Earn one's keep
值得雇用, 挣饭吃
🧩 词语组成解析
earn
[ə:n]
vt.& vi. 赚得;获得;赢得;博得;
vt. 赚，赚得;获得;挣得;使得到;
a. 人们的；自己的
keep
[kip]
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止;
vi. （食品）保持新;保持健康;
n. 保持，保养;供养，抚养;生活，生计;饲料；牧草;
🗣️ 情景例句
Could I trouble you with something for a moment please?
请问可以麻烦你一下吗？
I often take a bath at night.
我常常在晚上洗澡。
Dad, when you sent me to Paris to see if I could really earn a living as a painter.
爸爸，你把我送去巴黎，想看看我是否真正能以绘画谋生。