4. earn
vt. 赚;挣得;获利;赢得;获得
常用结构:
earn one’s living=make a living 谋生
earn money= make
money 挣钱
earn a good
reputation 赢得一个好名声
易混辨析
earn/obtain/acquire/get/gain
earn 侧重指依靠自己的劳动或因付出代价,有功而获得。
obtain 着重指通过巨大努力、要求得到所需或盼望已久的东西。
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acquire书面用语,强调通过不断地、持续地努力而获得某物,也指日积月累地获得。
get一般用语,使用较广。可指以任何方式得到某物,也不一定要经过努力。
gain侧重指经过努力或有意识的行动而取得某种成就,或指获得某种利益或好处。
She earned a
living as a parttime secretary.
她靠做兼职秘书为生。
He failed to
obtain a scholarship.
他没有获得奖学金。(巨大努力、盼望已久的)
His achievement
earned him respect.
他的成就赢得人们的尊敬。(靠自己的劳动)
He gained much
good. 他得到很多好处。(利益或好处)
He got the first
prize in the listening contest.
他在听力比赛中获得了一等奖。(使用较广)
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高手过招
单项填空
The day I discovered that the good name my
parents had
brought our whole family
the respect of our neighbours. (2009·12·福建福州检测)
earned B. deserved C. given D. Used
解析:选A。按照句意,此处应为“赢得”的意思。earn的宾语可以是name,
fame, reputation, position等。
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