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[] to get money for work that you do 挣得；赚取；挣钱 ◆ She earned about €40 000 last year in pay and bonuses. 她去年的工资和奖金加起来大约 4 万欧元。 ◆ You will earn a basic salary of $2 000 a month. 你的底薪是每月 2 000 元。 ◆ He earns a living from selling second-hand books.他靠销售二手书为生。 ◆ She must earn a fortune (= earn a lot of money) !她一定发了大财！ ◆ I only have to pay back the loan when I start earning. 只有当我开始赚钱时，才须要偿还贷款。 ⨁ to earn a fee / anincome / asalary / wage 赚取费用／收入／薪金／工资 ⨁ to earn money 赚钱 ⨁ to earn a bonus / raise / rise 赚取奖金；获得提薪
[] to obtain money from business activities （从商业活动中）赢利，赚钱 ◆ In the last quarter the company earned $1.16 billion, or 47 cents a share. 这家公司在最後一个季度赢利 11.6 亿元，或每股赚了 47 分。 ◆ The firm earns most of its money from renting out property.这家公司的大部分收入来自出租房产。 ◆ There are special tax rates on income earned from exports. 对出口收入使用特殊税率。 ⨁ to earn an income / aprofit / return 赚取收入／利润／收益 ⨁ to earn income / money / profits / revenue(s) 赚取收入／金钱／利润／收益
[] to get money as a profit or interest on money that you invest, lend, etc. 生（利）；获（利） ◆ How much interest do you earn on your savings?你的存款赚了多少利息？ ◆ The shares earned a 17% return. 股票的回报率为 17%。 ⨁ to earn interest 赚取利息 ⨁ to earn a dividend / return 赚取股息／收益
[] to get a benefit because you buy sth from a particular shop/store, etc. or use a particular credit card 获益（在某商店购物或使用某种信用卡而得到好处） ◆ Shoppers will be able to earn points on all credit-card purchases. 购物者使用信用卡的所有消费均可获得积分。
