earn

earn
verb
  1. [with obj.](of a person) obtain (money) in return for labour or services
    赚得，挣得
    he now earns his living as a lorry driver.
    他现在靠当卡车司机谋生。
    [with two objs]earn yourself a few dollars.
    给你自己挣点钱。
    ■[with two objs](of an activity or action) cause (someone) to obtain (money)
    使（某人）赚得
    this latest win earned them $50,000 in prize money.
    最近的那次胜利使他们获得了五万美元的奖金。
    ■(of capital invested) gain (money) as interest or profit
    （投入资金）生息，赢利
    ■gain or incur deservedly in return for one's behaviour or achievements
    获得，博得；招致，惹起
    through the years she has earned affection and esteem.
    经过这么多年，她赢得了人们的尊敬和爱戴。
常用词组
earn one's corn
  1. (Brit. informal)put in a lot of effort to show that one deserves one's wages
    (英，非正式)凭实力获得应得的酬劳
earn one's keep
  1. work in return for food and accommodation
    谋生，挣饭吃
    ■be worth the time, money, or effort spent on one
    值得为之花费时间、金钱或精力
语源
  1. Old English earnian, of West Germanic origin, from a base shared by Old English esne 'labourer'
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