( wages) ADJECTIVE | VERB + WAGE | WAGE + VERB | WAGE + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤competitive, decent, fair, good, high有競爭力的薪酬;像樣的工資;相當不錯的薪水;高薪▸➤inadequate, low, meagre/meager, poverty, small不足的薪水;低薪;微薄的工資◇Women's wages were lower than men's.女性的工資比男性低。◇He busked to supplement his meagre wages.他靠街頭賣藝來貼補微薄的工資。➤falling, rising下降的/上漲的工資▸➤annual, daily, hourly, regular, weekly, etc.年薪、日薪、時薪、固定工資、週薪等▸➤money現金工資;貨幣工資▸➤nominal, real名義/實際工資◇Real wages fell last year, when inflation is taken into account.若把通貨膨脹考慮在內,去年的實際工資下降了。➤basic, standard基本/標準工資◇a basic wage of £100 a week plus tips每星期 100 英鎊的基本工資外加小費➤livable, living勉強能維持生活的工資◇workers fighting for a living wage為獲得能維持生活的工資而鬥爭的工人➤minimum最低工資◇The Government this week raised the national minimum wage. (especially BrE) 政府本週提高了全國的最低工資標準。◇They both work minimum-wage jobs. (especially NAmE) 他們倆幹的都是拿最低工資的活兒。➤prevailing (especially NAmE) 普遍工資◇The prevailing wage for construction work is about $9 per hour.建築行業的工資普遍是每小時 9 美元。◇The prevailing wage is generally determined by local union rates.普遍工資一般取決於地方工會工資標準。➤average, median (especially NAmE) 平均/中等工資➤back, lost, unpaid欠薪;損失的工資;未付的工資◇to receive reimbursement for lost wages因工資損失得到補償VERB + WAGE➤pay支付工資▸➤earn, make (especially NAmE) 掙工資◇She earns a good wage at the factory.她在工廠裏掙的工資挺高。◇15 million Americans make minimum wage.有 1,500 萬美國人拿的是最低工資。◇He made a good wage as a trader.作為交易員他掙的工資很高。➤live on靠工資生活◇How can you live on such a low wage?靠這麼低的工資你怎麼生活?➤demand要求工資◇Semi-skilled tradesmen began to demand higher wages.半熟練工匠開始要求更高的工資。➤offer提供工資◇The store argues that it offers competitive wages.該商店認為自己提供的工資具有競爭力。➤accept接受工資➤receive得到工資➤determine, set決定/確定工資◇Markets set the wages.市場決定工資。➤increase, push up, raise增加工資;推動工資水平上升;加薪◇Full employment pushed up wages.充分就業使工資水平上升了。➤cut, depress, drive down, force down, hold down, keep down, keep low, lower削減薪水;壓低工資;維持低工資;降低工資▸➤supplement補貼工資➤dock扣工資◇They docked his wages for arriving at work two hours late.因為上班遲到兩小時,他們扣了他的工資。WAGE + VERB➤increase, rise工資增加;薪水上漲▸➤fall薪水降低WAGE + NOUN➤earner掙工資的人▸➤labour/labor, labourer/laborer, workers雇傭勞動;雇傭工人➤slave (figurative) 工資奴隸◇my life as a corporate wage slave我奴隸般的工薪族生活➤claim加薪要求◇The union submitted a wage claim for a 9% rise.工會提交了加薪 9% 的要求。➤bargaining, negotiations工資談判▸➤agreement, settlement工資協議/解決方案▸➤cut, reduction減薪;工資削減▸➤cap, controls, freeze, restraint最高工資限額;工資控制;工資凍結;工資遏制◇The government promised greater tax cuts in return for continued wage restraints.政府承諾加大減稅的幅度以換取遏制工資增長的繼續實行。➤explosion, growth, hike, increase, inflation, rise (BrE) 工資激增;工資增長;工資上漲▸➤bill, costs工資單;工資成本▸➤structure, system工資結構/制度➤rate, scale (especially NAmE) 工資率;工資等級➤differential, gap, inequality工資差異/差距/不平等◇wage differentials between large and small companies大型公司和小型公司之間的工資差異◇the wage gap between men and women男女之間的工資差距➤packet (BrE) 工資袋;所得工資◇He got his first wage packet at fourteen years old.他在 14 歲時領到了他的第一份工錢。PHRASES➤a cut in wages, a decline in wages, a fall in wages減薪▸➤a downward pressure on wages, an upward pressure on wages降薪壓力;漲薪壓力◇Staff shortages have put an upward pressure on wages.員工短缺造成了漲薪的壓力。➤growth in wages, an increase in wages, a rise in wages (especially BrE) 加薪;工資增加
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