 {old-fashioned or literary) brave, espe- cially in a
very difficult situation (尤指在困境中）.勇敢
的，英勇的 H1^
heroic :
gaHant
so〖diers _ 豉的荤 A 〇 She made a gallant attempt to hide her tears.
水 0 2 (of a man 男子）giving polite attention to women