The flashcard defines "earn" as a verb with multiple meanings: to receive money for work, to produce profit or interest, and to deserve or gain something through merit. Examples illustrate earning money, generating profit, and deserving praise.
The flashcard defines "earn" as a verb with multiple meanings: to receive money for work, to produce profit or interest, and to deserve or gain something through merit.
Examples illustrate earning money, generating profit, and deserving praise.
[VERB 动词]赚取;挣得 If you earn money, you receive money in return for work that you do.
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Charlie was earning eight pounds, I was earning five...
查利赚了8英镑,我赚了5英镑。
What a lovely way to earn a living...
谋生妙道啊!
The dancers can earn anything between £20 and £30 for each session...
这些舞蹈演员每场演出的收入在20至30英镑之间。
She was always out earning.
她总是在外面赚钱。
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[VERB 动词]盈(利);生(利) If something earns money, it produces money as profit or interest.
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...a current account which earns little or no interest...
利息很少或为零的活期账户
We buy everything abroad with the money earned from oil imports.
我们用进口石油赚到的钱从国外购买一切商品。
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[VERB 动词]赢得,博得(赞扬等) If you earn something such as praise, you get it because you deserve it.
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Companies must earn a reputation for honesty...
公司必须树立诚信的声誉。
I think that's earned him very high admiration.
我认为那一点为他赢得了极高的赞誉。
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earn★/ɜːn; NAmEɜːrn/verb1★[transitive , intransitive ]to get money for work that you do 挣得;赚得;挣钱earn(sth) ◆He earns about $40 000 a year.他一年大约挣 4 万元。◆She earned a livingas a part-time secretary. 她靠做兼职秘书为生。◆She must earn a fortune(= earn a lot of money).她准是挣了一大笔钱。◆All the children are earning now.所有子女都在挣钱了。earnsb sth ◆His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000.他在这次锦标赛中获胜,挣得了 5 万元。☞collocationsat
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2★[transitive ]earnsth to get money as profit or interest on money you lend, have in a bank, etc. 生(利);获(利)◆Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.你的钱放在高利息账户里可获利更多。3★[transitive ]to get sth that you deserve, usually because of sth good you have done or because of the good qualities you have 应得;博得;赢得earnsth ◆He earned a reputation as an expert on tax law.他赢得了税法专家的美名。◆As a teacher, she had earned the respect of her students.作为教师,她赢得了学生的尊敬。◆I need a rest. I think I've earned it, don't you?我需要休息一下。我觉得应该让我歇一歇,你说是不是?◆She's having a well-earned rest this week.她本周休假,这完全是应当的。earnsb sth ◆His outstanding ability earned him a place on the team.他非凡的能耐为他在队中赢得了一席之地。IDIOMSˌearn a/your ˈcrust( BrE) ( informal) to earn enough money to live on 挣钱糊口;谋生ˌearn your ˈkeep1to do useful or helpful things in return for being allowed to live or stay somewhere 挣口饭吃;为有栖身之处而工作2to be worth the amount of time or money that is being spent 值得所花的时间(或金钱)◆He felt he no longer deserved such a high salary. He just wasn't earning his keep.他认为他不应再得到那么高的薪金了。他根本不配拿那么多钱。☞more at
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earnearn /ɜːn $ ɜːrn/ ●●●S2W2 verb
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1money for work [intransitive, transitive] to receive a particular amount of money for the work that you do: He earns nearly £20,000 a year. You don’t earn much money being a nurse. He did all sorts of jobs to earn a living. I was the only person in the house who was earning. She was earning good money at the bank. Chris will pay – he’s earning a fortune.► see thesaurus at
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2profit [transitive] to make a profit from business or from putting money in a bank etc: The movie earned £7 million on its first day. You could earn a higher rate of interest elsewhere.3something deserved [transitive]a)to do something or have qualities that make you deserve something: I think you’ve earned a rest. He soon earned the respect of the players. He hopes to earn a place in the team. The company has earned a reputation for reliability.b)if your actions or qualities earn you something, they make you deserve to have itearn somebody something That performance earned her an Oscar as Best Actress.4earn your/its keepa)to do jobs in return for being given a home and food: We older children were expected to earn our keep.b)to be useful enough to be worth the time or money spent: These aircraft are still earning their keep.COLLOCATIONSnounsearn money· I’d like to earn more money than I do now.earn a wage/salary· You are more likely to earn a decent wage if you have a degree.earn a living (also earn your living) (=earn the money you need to live)· She started to earn a living by selling her jewellery on a market stall.earn £30,000 a year/$200 a week/£5 an hour etc· Newly qualified teachers earn a minimum of £24,000 a year.earn good money (=earn a lot of money)· You can earn good money working in London.earn a fortune (=earn an extremely large amount of money)· Footballers at the top clubs earn a fortune these days.THESAURUSearn to be paid a particular amount of money for your work. Earn is more formal than get or make: · A newly-qualified teacher can expect to earn about £20,000 a year.get to earn a particular amount of money every hour, week etc: · How much do you get an hour?· She gets more than I do.make to earn money, especially a lot of money, or money that is not from regular employment: · You can make a lot of money in banking.· Jo makes a bit of extra money by selling his paintings.be on something British English to earn a particular amount of money each year. This is the most common way of talking about someone’s salary in British English: · How much are you on?· Some chief executives are on huge salaries.be/get paid to receive money for work that you do for an employer, not by working for yourself: · Workers are paid around $500 a month.· I get paid monthly.well-paid/badly-paid paid a lot of money/not much money for the work that you do: · well-paid lawyers working in the city· It was boring badly-paid work.take home to earn a particular amount of money after tax etc has been taken away from your pay: · After tax and other deductions, I only take home £200 a week.
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[ɜ:n]earned, earning, earns
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earned[12979] earning[3701] earns[1750]
获得(53%),赢得(27%),赚得(20%)
vt.赚,赚得;获得,挣得;使得到;博得
n.(Earn)人名;(泰)炎
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