earned

Success is not guaranteed. It is not handed to you. Success is earned.

成功无法保证，并非唾手可得。成功必须靠自己去争取。

The paper has earned respect for its investigative journalism.

这份报纸的调查性新闻报道为其赢得了尊敬。

His gangling, awkward gait has earned him the name Spiderman.

他又瘦又高，动作笨拙难看，因此有了“蜘蛛人”的外号。

He earned the appellation "rebel priest."

他赢得了“反叛牧师”的称号。

We buy everything abroad with the money earned from oil imports.

我们用进口石油赚到的钱从国外购买一切商品。

Valerie earned letters in three sports: volleyball, basketball, and field hockey.

瓦莱丽在排球、篮球和曲棍球三个项目上获得了佩戴校名首字母标志的荣誉。

He earned his living as a tax collector.

他以收税为业。

His doughty campaigns for the underprivileged have earned him national respect.

他为弱势群体奔走呼号，赢得了全国的尊敬。

Take a well-earned rest and go out and enjoy yourself.

你理应休息一下，出去好好玩玩。

He even earned his opponents' grudging respect.

他甚至令对手也不得不尊重他。

High rates of return can be earned on these investments.

这些投资可能会有很高的回报率。

The remark earned him a rap on the knuckles.

那番话使他受到了指责。

Their media has earned the reputation for being rather dull and uninteresting.

他们的媒体获得了相当单调、乏味的名声。

I think that's earned him very high admiration.

我认为那一点为他赢得了极高的赞誉。

From his staff he earned the sobriquet "Mumbles".

他的员工给他起了个“咕哝虫”的绰号。