Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2619
earnings
收益；盈余
the profit or net income a company or person makes in a period
常用复数；此处指扣除成本费用后的净收入。
- 1.
Wages, money earned, income.
工资；挣的钱；收入
- 2.
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
在特定时期内收入超过支出的部分(包括折旧和其他非现金费用)
- 3.
Business profits.
企业利润。
- 4.
something that remunerates
报酬
- 5.
Gains on investments; returns.
投资收益；回报
工资；挣的钱；收入；在特定时期内收入超过支出的部分(包括折旧和其他非现金费用)；企业利润。；报酬；投资收益；回报
In use
The company's earnings increased by 10% this year.
She deposits part of her earnings into a savings account every month.
The airline reported strong quarterly earnings despite higher fuel costs.
they saved a quarter of all their earnings
earnings + verb (increase/decrease)
earnings作主语时，谓语动词常用表示增减的词汇。
Our earnings increased by 10% this quarter.
本季度我们的收入增加了10%。
verb (report/announce) + earnings
常见搭配如report earnings、announce earnings。
The company reported its quarterly earnings yesterday.
该公司昨天公布了季度收益。
Connections
Collocations
- earnings report
- 收益报告
- The company released its quarterly earnings report yesterday.公司昨天发布了季度收益报告。
- earnings per share
- 每股收益
- Earnings per share increased by 15% this year.今年每股收益增长了15%。
- quarterly earnings
- 季度收益
- The firm's quarterly earnings exceeded analysts' expectations.该公司的季度收益超出了分析师的预期。
- earnings growth
- 收益增长
- Investors are looking for consistent earnings growth.投资者期待稳定的收益增长。
- annual earnings
- 年收入
- His annual earnings from freelancing are quite substantial.他做自由职业的年收入相当可观。
- net earnings
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将“earnings”拆解为“earn”（赚）和“ings”，记住它是通过劳动赚来的收入。
Context & Register
多用于财务报告、经济分析中指公司利润；在日常用语中也可指工资收入。
Grammar Note
通常作复数
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-ings' suffix but do not rhyme with 'earnings' due to different stressed vowels.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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