1 to get money by working 挣钱;赚钱:
How much does a dentist earn?牙医挣多少钱?I earn £20000 a year.我每年挣20000英镑。It's hard to earn a living as an artist.靠作画谋生是很难的。
2 to win the right to sth, for example by working hard 赢得对…的权利(如通过努力):
The team's victory today has earned them a place in the final.球队今天的胜利为他们赢得决赛资格。
3 to get money as profit or interest on money you have in a bank, lent to sb, etc (通过把钱存入银行或放贷而)获利润或利息:
How much interest will my savings earn in this account?我这个账户上的存款会有多少利息?
earn/ɝn; ɜːn/v 1 [I,T] to receive money for work that you do 挣(钱): She earns £27,000 a year. 她一年挣 27,000 英镑。You don’t earn much money being a nurse. 当护士挣不了多少钱。Dad did all sorts of jobs to earn a living (=earn enough money for the things you need to live). 爸爸为了谋生什么活儿都干。see box at见 GAIN1 方框2 [T] to make a profit from business or from putting money in a bank 获得〔利润或利息〕: You could earn a higher rate of interest elsewhere. 你在其他地方可以拿到更高的利率。3 [T] a) to deserve something, for example because you have worked hard 应得﹐应受到: I think we’ve earned a rest after all that work! 干了那么多活﹐我想我们该休息一下了﹗b) if your actions or qualities earn you something, you get it because of them 赢得﹐博得: earn sb sth That performance earned her an Oscar. 那个表演为她赢得了奥斯卡奖。—earner n [C] He is the only wage earner in the family. 他是家里唯一挣工资的人。
earnearnearnsearnedearningverb (earns, earning, earned)1to get money by working: How much do teachers earn in your country? She earns about £1500 a month.2to get something because you have worked well or done something good: You've earned a holiday!