earned

1. VERB 赚取;挣得
   If you earn money, you receive money in return for work that you do.
   1. Charlie was earning eight pounds, I was earning five...
      查利赚了8英镑，我赚了5英镑。
   2. What a lovely way to earn a living...
      谋生妙道啊！
   3. The dancers can earn anything between £20 and £30 for each session...
      这些舞蹈演员每场演出的收入在20至30英镑之间。
   4. She was always out earning.
      她总是在外面赚钱。
2. VERB 盈（利）;生（利）
   If something earns money, it produces money as profit or interest.
   1. ...a current account which earns little or no interest...
      利息很少或为零的活期账户
   2. We buy everything abroad with the money earned from oil imports.
      我们用进口石油赚到的钱从国外购买一切商品。
3. VERB 赢得，博得（赞扬等）
   If you earn something such as praise, you get it because you deserve it.
   1. Companies must earn a reputation for honesty...
      公司必须树立诚信的声誉。
   2. I think that's earned him very high admiration.
      我认为那一点为他赢得了极高的赞誉。
4. to earn a crust → see: crust

1. He earned the appellation 'rebel priest.'
   他赢得了“反叛牧师”的称号。
2. He earned his living as a tax collector.
   他以收税为业。
3. His doughty campaigns for the underprivileged have earned him national respect.
   他为弱势群体奔走呼号，赢得了全国的尊敬。
4. El Salvador has earned the dubious distinction of having the worst soil erosion in continental America.
   萨尔瓦多因是美洲大陆土壤侵蚀最严重的地方而有了这份不光彩的名声。
5. We buy everything abroad with the money earned from oil imports.
   我们用进口石油赚到的钱从国外购买一切商品。
6. I think that's earned him very high admiration.
   我认为那一点为他赢得了极高的赞誉。
7. The film earned him international fame.
   这部电影为他赢得了国际声望。
8. At that time, many developing countries were flush with dollars earned from exports
   在那时，许多发展中国家都通过出口赚到了大量美元。
9. His gangling, awkward gait has earned him the name Spiderman.
   他又瘦又高，动作笨拙难看，因此有了“蜘蛛人”的外号。
10. My goodness, he's earned millions in his career.
    我的天哪，他干那一行已挣了好几百万了。
11. He even earned his opponents 'grudging respect
    他甚至令对手也不得不尊重他。
12. The paper has earned respect for its investigative journalism.
    这份报纸的调查性新闻报道为其赢得了尊敬。
13. Her treatment of her husband earned her the label of the most hated woman in America.
    她对待丈夫的行径使她赢得了“全美最可恶的女人”的称号。
14. Valerie earned letters in three sports: volleyball, basketball, and field hockey.
    瓦莱丽在排球、篮球和曲棍球三个项目上获得了佩戴校名首字母标志的荣誉。
15. His administration has earned low marks for its economic policies.
    他的班子在经济政策上所获评价很低。
16. During my political life I've earned myself a reputation as someone who'll stick his neck out, a bit of a rebel.
    我在政治生涯中敢冒风险、有点叛逆是小有名气的。
17. They were well out of pocket — they had spent far more in Hollywood than he had earned
    他们非常缺钱——他们在好莱坞的花费已经远远超出了他的收入。
18. The remark earned him a rap on the knuckles
    那番话使他受到了指责。
19. High rates of return can be earned on these investments.
    这些投资可能会有很高的回报率。
20. I think he has earned the respect of leaders all round the world
    我想他已经赢得了世界各国领导人的尊重。
21. He has earned a reputation as the man who can close a show with a bad review
    他因可以用一则恶评毙掉一场演出而闻名。
22. From his staff he earned the sobriquet 'Mumbles'.
    他的员工给他起了个“咕哝虫”的绰号。
23. In the old days the woman stayed at home and the man earned the money.
    过去，女主内，男主外。
24. I have children to support, money to be earned, and a home to be maintained
    我要抚养孩子，挣钱养家。
25. Their media has earned the reputation for being rather dull and uninteresting
    他们的媒体获得了相当单调、乏味的名声。
26. He toiled all day long but earned very little.
    他整天劳碌但挣得很少。
27. He has earned a bad name for himself there.
    他在那里弄得很臭。
28. With my parents'hard earned money, I finished my school education.
    靠着父母亲辛辛苦苦赚来的钱，我完成了学业。

adj

1. gained or acquired
   1. a well-earned reputation for honesty
   2. earned income
   3. an earned run in baseball