earn your / its keepa. to do jobs in return for being given a home and food谋生:•We older children were expected to earn our keep.我们大一点的孩子要自己谋生。b. to be useful enough to be worth the time or money spent值得所花的时间（金钱）:•These aircraft are still earning their keep.这些飞机还值得使用。 |