earn

英 [ɜːn]

美 [ɜːrn]

v.  挣得; 赚得; 挣钱; 生(利); 获(利); 应得; 博得; 赢得

现在分词：earning　过去分词：earned　过去式：earned　第三人称单数：earns　

高考CET4考研TEM4计算机

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1727 / COCA.1305

同义词辨析

earncleargetmake【导航词义：赚钱】

deserveearn【导航词义：值得】

习惯用语

v.

earn a/your crust
• 挣钱糊口；谋生
  to earn enough money to live on
earn your keep
• 挣口饭吃；为有栖身之处而工作
  to do useful or helpful things in return for being allowed to live or stay somewhere
• 值得所花的时间（或金钱）
  to be worth the amount of time or money that is being spent
• 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。
win/earn your spurs
• 获得名望；取得成功
  to achieve fame or success

牛津词典

verb

• 挣得；赚得；挣钱
  to get money for work that you do
  1. He earns about $40 000 a year.
     他一年大约挣 4 万元。
  2. She earned a living as a part-time secretary.
     她靠做兼职秘书为生。
  3. She must earn a fortune (= earn a lot of money) .
     她准是挣了一大笔钱。
  4. 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。
  5. All the children are earning now.
     所有子女都在挣钱了。
• 生（利）；获（利）
  to get money as profit or interest on money you lend, have in a bank, etc.
  1. 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。
• 应得；博得；赢得
  to get sth that you deserve, usually because of sth good you have done or because of the good qualities you have
  1. He earned a reputation as an expert on tax law.
     他赢得了税法专家的美名。
  2. As a teacher, she had earned the respect of her students.
     作为教师，她赢得了学生的尊敬。
  3. I need a rest. I think I've earned it, don't you?
     我需要休息一下。我觉得我也应当歇一歇了，你说是不是？
  4. She's having a well-earned rest this week.
     她本周休假，这完全是应当的。
  5. His outstanding ability earned him a place on the team.
     他非凡的能力为他在队中赢得了一席之地。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 赚取;挣得
  If youearnmoney, you receive money in return for work that you do.
  1. Charlie was earning eight pounds, I was earning five...
     查利赚了8英镑，我赚了5英镑。
  2. What a lovely way to earn a living...
     谋生妙道啊！
  3. 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。
  4. She was always out earning.
     她总是在外面赚钱。
• VERB 盈（利）;生（利）
  If somethingearnsmoney, it produces money as profit or interest.
  1. ...a current account which earns little or no interest...
     利息很少或为零的活期账户
  2. 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。
• VERB 赢得，博得（赞扬等）
  If youearnsomething such as praise, you get it because you deserve it.
  1. Companies must earn a reputation for honesty...
     公司必须树立诚信的声誉。
  2. 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。
• toearn a crust→ see:crust

英英释义

verb

• earn on some commercial or business transaction
  1. How much do you make a month in your new job?
  2. She earns a lot in her new job
  3. this merger brought in lots of money
  4. He clears $5,000 each month
  Synonym:gaintake inclearmakerealizerealisepull inbring in
• acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
  Synonym:garner

双语例句

• Ray will earn his keep on local farms while studying
  雷求学期间会在当地的农场干活赚取生活费。
• I make it no secret that our worst consultants earn nothing
  我可以坦白地说，我们最差的顾问挣不到一分钱。
• The Queen is believed to earn somewhere between seven million and one hundred million pounds
  据说女王的收入大约在700万至1亿英镑之间。
• British car workers did not earn nearly enough money to buy the products they were turning out.
  英国汽车工人的工资远不足以购买自己制造的产品。
• He wished to earn a living through writing but despaired of doing so.
  他想通过写作来谋生，不过他对此不抱希望。
• I expect it to earn its cost in less than three years.
  我希望它在3年内赚回成本。
• He began to earn a living early.
  他很早就开始自行谋生。
• 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。
• To earn foreign exchange we must export.
  要想获得外汇，我们必须出口。
• The money spent on prisons could be better spent on training first-time law-breakers to earn an honest living.
  与其把钱花在监狱上，还不如用来培训初次犯罪者学习正当谋生的技能。