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to get money
as profit or interest on
money you lend, have in a bank, etc. ft ( f ij ) ; $£ ( f ij ) : Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.
3
to get sth that you deserve, usually because of sth good you have done or
because of the good qualities you have JS#; tf#; Ut#: [VN] He earned a reputation as an expert on tax law. ffe
M# 7 Ifcife H^0 o As a teacher, she had earned the respect
of her students, ft %%ScW, $M#7^ft67^f(o 0 I need a rest. I think I’ve earned it, don’t you? ^micfAE'To ifc7, 0 She’s having a
well-earned rest this week. A jf| fjt jg, ^ jil j£Z ^
67
<, 0 [VNN] His outstanding ability earned him a place on the team.
fTTfTl ,earn a/your 'crust (BrE, informal) to earn enough money to live on P; i£ft .earn your 'keep
1 to
do useful or helpful
things in return for being allowed to live or stay somewhere # P WL\
AI ft 2 to be worth the amount of time or money that is being
spent {fi#0f7£ 07®® ( ) : He felt he no
longer deserved such a high salary. He just wasn’t earning his keep, life iA AHlfe A # I'J IP ^
67 §r & 7 o
jffefgAAB2#IP — more at spur n.
.earned 'run noun (in baseball #$c) a
run scored without the help of
errors by the opposing team ST-flr
earn er /'3:no(r); NAmE '3:rn-/ noun 1 a person who earns
money for a job that they do #$5#; :
highAow earners iij fr / §r 07 A —see
also wage earner 2 an
activity or a business that makes a profit H^07ft;i: Tourism is the country’s biggest foreign currency earner.
07
Trik 0 0 (BrB> informal) Her new business has turned out a nice little earner. ftfefrJF07®J££n^j7^;f7'&lii
earn est /'3:mst; NAmE '3:m-/ adj. very
serious and sincere A#iAX07; Ml£67; ii$07: an earnest young
man A 0 Despite her
earnest efforts, she
could not find a job. ft,
Xft0 ► earn-est-ly adv. earn-est-ness noun [U] iT7T?71 in earnest 1 more
seriously and with more force or effort than before ( HIP ) T^itfe, iA^ftfe,
M^fife: The work on the house will begin in earnest on Monday.
2
very
serious and sincere about
what you are saying and about your intentions; in a way that shows that you are
serious 7$ lift ft; ^ M: You may laugh but I’m in deadly earnest. ATf 67 o 0
I could tell she spoke in earnest. f£##i±}MJ§:$li:^ft;flfe iMh
earn
ings /'3:mrjz; NAmE ‘3:rn-/ noun [pi.] 1 the money that you
earn for the work that you do fr7jt;
I$t; ift A : a rise in average earnings 7 ±0 iBC A 67 f|f 7P
o compensation for loss of earnings caused by the accident 667^#tjiJ$itftAMA67!i!p^
o- note at income 2 the profit
that a company makes fijp; M#: earnings per share o export earnings hi P 0 ft]
earnings-re fated adj. {BrE) (of payments, etc. TCIA^f) connected to and changing
according to the amount of money that you earn %itftAfif707; SiBt^it^67: an earnings-related pension scheme ^iBtA^^l67il'A^it^lJ ear-phones /'iafaunz; NAmE 'irfounz/
noun [pi.] = headphones
ear-piece /'iapirs; NAmE 'irpiis/ noun the
part of a telephone or piece of electrical equipment that you hold next to or
put into your ear so that you can listen (
)
o/m; iPIIL;
ear-piercing adj., noun
uadj. [only before noun] very high, loud and
unpleasant $lj ^67; A5767: an ear-piercing scream —#$!]0167 ft® m noun [U] the practice of
making small holes in sb’s ears so jewellery can be put in them sF^fls];
ftAP^SIJL ear-plug /'iaphvg; NAmE ‘irp-/ noun [usually pi.] a piece of soft material that you put into
your ear to keep out noise or water ft-M ( 177 7k )
ear-ring /'iarirj;
NAmE 'irirj/ noun a
piece of jewellery that you fasten in or on your ear %%: a pair of
earrings — ® — picture o jewellery
ear-set /'iaset;
NAmE 'irset/ noun a
piece of equipment that fits into your ear and has a microphone attached to it. It is connected to a telephone and
allows you to use the telephone without using your hands. ( )
ear-shot /'iafDt; NAmE 'irjait/ noun IfTTfl out of earshot (of sb/sth) too far away to hear
sb/sth or to be heard ft o/f ft f£ g ft ft : We
waited until Ted was safely out of earshot before discussing it. fkC|—
within 'earshot (of sb/sth) near enough to hear sb/sth or to be heard ft
o/f A ?£ S ft ft : As she came within earshot of the group, she heard her
name mentioned. ft fftfe ft £y ft fA #A ii,
i£Wn7fiJ^A#M67£7o
'ear-splitting adj. extremely loud $^67;
fi#$^67 earth
0-w /3:0;
NAmE 3ir0/ noun, verb m noun 1 (also Earth, the Earth) [U, sing.] the world; the planet that we
live on ft If-; ftfeift the planet Earth fife O the history of life
on earth fife 3ft ±07 ft ft o the earth’s ozone layer fife 67 M.
M 0 The earth revolves around the sun. fifel£f&lrftPB$f
<, of tnust be the happiest person on earth!
Al
2 [U,
sing.] land; the hard surface of the world that is not the sea or the sky; the
ground ® fife; ftfe ffi; A fife : After a week at
sea, it was good to feel the earth beneath our feet again. — jg| }fj,
Jr fr $ ± K fife B
3\ ft
fra tA o O You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer. o note at
floor 3 [U] the substance that
plants grow in ±; ;
a clodAump/mound of
earth -JA±; — 0 ;
—
f£± c> note at soil
4 [C] the hole where an animal, especially a fox, lives #-A; ( AJb!01ffiS67 ) PA
5 (BrE) {NAmE ground) [C, usually sing.] a
wire that connects an electric circuit with
the ground and makes it safe ( If j fife£j$ ITiTTl charge, cost, pay, etc. the 'earth {BrE, informal) to charge, etc. a lot of money iBc ( come back/down to 'earth
(with a
bang/'bump) | bring sb (back)
down to 'earth (with a bang/'bump) (informal) to return, or to make sb return, to a
normal way of thinking or behaving after a time when they have been very
excited, not very practical, etc. ( {<£ ) SIM
5jt, 0 f!] f!fl
% 7 M — see also down to earth
go to 'earth/'ground (BrE) to
hide, especially to escape from sb who is chasing you ( IA;&!&&& ) how,
why, where, who, etc. on earth {informal) used
to emphasize the question you are asking when you are surprised or angry or
cannot think of an obvious answer ( jjp ® ® 0 # 67 # ) f'J ®^: What on
earth are you doing? ft^lMft^ ft X? 0 How on earth can she afford that? be, feel,
look, taste, etc. like nothing on earth (informal) to be, feel, look, taste, etc. very bad
[|SI!J ( ^ifi#,
A ) on 'earth used after negative
nouns or pronouns to
emphasize what you are saying ( ) ftM^Z,
£Attf
0 : Nothing on earth
would persuade me to go with him. -VUIZ,
run sb/sth
to earth/'ground {BrE) to find sb/sth after
looking hard for a long time ( )
^-7 Jicl'J — more at
END n., FACE n., MOVE V., PROMISE V., SALT n., WIPE V.
mverb
{BrE) {NAmE ground) [VN] [usually passive]
to make electrical equipment safe by connecting it to the ground with a wire IE
( ® fife
earth-bound /'3:0baund;
NAmE '3:r0-/ adj. 1 unable
to leave the surface of the earth ( R£ ) ftfef$±67, Kftfe 67 , fife Si ± 67 : birds
and their earthbound predators A ffl ftfe ffi ± ffi #7:7] 67 Ah #7 2 {literary)
not spiritual or having much imagination t£ ft 67; t/ it ft W- 67;
ft A 67
earth en /'3:0n; NAmE '3:r0n/ adj. [only before noun] 1 (of
floors or walls ftfe®£&ij|) made of earth M ± 67; ±fl]
67
2 (of objects ft) made of baked clay
lip 67 : earthen pots pipit