earn
verb/ɜːn/
/ɜːrn/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they earn | /ɜːn/ /ɜːrn/ |
| he / she / it earns | /ɜːnz/ /ɜːrnz/ |
| past simple earned | /ɜːnd/ /ɜːrnd/ |
| past participle earned | /ɜːnd/ /ɜːrnd/ |
| -ing form earning | /ˈɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈɜːrnɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to get money for work that you do
挣得；赚得；挣钱 - earn (something) He earns about $40 000 a year.
他一年大约挣 4 万美元。 - to earn an income/a wage/a salary
赚取收入／工资／薪水 - She earned a living as a part-time secretary.
她靠做兼职秘书为生。 - She must earn a fortune (= earn a lot of money).
她准是挣了一大笔钱。 - All the children are earning now.
所有子女都在挣钱了。 - earn somebody something His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000.
他在这次锦标赛中获胜，挣了 5 万美元。 - earn something from something He earned enough from his work for food.
他从工作中赚到的钱足够买食物了。
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- commission
- deduction
- earn
- overtime
- pay
- rise
- salary
- tax
- wage
Collocations FinanceFinanceIncomesee also hard-earned- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
- build up funds/savings
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
- invest/put your savings in…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
- lose your money/inheritance/pension
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
- pay (in) cash
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
- deposit money/funds in your account
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
- get into debt/financial difficulties
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
- run out of/owe money
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
- incur/run up/accumulate debts
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneya2- The workers barely earn enough to live on.
工人的收入勉强能糊口。 - the opportunity to earn more money
赚更多钱的机会 - The company expects to earn €600 million on sales.
公司的销售额预计达 6 亿欧元。 - The plant will earn £950 million for the UK.
该工厂将为英国带来 9.5 亿英镑的收入。 - profits earned from real estate sales
房地产销售盈利
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- consistently
- reportedly
- reputedly
- …
- have to
- need to
- expect to
- …
- from
- a/the chance to earn something
- a/the opportunity to earn something
- earn a living as something
- …
- earn (something) He earns about $40 000 a year.
- [transitive] to get money as profit or interest on money you lend, have in a bank, etc.
生（利）；获（利） - earn something 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。 - earn something from something interest earned from investments
投资利息
- earn something Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.
- [transitive] to get something that you deserve, usually because of something good you have done or because of the good qualities you have
应得；博得；赢得 - earn something He earned a reputation as an expert on tax law.
他赢得了税法专家的美名。 - As a teacher, she had earned the respect of her students.
作为教师，她赢得了学生的尊敬。 - Their supporters have certainly earned the right to celebrate.
他们的支持者当然有理由庆祝。 - I need a rest. I think I've earned it, don't you?
我需要休息一下。我觉得应该让我歇一歇，你说是不是？ - (especially North American English) She earned a degree in music.
她获得了音乐学位。 - Players earn points to progress in the game.
玩家赚取积分以在游戏中取得进展。 - earn somebody something 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。 - His great strength earned him the nickname ‘the Bull’.
他强大的力量为他赢得了“公牛”的绰号。
Extra Examples- She deservedly earned the admiration of her colleagues.
她当之无愧地赢得了同事们的钦佩。 - He went on to earn a PhD in astronomy from the University of Maryland.
他继续攻读马里兰大学天文专业的博士学位。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- really
- richly
- rightfully
- …
- have to
- need to
- seek to
- …
- earn something He earned a reputation as an expert on tax law.
Word OriginOld English earnian, of West Germanic origin, from a base shared by Old English esne ‘labourer’.
Idioms
earn a/your crust
- (British English, informal) to earn enough money to live on
挣钱糊口；谋生 - I’ve been an actor for 20 years, earning a crust wherever I can.
我当演员已经 20 年了，尽我所能地赚点钱。
- I’ve been an actor for 20 years, earning a crust wherever I can.
earn your keep
- to do useful or helpful things in return for being allowed to live or stay somewhere
挣口饭吃；为有栖身之处而工作 - He was willing to earn his keep.
他愿意干活来换取栖身之所。
- He was willing to earn his keep.
- to be worth the amount of time or money that is being spent
值得所花的时间（或金钱） - 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。 - All this new technology will have to earn its keep.
所有这些新技术都必须赢得市场。
- He felt he no longer deserved such a high salary. He just wasn't earning his keep.
earn your stripes
- (informal) to get a position or reputation you deserve through work or achievements
取得职位；赢得荣誉 - If you want to earn your stripes in journalism, you need to start at the bottom.
如果你想在新闻行业取得成功，你需要从底层开始。 - With elite football, you really do have to earn your stripes.
对于精英足球来说，你确实必须赢得自己的荣誉。
- If you want to earn your stripes in journalism, you need to start at the bottom.
win/earn your spurs
- (formal) to become famous or successful
获得名望；取得成功