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n.[常pl.] 工资 v.发动

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wage为六级词汇   词频:1424

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动词过去式:waged 过去分词:waged 现在分词:waging 第三人称单数:wages

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wage


/weɪdʒ; wedʒ/
n (usu pl except in certain phrases and when used attributively 通常作复数, 但用于某些词组或作定语时除外) regular (usu weekly) payment made or received for work or services 工资(通常指按周的)
*wages of
200 a week/a weekly wage of
200 一星期200英镑的工资
* Wages are paid on Fridays. 每星期五 发工资.
* Tax and insurance are deducted from your wages. 所得税和保险费从工资扣除.
* We expect a fair day's wage for a fair day's work. 我们做好一天的工作,就希望得到一天应得的工资.
* The workers are demanding to be paid a living wage, ie one that enables them to live without hunger or hardship. 工人要求得到能够维持生活的工资.
* a minimum wage, ie guaranteed basic pay in a particular industry or country 最低工资(某行业或某国的工资底线)
* [attrib 作定语] a wage increase/rise of
10 a week 每星期的工资额增加10英镑. =>Usage at income 用法见 income.
1. We´ve decided to negotiate with the employers about our wage claims.
    我们已经决定和雇主谈判关于我们的工资要求。

2. We continually wage war on them, for they contaminate our food, carry diseases, or devour our crops.
    人类不断同昆虫斗争,因为昆虫弄脏我们的食物,传播疾病,吞噬庄稼。

3. Most wage claims are settled by compromise.
    对提高工资的要求大多都能折衷解决.

4. Of course, the books and periodicals that are warning society about the removal of jobs, "the end of work", and wage decreases only serve to increase public anxiety — a slow-motion variation of shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theate
    当然, 那些因工作岗位的消失、"工作完蛋了"和工资减少而对社会发出警告的书籍和期刊杂志只不过是起到了增加公众焦虑的作用--只是在挤满了观众的戏院里有人大叫"着火啦"的那种景象的慢镜头的变种而已。

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