Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert.是什么意思？

Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert.

史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉.

Mr

abbr. Mister 先生，Master 少爷，Mother 母亲，molecular radius 分子半径；

例句
According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.
据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。

Smith

n. 铁匠，锻工（=blacksmith），史密斯（姓氏）；

例句
Al Smith could make anybody laugh.
阿尔·史密斯能把所有人逗乐。

gradually

adv. 逐步地，渐渐地，按部就班地，日趋，冉冉；

例句
He has gradually acquiesced to the demands of the opposition...
他渐渐顺从了反对派的要求。

garnered

v. 收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
Durham had garnered three times as many votes as Carey...
德拉姆获得的选票是凯里的3倍。

national

adj. 国家的，国有的，国民的，民族主义的；n. [常用复数]全国性比赛，某国国民，全国性报刊，（机构等的）全国总部；

例句
Old enemies can become new friends even if all their national interests are not in complete accord.
即使国家利益不尽相同，他们也可以化敌为友。

reputation

n. 名气，名声，好名声，信誉，声望，荣誉，名望；

例句
...their reputation for providing exciting and accessible theatre for young people.
他们在为年轻人奉献喜闻乐见的精彩戏剧方面是出了名的

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

financial

adj. 财政的，财务的，金融的，有钱的；

例句
We are moving ahead with plans to send financial aid...
我们提供财政援助的计划进展顺利。

expert

n. 专家，能手，权威，行家，高手，熟练者；adj. 专家的，（技术）熟练的，老手，需要专门知识（或技术）的；vt. 以专家身份研究（或检查），像专家那样研究（或检查），由专家审读（书籍等）；vi. 做专家工作，担任专家，成为高手（或能手）；

例句
Only one expert source seemed prepared to analyse the problem afresh, from first principles.
只有一位专家似乎已准备要从根本原理着手重新研究这个问题。