earn

acquire, obtain, gain, get, win, earn, secure

动词 earn:

1. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
   同义词：gain, take in, clear, make, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
2. acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
   同义词：garner

1. Well-known sportsmen can earn large sums of money from manufacturers by endorsing clothes and equipment.
   著名运动员在广告中替厂家宣传运动服装和器械，可获得巨额报酬。
2. How does she earn her living?
   她靠什么谋生？
3. He has earned a lot of money in this month.
   这个月他已经赚了好多钱了。
4. His skill in negotiating earned him a reputation as a shrewd tactician.
   他的谈判技巧使他赢得了精明战略家的名声。

earn

v.tr.（及物动词）
earned,earn.ing,earns
To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work:
赚得：挣得，尤指因某种服务、劳动或工作而获得的：
例句：
earned money by mowing lawns.
靠修剪草坪赚钱

To acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action:
应得，赢得，获得：由于某种效果或行动而所得的或应该得到：
例句：
She earned a reputation as a hard worker.
勤劳的工作使她享有声誉

To yield as return or profit:
生利：产生回报或利润：
例句：
a savings account that earns interest on deposited funds.
用存款生利息的储蓄帐户

<习惯用语>earn (one`s) spurs
To gain a position through hard work and the accumulation of experience, often in the face of difficulties:
努力挣得，出名：经常是在面临困难的情况下，某人通过努力工作和经验的积累而获得的一定职位：
例句：
a diplomat who had earned his spurs as the prime minister`s personal assistant.
外交家经过奋斗获得首相私人助理之职

来源：
Middle English ernen
中古英语 ernen
from Old English earnian
源自 古英语 earnian

【引伸】
earn.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>earn,deserve,merit,rate,winThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to gain as a result of one`s behavior or effort.:
这些动词共同的中心意义是.因某人的行为或努力而获得.：
例句：
earns a large salary;
挣高工资；

例句：
deserves our congratulations;
赢得我们的祝贺；

例句：
a suggestion that merits consideration;
应给予考虑的建议；

例句：
an event that didn`t even rate a mention in the news;
在新闻中甚至不值一提的小事；

例句：
a candidate who won wide support.
赢得广泛支持的候选人


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earn
earn 2

v.intr.（不及物动词）
earned,earn.ing,earns 【废语】
To yearn.
渴望

来源：
Middle English ernen
中古英语 ernen
variant of yernen * see yearn
yernen的变体 *参见 yearn