| 词汇 | earn |
| 释义 | bring home the bacon tr. to earn a livelihood; to earn money to buy food.When I have to bring home the bacon, I hope I have an interesting job.I have to bring home the bacon for six kids. clear tr. to earn a specific net amount of money.She cleared a cool forty thousand on that Wilson deal.We just want to clear a decent profit. Nothing greedy. do some fine coin tr. to make a large sum of money.When I get my big break, I'm going to do some fine coin.Max did some fine coin on that last housepainting job. gravy n. extra or easy money; easy profit.Virtually every cent that came in was pure gravy—no expenses and no materials costs at all.After I pay expenses, the rest is pure gravy. hand over fist mod. repeatedly and energetically, especially as with taking in money in a great volume.We were taking in fees hand over fist, and the people were lined up for blocks.The money came in hand over fist at the B.O. knock down something tr. to earn a certain amount of money.I'm lucky to knock down $20,000.She must knock down about twenty thou a year. make a bundle and make a pile tr. to make a lot of money.I made a bundle off that last deal.I want to buy a few stocks and make a pile in a few years. make a killing tr. to make an enormous profit; to become an enormous success.The company made a killing from the sale of its subsidiary.I wanted to make a killing as a banker, but it didn't work out. pull down an amount of money tr. to earn a stated amount of money. (“An amount of money” is expressed as a figure or other indication of an actual amount.)She pulls down about $40,000 a year.They pull down pretty good salaries. quick buck and fast buck n. a quickly or easily earned profit.I'm always on the lookout to make a fast buck.I need to make a quick buck without much effort. rack up something tr. to earn something; to collect or acquire something.They all racked up a lot of profits.We racked up twenty points in the game last Saturday. scale n. the regular union rate of pay; union wages.Even the big stars work for scale.We pay scale and not a penny more. I don't care who you think you are! take n. the amount of money taken in at some event; the money received for the tickets that have been purchased.What was the take for the concert?The take was much larger than we expected. earn 1. noun an amount of money earned, especially earned illicitly AUSTRALIA, 1977 2. verb to make a dishonest profit UK, 1977 earn (one's)spurs/stripes To gain a position through hard work and the accumulation of experience, often in the face of difficulties.
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