Tham khảo tài liệu 'oxford collocations dictionary for students of english_ chương ', ngoại ngữ, anh văn giao tiếp phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Gg gadget noun adj. little I clever neat nifty I useless I latest modern new electrical electronic kitchen VERB GADGET invent prep. - for She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts. gag noun 1 piece of cloth verb GAG put on They tied him up and put a gag on him. takeoff 2 joke adj. good great I sight visual a mixture of wit and instant visual gags running There was this running gag about a penguin they kept telling penguin jokes . verb GAG crack a non-stop comedian cracking gags by the dozen PREP -about gag verb phrases bind and gag sb The men left the security guards bound and gagged. gain noun adj. big considerable huge major real significant substantial This change in the tax system will mean big gains for some companies. modest small I long-term short-term I potential pre-tax net overall Labour made an overall gain of 39 seats. I ill-gotten She tucked her ill-gotten gains into her purse and left. personal private using the investments for their private gain I commercial economic financial material There will be no financial gain for mothers from this new system. electoral political the far right made huge electoral gains I military territorial weight She was most upset by her recent weight gain. I efficiency productivity There is still scope for efficiency gains gains to be made by being more efficient . verb gain make bring sb Better workplace design can bring realgains in productivity. prep for - It s amazing what some people will do for gain. -from million gainsfrom the sale of stock -in Last year there was only a modest gain in earnings. gain verb ADV. certainly undoubtedly Consumers have certainly gained from the increased competition in the telecommunications industry. clearly quickly rapidly I gradually slowly His ideas gradually gained acceptance. steadily eventually finally ultimately successfully I automatically Husbands and wives of British nationals do not automatically gain citizenship. easily VERB GAIN stand to
