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●ˌearn your ˈkeepbe useful, helpful, successful, etc. enough to balance any costs that you cause 作用足以抵成本；值得雇用（或豢养）；物有所值◆Jill more than earns her keep with the help she gives me around the house.
雇用吉尔很合算，工作之余她还帮我料理家务。◆Though it’s expensive to buy and maintain, the new computer is earning its keep as we’ve been able to reduce the number of staff.
虽然购买和维护这台新计算机花去很多钱，但还是物有所值，因为我们减少了员工人数。 |