| 单词 | pay |
| 释义 | paypayspaypay2 noun [uncountable] money that you are given for doing your jobCOLLOCATIONS: paytypes of paylow payI left the job because of the low pay.leavegood payIt’s hard work, but the pay is good.behigher/better payFarm workers deserve higher pay.workerhighequal pay (=the same pay for the same type of work)The women at the factory went on strike for equal pay.womangofull payHe was given six months’ leave on full pay.begivemonthbasic pay British English, base pay American English (=not including any extra pay)He gets a bonus in addition to his basic pay.gettake-home pay (=after tax etc has been taken away)Their average take-home pay is just £250 a week.beovertime pay (=for extra hours that you work)Their boss had to approve any overtime pay.haveholiday pay British English, vacation pay American English (=pay when you are on holiday)Freelancers get no holiday pay.sick pay (=when you are ill)maternity pay (=given to a woman when she stops work to have a baby)pay + nouna pay rise British English, a pay raise American EnglishThis is not a good time to ask for a pay rise.bea pay increase (=for a group of workers)Police officers got a 6% pay increase this year.officergeta pay cutEveryone had to take a pay cut.havephrasesa rate of pay (=the amount paid for every hour, week etc you work)The company offers good rates of pay.offerrateTHESAURUS: paysalary money that you receive every month as payment from the organization you work for. Salary is usually used for professional jobs such as teachers, managers etc: Pilots earn a salary of around $120,000.pilotwages (also wage) money that you receive every week as payment from the organization you work for. Wages is usually used for jobs such as factory or shop workers: My wages were only £60 a week.wagebepay money that you receive for doing a job: The nurses want an increase in their basic pay.nurseearnings used when talking about people’s salaries in general, or all the money that you get from working: Average earnings have gone up by 10%.goThe star’s earnings were estimated at around $20 million last year.beestimateincome money that you get regularly from your job and from other things, which you use to live: People on low incomes can get free dental care.incomeincome tax |
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