wages

英 [ˈweɪdʒɪz]

美 [ˈweɪdʒɪz]

n.  (通常指按周领的)工资，工钱
v.  开始，发动，进行，继续(战争、战斗等)
wage的第三人称单数和复数

化学

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 工资;工钱
  Someone'swagesare the amount of money that is regularly paid to them for the work that they do.
  1. His wages have gone up...
     他涨工资了。
  2. This may end efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line.
     这可能会使将最低工资定得远高于贫困线的努力告吹。
• VERB 开展，发动(运动或战争)
  If a person, group, or countrywagesa campaign or a war, they start it and continue it over a period of time.
  1. ...the three factions that had been waging a civil war...
     发动内战的三个派别
  2. They waged a price war.
     他们打起了价格战。

When used as a noun,payis a general word which you can use to refer to the money you get from your employer for doing your job. Manual workers are paidwages, ora wage. The plural is more common than the singular, especially when you are talking about the actual cash that someone receives.Every week he handed all his wages in cash to his wife.Wagesare usually paid, and quoted, as an hourly or a weekly sum....a starting wage of five dollars an hour.Professional people and office workers receive asalary, which is paid monthly. However, when talking about someone's salary, you usually give the annual figure.I'm paid a salary of £15,000 a year.Yourincomeconsists of all the money you receive from all sources, including your pay.
pay 用作名词时，泛指从雇主处得到的工资或薪水。体力劳动者的工资通常用 wages 或 a wage表示，其中复数形式更为常见，尤其是表示实际拿到的现金时。例如，Every week he handed all his wages in cash to his wife (每周他都将自己领到的工资全部交给妻子)。wages 通常按小时或按周支付或计算：a starting wage of five dollars an hour (每小时5美元的起薪)。专业人士以及办公室职员的工资用 salary 表示，通常按月支付。但是在谈论某人的薪水时，通常用年薪来表示：I'm paid a salary of £ 15, 000 a year (我年薪为15, 000英镑)。 income 表示从各个来源获得的总收入，包括工资。

英英释义

noun

• a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
  1. the wages of sin is death
  2. virtue is its own reward
  Synonym:rewardpayoff

双语例句

• The dispute is about wages, working conditions and the management of the mining industry.
  这场争论围绕着工资、工作条件以及矿业管理展开。
• His boss advanced him ￡ 10 against next week's wages.
  老板给他预支了10英镑下周的工资。
• Wages are low and the wastage rate of staff is high.
  工资很低，员工的离职率很高。
• In absolute terms, wages have risen, but not in comparison with the cost of living.
  从绝对意义上说，工资是提高了，但同生活费用相比较就不能这样说了。
• Increasing unionization led to demands for higher wages and shorter hours.
  随着工会越来越壮大，有了提高工资、缩短工作时间的要求。
• Families round here are at breaking point. They have been on half wages since October
  这附近的家庭已经忍无可忍了。从10月以来他们就一直只领一半的薪水。
• That, in turn would increase pressure for higher wages and that, in turn, would impact on inflation and competition.
  那样就会增加工资上涨的压力，而那样又会对通货膨胀和竞争产生影响。
• The state, it is true, gave money towards their wages. Nevertheless the whole process had not been organized properly
  诚然，政府已经拨款支付他们的工资。但整个过程没有组织妥当。
• Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.
  工资已被冻结，工人也下岗了。
• The farmers pay pitiful wages, often in the form of food and clothes.
  农场主支付的报酬少得可怜，还经常是以食物和衣服的形式。