[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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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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