earn
/ɜːn/verb
with obj.
1- (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。
1.1
- with two objs(of an activity or action) cause (someone) to obtain (money)使（某人）得到：
this latest win earned them $50,000 in prize money.
最近的这次胜利使他们获得了五万美元的奖金。
1.2
- (of capital invested) gain (money) as interest or profit（投资）生息, 赢利。
1.3
- 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。
短语
earn one's corn
- Brit. informal put in a lot of effort to show that one deserves one's wages〈英, 非正式〉（为了证明自己的价值而）卖力地工作。
earn one's keep
1
- work in return for food and accommodation谋生, 挣饭吃。
1.1
- be worth the time, money, or effort spent on one值得为之花费时间（或花钱、出力）。
词源
Old English earnian, of West Germanic origin, from a base shared by Old English esne 'labourer'.
短语动词
earn something out
- (of an author, book, recording artist, etc.) generate sufficient income through sales to equal the amount paid in an advance or royalty（作者、书、唱片艺术家等）收入可观; 收入与预付金（或版税）相当。