释义 |
- to do useful or helpful things in return for being allowed to live or stay somewhere挣口饭吃;为有栖身之处而工作
- He was willing to earn his keep.他愿意干活来换取栖身之所。
- to be worth the amount of time or money that is being spent值得所花的时间(或金钱)
- He felt he no longer deserved such a high salary. He just wasn't earning his keep.他认为他不应再得到那么高的薪金了。他根本不配拿那么多钱。
- All this new technology will have to earn its keep.所有这些新技术都必须得到保留。
See also earn | keep |