Its rate of advance was slow, and the old man gained upon it sensibly.

马车前进的速度很慢，老人显然在一点点靠近。

I've gained 20 pounds overeating at dozens upon dozens of restaurants, so I can recommend the very best.

我因为在数十家餐厅大吃大喝胖了20磅，所以我有资格推荐最棒的餐厅。

Little by little he gained upon them.

他一点一点地接近了他们。

He gained so far upon me, that I ventured to look out of the back window.

他离我太远了，我鼓起勇气从后窗往外看。

The wages of the workmen, and the profits of their different employers, make up the whole of what is gained upon both.

工人的工资和他们不同雇主的利润构成了两者的全部收益。

However, she did not sleep; insomnia gained upon her and a crowd of indistinct forms flitted before her closed eyes, then vanished in the darkness.

但是，她没有睡觉；她失眠了，一群模糊的身影在她闭上的眼睛前掠过，然后消失在黑暗中。

Her Enemy gained upon her every moment: She heard his steps close after her, and felt the heat of his breath glow upon her neck.

她的敌人每时每刻都在接近她：她听到他的脚步声在她身后逼近， 并感觉到他呼吸的热度在她的脖子上燃烧。

In spite of the reproaches which I considered I had a right to lay upon him, a certain feeling of compassion was beginning to gain upon me.

尽管我认为我有权责备他，但我开始产生某种同情心。

His vigorous strides soon enabled him to gain upon them, and by the time he, in his turn, reached the corner the distance between them was sensibly lessened.

他迈着有力的步伐很快就追上了他们， 当轮到他到达拐角处时， 他们之间的距离明显缩短了。

For a moment he seemed to be gaining upon his quarry, but with a cunning sense of his approach it suddenly turned and hobbled across the frozen grass-plot adjoining a shuttered house.

有那么一会儿，他似乎追上了他的猎物，但他敏锐地感觉到他的靠近，猎物突然转身，一瘸一拐地穿过紧挨着一栋关着百叶窗的房子的冰冻草地。

In what is gained upon the first of those branches of commerce, consists the advantage which the town makes by its manufactures; in what is gained upon the second, the advantage of its inland and foreign trade.

从这些商业部门中的第一个获得的收益，包括城市通过其制造商获得的优势；第二，其内陆和对外贸易的优势。

My gentleness and good behaviour had gained so far on the emperor and his court, and indeed upon the army and people in general, that I began to conceive hopes of getting my liberty in a short time.

到目前为止，我的温文尔雅在皇帝和他的宫廷中，乃至在军队和人民中都得到了回报，我开始怀有在短时间内获得自由的希望。

The People now hurried out, as eagerly as they had before thronged in; But their numbers clogging up the doorway, and the fire gaining upon them rapidly, many of them perished ere they had time to effect their escape.

人民现在急匆匆地出去了，就像他们之前蜂拥而至一样。但是他们的数量堵塞了门口，大火迅速向他们袭来，许多人在他们来不及逃跑之前就死了。