vt.赚得;赢得;获得
He works hard, but he does not earn much money. 他工作很努力,但钱赚得不多。
How does she earn her living? 她靠什么谋生?
His skill in negotiating earned him a reputation as a shrewd tactician. 他的谈判技巧使他赢得了精明战略家的名声。
It has taken years to earn their trust. 花了好多年才赢得他们的信任。
She exerted herself all year to earn good marks. 她整年努力以期获得好分数。
earn的基本意思是指因有某种功劳或品德而“获得某种精神上或物质上的报酬”。有时仅可表示“应该得到”,而实际不一定得到。引申可作“挣钱”“谋生”解。
earn可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。earn作“使得到,使赢得”解时,其后还可跟双宾语,其间接宾语也可转化为介词for的宾语。
v.渴望;想念;盼望;同情
v.学会;学习;得知