gain access to

1 ENTERto succeed in entering a place or in seeing someone or something 进入〔某地〕；见到〔某人或某物〕

The police managed to gain access through an upstairs window.

警察设法从楼上的一扇窗户进入了屋子。

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gain/get access (to something)• Dietary calcium gains access to the organism mostly by transport in the small intestine.• There is no evidence that the intruder gained access to the source code for Office or any Windows products.• Joe quickly gained access to the upper reaches of both Washingtons.• Security is maintained by terminal operators using unique identification and password codes to gain access to the system.• The police managed to gain access through an upstairs window.• Environmentalists fear that many citizens will simply forge documents in order to gain access to the city centre.• Once you realise that some blocks need to be matched early, in order to gain access to others, things get tougher.• What Renaissance culture was and how we gain access to it increasingly became seen as problematic.• You gain access to your data by typing in a user name and password.

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2 ENTERto manage to enter a place, building, or organization 得以进入(某处)

New ramps will help the disabled gain better access.

新建的坡道将方便残疾人进出。

methods used by burglars to gain entry to houses

窃贼入室使用的方法

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gain access/entry/admittance etc (to something)• A bird had gained entry through one of the broken windows and flown helplessly around until it collided with her.• Besides, neither of us has enough money to gain entry to that story.• Finding herself unable to gain entry the plaintiff obtained an exparte injunction to readmit her to the premises.• How will the public be able to gain access to the information that by law they have a right to see?• It is even questionable that the electronic press has to await permission from a state legislature in order to gain entry.• She used her pit-pass to gain entry, then made her way towards the motor home Ace used.• So, since they could not gain access to the public arena, they worked mainly through family networks.• Unfortunately, you can not gain access to your inner clock as easily as the clock on your kitchen wall.

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