[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
(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
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
Old English earnian, of West Germanic origin, from a base shared by Old English esne 'labourer'