earn 赚.挣得,获利,赢得 Phrases: earn one’s living=make a living 谋生 earn money= make money 挣钱 She earned a living as a part-time secretary. 她靠做半职秘书为生. [点拨]辨析earn, obtain, acquire, gain, get 相同点:这些动词均有“得到.获得.取得 之意 不同点:earn 侧重指依靠自己的劳动或因付出代价.因有功而获得 obtain 着重指通过巨大努力.要求得到所需或盼望已久的东西 acquire书面用语.强调通过不断地.持续的努力而获得某物.也指日积月累的渐渐地获得 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 侧重经过努力或有意识的行动而取得某种成就.或获得某种利益或好处 1)He failed to obtain a scholarship. 他没有获得奖学金. 2)His achievement earned him respect. 他的成就赢得人们的尊敬. 3)He gained much good. 他得到很多好处. 4)He got the first prize in the listening contest. 他在听力比赛中获得了一等奖. [即境活用] The day I discovered that the good name my parents had brought our whole family the respect of our neighbour. A. earned B. deserved C. given D. used [解析]A 考查动词词义辨析.按照句意此处为赢得的意思.Earn的宾语可以是name. Fame, reputation, position. 【查看更多】
