hard-earned

adjective
🔊/ˌhɑːd ˈɜːnd/
🔊/ˌhɑːrd ˈɜːrnd/
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  1. that you get only after a lot of work and effort辛勤挣来的;来之不易的
    • hard-earned cash用汗水换来的钱
    • We finally managed a hard-earned draw.我们终于追成了平局。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHard-earned is used with these nouns:
    • cash
    • money
    • win
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