earning
present participle ofearn
| 单词 | earning |
| 释义 | earning present participle ofearn earn verb[IorT] uk/ɜːn/us/ɝːn/A2 toreceivemoneyaspaymentforworkthat you do: I earn $80,000 ayear. How much do you earn, if you don'tmindmeasking? You can'texpectto earnaliving(= bepaidenoughmoneytoliveon)fromyourpainting. [+ two objects]Coffeeexportsearn(= give)Brazilmany millions ofdollarsayear./Brazilearns many millions ofdollarsayearfromcoffeeexports. C2 to get something that youdeserve: It's been atoughsixmonthsand IfeelI've earned a fewweeksoff. See also well earned to receive or be given something
Earning money
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Getting, receiving and accepting Examplesofearningearning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The showman explained that twenty years ago he collected five pounds a week on average,earningseven or eight shillings from each street performance. From theCambridge English Corpus Women tend now to be seen both as primary carers and as individuals responsible forearningfor themselves, their children and their own pensions. From theCambridge English Corpus The experience of these young women emphasizes thatearningpotential and household need shaped historically specific gender and generational roles. From theCambridge English Corpus At the same time, the gap in income between the lowest and highestearninghouseholds has increased since 1968. From theCambridge English Corpus The peakearningages will be determined by the factors discussed above while the peak years will largely be determined by macroeconomic conditions. From theCambridge English Corpus And they appropriate this attributed authenticity for themselves to increase their own, yes, 'nocturnal capital',earningthem bragging rights back home. From theCambridge English Corpus Also, there are numerous private firms with market powerearningextraordinary profits in some of their markets that can be used as a cross-subsidy source. From theCambridge English Corpus The average salary per soldier is about $3,500 per month, with top helicopter pilots and country commandersearningabout $7,500. From theCambridge English Corpus By the combined hard work of men, women and even children, these families somehow managed to get by,earningjust enough to sustain themselves. From theCambridge English Corpus Across both probes, word type resulted in a main effect, with children from all three groupsearninghigher scores for verbs than nouns. From theCambridge English Corpus Because of the risk of early adult death or invalidity it was prudent for families to maximize theearningpotential of all family members. From theCambridge English Corpus In the building and craft trades it was unusual to find labourersearningless than 3d per day. From theCambridge English Corpus This led retailers to argue that, with their ownearningpower now limited by price controls, they needed the protection of rent control legislation. From theCambridge English Corpus During the teens,earningcapacity still remained rather low on average (15.3 shillings). From theCambridge English Corpus In the status quo only about 38 million people attend college withoutearninga degree. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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