gain time

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A reduction of a prisoner’s sentence due to exemplary behavior or participation in a rehabilitation program during incarceration. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To cause a delay by a circuitous mode of procedure in order to obtain more time than is available. idiomatic,intransitive
  2. To make up time lost; of a clock or watch, to run fast.
    — My opportunity to see what one of these engines could do came when we left Ballymoney on the train from Derry eight minutes late: No. 53 and her crew tore the schedule to shreds and reached Belfast six minutes early, having gained time on every section.

词形变化

gain times plural gains time present,singular,third-person gaining time participle,present gained time participle,past gained time past
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