| 词组 | earn |
| 释义 | earn /ɜːn $ ɜːrn/ verb 1. to receive a particular amount of money for the work that you donounsearn money I’d like to earn more money than I do now.earn a ... wage/salary You are more likely to earn a decent wage if you have a degree.earn a living also earn your living (=earn the money you need to live) She earns a living by giving music lessons.earn £30,000 a year/$200 a week/£5 an hour etc Newly qualified teachers earn a minimum of £24,000 a year.earn good money informal (=earn a lot of money) She was earning good money at the bank.earn a fortune informal (=earn an extremely large amount of money) Footballers at the top clubs earn a fortune these days.THESAURUS: earn get to earn a particular amount of money every hour, week etc: How much do you get an hour? | She gets more money than I do. make to earn money, especially a lot of money, or money that is not from regular employment: You can make a lot of money in banking. | Jo makes a bit of extra money by selling his paintings. be on sth BrE to earn a particular amount of money each year. This is the most common way of talking about someone’s salary in British English: How much are you on? | Some chief executives are on huge salaries. be/get paid to receive money for work that you do for an employer, not by working for yourself: Workers are paid around $500 a month. | I get paid monthly. well-paid/badly paid paid a lot of money/not much money for the work that you do: well-paid lawyers working in the city | It was boring badly paid work. take home to earn a particular amount of money after tax etc has been taken away from your pay: After tax and other deductions, I only take home £200 a week.THESAURUS: earn → get (1)2. to get something as a result of your efforts – used especially when saying that someone deserves to get somethingGrammarIn this meaning, earn is often used with himself/herself: He had earned himself a reputation as a great artist.nounsearn (sb) a reputation The company has earned a reputation for excellent customer service.earn (sb) a nickname/title Ray Charles’s song-writing skills earned him the nickname of ‘the Genius’.earn (sb’s) respect/praise/admiration He quickly earned the respect of his colleagues.earn (sb) the right to sth I feel I’ve worked hard and have earned the right to a good pension.earn (sb) a place in sth His performance earned him a place in the national team.earn (sb) an award/degree/medal The village has earned awards for its flower displays.earn a victory/win The team went on to earn a 5–1 victory.phraseswell-earned He is taking a well-earned rest from work.hard-earned People spend a lot of their hard-earned money on holidays. |
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