gain ground 的定义
- Advance, make progress; also, win acceptance. For example, The new conservation policy is gaining ground among the voters. This expression alludes to a military advance in which an army literally takes territory from the enemy. Its figurative use dates from about 1800. For an antonym, see lose ground.
gain ground 近义词
make progress
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gain ground 的反义词 1 个
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- For every nanosecond that I miraculously lift off the ground, I land with an inordinately loud thud.
- That article noted that the F-35 does not currently have the ability to down-link live video to ground troops,.
- The email appears to have been a relatively common attempt to gain personal information from a wide range of unwitting victims.
- That ground hold was to stop you flying through weather that could kill you and everyone else aboard.
- The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda.
- A desultory conversation on politics, in which neither took the slightest interest, was a safe neutral ground.
- He didn't need to wait—as the birds did—until an angleworm stuck his head above ground.
- The Vine is a universal favorite, and rarely out of view; while it often seems to cover half the ground in sight.
- Entrez donc, 'tis the work of one of your compatriots; and here, though a heretic, you may consider yourself on English ground.
- Then the enemy's howitzers and field guns had it all their own way, forcing attack to yield a lot of ground.