earn
英[??n]
美[?n]
- vt. 賺，賺得；獲得，掙得；使得到；博得
- n. (Earn)人名；(泰)炎
詞組搭配
earn one's corn
(Brit. informal)put in a lot of effort to show that one deserves one's wages
(英，非正式)憑實力獲得應得的酬勞
earn one's keep
work in return for food and accommodation
謀生，掙飯吃
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
a diplomat who had earned his spurs as the prime minister's personal assistant.
外交家經過奮斗獲得首相私人助理之職