English → Chinese
earn
/BrE əːn 
, AmE ərn /
transitive verb
1 literal 挣得;
to earn sth by doing sth; 通过做某事挣得某物;
to earn a or one's living 谋生;
to earn a living by writing 靠写作谋生
2 Finance «stocks» 生 ‹interest›; 获 ‹profit›;
those shares won't earn you much 那些股票获利不会很多
3 figurative (acquire) 获得; (deserve) 应得;
to earn sb's respect; 赢得某人的尊敬;
he has earned respect/praise by his efforts 他通过努力赢得了尊敬／称赞;
he's earned it! 他当之无愧！