wage
noun
verb
weɪdʒ
noun
1
wages
also
又作
money
you
earn
that
is
paid
according
to
the
number
of
hours,
days,
or
weeks
that
you
work
〔按小时、日、周所计的〕工资，薪金;
singular 单数 plural 复数 | BrE
He
earns
a
good
wage
.
他工资挺高。
wage
increase
also
又作
wage
rise
BrE
【英】
:
The
wage
increases
will
come
into
effect
in
June.
此次加薪将于 6 月份施行。
daily/weekly
etc
wage
a
weekly
wage
of
$250
250 美元的周薪
wage
levels/rates
2
a living wage
money
you
earn
for
work
that
is
enough
to
pay
for
the
basic
things
that
you
need
to
live
维持基本生活的工资
The
church
no
longer
paid
a
living
wage
.
教会再也支付不起可以维持生计的薪俸了。
3
wage freeze
an
action
taken
by
a
company,
government
etc
to
stop
wages
increasing
工资冻结〔指停止加薪〕
4
wage claim
the
amount
of
money
asked
for
by
workers
as
an
increase
in
wages
增加工资的要求，加薪要求
verb
5
to
be
involved
in
a
war
against
someone,
or
a
fight
against
something
发动，进行〔战争、斗争〕
wage
war
(on
sb/sth)
The
police
are
waging
war
on
drug
pushers
in
the
city.
警方正在市内开展一场打击毒贩的战争。
wage
a
campaign/struggle/battle
etc
The
council
has
waged
a
vigorous
campaign
against
the
proposal.
市政会发起了一场激烈的运动反对这项提议。