nt totally gaga over the band.

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gage (NAmE) = gauge

gag-gle /'gaegl/ noun 1 a group of noisy people —

( VP i$] d A ) : a gaggle of tourists/schoolchildren

—Sf®          / BBPBipnf  2 a group of geese

-m (m); () m

Gaia /’gaia/ noun [sing.] the Earth, considered as a great natural system which organizes and controls itself H®

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gai ety /'geiati/ noun [u] (old-fashioned) the state of being cheerful and full of fun $1 7 ; It 't& ; iU A : The colourful flags added to the gaiety of the occasion, fi JjS; i'gffiT’i&ZtfiJZXHMo — see also gaily, gay adj. — compare gayness

gaily /'geili/ adv. 1 in a bright and attractive way Vi Hf=j Hfe; ffe M itfe; ^ m : a gaily decorated room ^ tfc 7 M (ft It 7 2 in a cheerful way     Xfc7Hfe;

Hfe: gaily laughing children M%Wdf (fti£7 0 She waved gaily to the little crowd. ftfe its A fife d —/J\#AJ¥7o 3 without thinking or caring about the effect of your actions on other people AS«f i; M ftW,&M; $57 ftk: She gaily announced that she was leaving the next day.        —see also

gaiety, gay adj.

gain Ow /gein/ verb, noun

m verb

►                 OBTAIN/WIN ••££:#•; jSM# 1 to obtain or win sth, espe­cially sth that you need or want  jit#; ft?#; 3X

#: [VN] to gain entrance/entry/access to sth #IM1SA /

0 The country gained its independence ten years ago.      +        j®t#7$43:o 0 The party gained

over 50% of the vote.      50% (ft$5®0 0 [VNN]

Her unusual talent gained her worldwide recognition. M 2~ (sth) (by/from sth) to obtain an advantage or benefit from sth or from doing sth ( AA-7 )          Um; #fij (#&■): [VN] There is

nothing to be gained from delaying the decision. fliSiA a£ # 7 M \i M if * 0 [V] Who stands to gain from this decision?         i&A&7:S3inA?

►                 GET MORE JfJP 3 [VN] to gradually get more of sth

jjp;     to gain confidence/strength/

experience iff jfjp ft 7' / fi M / M 0 I’ve gained weight recently. jH£&lft#£*il#n7o

Ena lose

►                 OF WATCH/CLOCK # A 4 to go too fast Aft; ft: [VN] My watch gains two minutes every 24 hours. ^(ft A # 24 /hN'ftWjfrfcK [also V] FTI? lose

►                 OF CURRENCIES/SHARES $Ff5 ; 7L 55- 5 ~ (against sth) to increase in value iff H; f\ ft: [VN] The shares gained 14p to 262p. $#±77 14 i£±, fij 262 ft±c 0 [V] The euro gained against the dollar again today. 7 A 7L&&MtuMK:&X±?\-To

►                 REACH PLACE   6 [VN] (formal) to reach a place,

usually after a lot of effort (    ) f'JiA At last

she gained the shelter of the forest. ftfe^l-711J^7^#4J lftlt$C&0

IT»T71 gain 'ground to become more powerful or successful ^ # E 3S A (          J ) ; Witt

7;       Sterling continues to gain ground against

the dollar.    gain 'time to

delay sth so that you can have more time to make a decision, deal with a problem, etc. ( iliij&M ) JMfW la] —more at venture v. u:i:iTJ 'gain in sth to get more of a particular quality iff M ; iff 7 : to gain in confidence iff jjq fg 7 o His books have gained in popu­larity in recent years.       'gain

on sb/sth to get closer to sb/sth that you are chasing

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mnoun

►                 INCREASE iff 2# 1 [C, U] an increase in the amount of sth, especially in wealth or weight ( AfaMU, It it (ft ) ±s (t, ff jjp: a £3 000 gain from our investment j±$£d (ft

3 000          o Regular exercise helps

prevent weight gain.

►                 ADVANTAGE 2 [C] an advantage or improvement jtf

; f [J & ; gfc M : efficiency gains & $ H j$ 0 These policies have resulted in great gains in public health.

835   gallant

0 Our loss is their

gain. miZfrXWMTZm.

Plan loss

► PROFIT fijp 3 [U] (often disapproving) financial profit fij M ; ££ 6c ^ : He only seems to be interested in personal gain. 0 It’s amazing

what some people will do for gain. i'WAA-'

IT5T77I see pain n.

gainful /■ geinfl/ adj. (formal) used to describe useful work that you are paid for ^M; Wf'J# ffl W: gainful employment WSWWX# ► gain-fuMy /-fali/ adv.: gainfully employed WSIH0 gain-say /.gein'sei/ verb (gain-says /-'sez/, gain-said, gain­said /-’sed/) [VN] (formal) (often used in negative sen­tences        to say that sth is not true; to dis­agree with or deny sth     J5.X7 i5iA ™deny:

Nobody can gainsay his claims. gait /geit/ noun [sing.] a way of walking          He

walked with a rolling gait.

gai ter /'geit0(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.

mm, m \mx%±m,        m#

ff/U ) : a pair of gaiters —

gal /gael/ noun (old-fashioned, informal, especially NAm£) a girl or woman          icZ-

gaL abbr. (in writing) gallon(s) (        ) IjpX

gala /'gada; NAmE 'geilo/ noun 1 a special public cele­bration or entertainment lAA;        iUdi: a charity

gala    0 a gala dinner/night      2 (BrE)

a sports competition, especially in swimming ) : a swimming gala

ga lac tic /ga'laektik/ adj. relating to a galaxy HM W;

mm

galah /ga'la:/ noun {AustralE, informal) a stupid person M

A; \m

gal an tine /'gaelontiin/ noun [U, C] (from French) a dish consisting of cooked meat or fish in jelly ; it ^1 ^ gal axy /'gaelaksi/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 [C] any of the large systems of stars, etc. in outer space M %. 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 ff!M;       3 [C] (informal) a group of

famous people, or people with a particular skill A^*^# : a galaxy of Hollywood stars

gale /geil/ noun 1 an extremely strong wind AM; MS M: The gale blew down hundreds of trees. AMR£$J 7 0 gale-force winds kf W±WAM 0 (BrE) It’s blowing a gale outside (= a strong wind is blowing). ^ ffi fE f'J A M o 2 gale(s) of laughter the sound of people laughing very loudly — ^   ) A ^ "P : His

speech was greeted with gales of laughter.

gall /go:l/ noun, verb

►                 noun 1 rude behaviour showing a lack of respect that is

surprising because the person doing it is not embar­rassed##; 0331 impudence : Then they

had the gall to complain! MHfifed      xE W!

2 (formal) a bitter feeling full of hatred tM ; K3. EECI resentment 3 a swelling on plants and trees caused by insects, disease, etc. & ,         %

) 4 (old-fashioned) = bile

mverb to make sb feel upset and angry, especially because sth is unfair          ( Afa

M ) : [VN to inf] It galls me to have to apologize to her. # # d 4& if m it n mIt A. [also VN, VN that] — see also GALLING gal-lant adj., noun

►                 adj. /'gaelant/ 1 (old-fashioned or literary) brave, espe­cially in a very difficult situation ( A fait® it 7 ) HHC (ft, H (ft Bnm heroic : gallant soldiers 1§ tS[ (ft % A 0 She made a gallant attempt to hide her tears.

7jc0 2 (of a man ^7) giving polite attention to women