1.to become gradually stronger or more successful
1.US troops are fanning out across Haiti as aid operations gather momentum, a week after the devastating earthquake.
海地大地震一星期之后，美国部队在海地灾区成扇形展开救援行动。
2.The Sub-Committee noted that global recovery continued to gather momentum.
委员会获悉全球经济复苏的动力继续加强。
3.As these investigations gather momentum, investment firms as well as industrial companies are becoming more careful.
随着这类调查愈演愈烈，不但产业公司，就连投资公司也变得越来越谨慎。
4.Analysts said it remains to be seen if the Saudi protests gather momentum.
分析人士说，沙特抗议势头是否会增强仍需拭目以待。
5.It took a couple of years to gather momentum until the arrival of High Definition TV and recently, the 3DTV.
直到几年后高清电视和最近的3DTV出现，这一制式才得到广泛应用。
6.The bidding is intended to start slowly and gather momentum at the auctioneer's discretion.
竞价计划缓慢的开始并且由拍卖商决定聚集的势头。
7.By rising early and immediately getting stuck in with challenging work I gather momentum.
早起并立即投入于挑战性的工作方能让我势头强劲。
8.In 2009 such initiatives must gather momentum, reigniting the lamp of learning and discovery that lights the Arab world's way ahead.
2009年，这样的方案必然能让各界都充满动力，能点燃学习与发现的灯塔，并因此而照亮阿拉伯世界发展的前方之路。
9.Since a new global compact on currencies is unlikely in 2011, this trend is likely to gather momentum.
由于2011年不太可能签订全球汇率新协定，这种趋势可能会加剧。
10.The inflation debate is starting to gather momentum again.
如今，关于通胀的辩论之声再起。