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underpay

v.不付足够的工资,不充分地付

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underpay为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:underpay-ment 动词过去式:underpaid 过去分词:underpaid 现在分词:underpaying 第三人称单数:underpays

underpay


/,ʌndə'peɪ; ,ʌndɚ`pe/
v (pt, pp underpaid /- 5peId; -`ped/) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (for sth) pay (an employee, etc) too little money 付给(雇员等)报酬过低
*Nurses are overworked and underpaid. 护士的工作过重而报酬过低.
* He underpaid me for the work (by 10). 我做这工作他少给了我(10英镑)工资. Cf 参看 overpay.

underpay


v past tense and past participleunderpaid [T]

to pay someone too little for their work