1. earn a living：谋生
He earns a living by writing.
他靠写作谋生。
替换短语：make a living：谋生
He makes a living by writing.
他靠写作谋生。
2. earn one's salt：自食其力
He is able to earn his salt.
他有能力自食其力。
3. ease the burden：减轻负担
He works his way in order to ease the burden of his parents.
他半工半读以减轻父母的负担。
替换短语：lighten the burden：减轻负担
He works his way in order to lighten the burden of his parents.
他半工半读以减轻父母的负担。
4. eat one's words：收回之前的话
He ate his words and apologized to her.
他收回之前的话，并向她道歉。
5. edit out：删去
The writer was told that a whole paragraph of his article had been edited out.
作者被告知他的文章中有一整段文字被删掉了。
替换短语：cross out：删去
The writer was told that a whole paragraph of his article had been crosssed out.
作者被告知他的文章中有一整段文字被删掉了。
6. empty out：使成为空的
The man empty out his pocket to prove that he didn't steal the watch.
男子将口袋掏空证明他没有偷表。
混淆短语：be empty of：缺少……
I'm afraid that he is empty of money.
我担心他缺钱。
7. enable sb. to：使某人能够
The Internet enables us to get in touch with our friends easily.
网络让我们能轻松地与朋友联系。