earn

詳細解釋：

earn

v.tr.（及物動詞）
earned,earn.ing,earns
To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work:
賺得：掙得，尤指因某種服務、勞動或工作而獲得的：
例句：
earned money by mowing lawns.
靠修剪草坪賺錢

To acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action:
應得，贏得，獲得：由於某種效果或行動而所得的或應該得到：
例句：
She earned a reputation as a hard worker.
勤勞的工作使她享有聲譽

To yield as return or profit:
生利：產生回報或利潤：
例句：
a savings account that earns interest on deposited funds.
用存款生利息的儲蓄帳戶

<習慣用語>earn (one`s) spurs
To gain a position through hard work and the accumulation of experience, often in the face of difficulties:
努力掙得，出名：經常是在面臨困難的情況下，某人通過努力工作和經驗的積累而獲得的一定職位：
例句：
a diplomat who had earned his spurs as the prime minister`s personal assistant.
外交家經過奮鬥獲得首相私人助理之職

來源：
Middle English ernen
中古英文 ernen
from Old English earnian
源自 古英文 earnian

【引伸】
earn.er
n.（名詞）
<參考辭彙><同義詞>earn,deserve,merit,rate,winThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to gain as a result of one`s behavior or effort.:
這些動詞共同的中心意義是.因某人的行為或努力而獲得.：
例句：
earns a large salary;
掙高工資；

例句：
deserves our congratulations;
贏得我們的祝賀；

例句：
a suggestion that merits consideration;
應給予考慮的建議；

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

例句：
a candidate who won wide support.
贏得廣泛支持的候選人


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earn
earn 2

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
earned,earn.ing,earns 【廢語】
To yearn.
渴望

來源：
Middle English ernen
中古英文 ernen
variant of yernen * see yearn
yernen的變體 *參見 yearn