( wages) ADJECTIVE | VERB + WAGE | WAGE + VERB | WAGE + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVEcompetitive (especially NAmE) , decent, fair, good, high有竞争力的薪酬；像样的工资；相当不错的薪水；高薪inadequate, low, meagre/meager (especially BrE) , poverty, small不足的薪水；低薪；微薄的工资◆Women's wages were lower than men's.女性的工资比男性低。◆He busked to supplement his meagre wages.他靠街头卖艺来贴补微薄的工资。falling, rising下降的／上涨的工资annual, daily, hourly, regular, weekly, etc.年薪、日薪、时薪、固定工资、周薪等money现金工资；货币工资nominal, real名义／实际工资◆Real wages fell last year, when inflation is taken into account.若把通货膨胀考虑在内，去年的实际工资下降了。basic (especially BrE) , standard基本／标准工资◆a basic wage of £100 a week plus tips每星期 100 英镑的基本工资外加小费livable (especially NAmE) , living勉强能维持生活的工资◆workers fighting for a living wage为获得能维持生活的工资而斗争的工人minimum最低工资◆The Government this week raised the national minimum wage. (especially BrE) 政府本周提高了全国的最低工资标准。◆They both work minimum-wage jobs. (especially NAmE) 他们俩干的都是拿最低工资的活儿。prevailing (especially NAmE) 普遍工资◆The prevailing wage for construction work is about $9 per hour.建筑行业的工资普遍是每小时 9 美元。◆The prevailing wage is generally determined by local union rates.普遍工资一般取决于地方工会工资标准。average, median (especially NAmE) 平均／中等工资back, lost, unpaid欠薪；损失的工资；未付的工资◆to receive reimbursement for lost wages因工资损失得到补偿VERB + WAGEpay支付工资earn, make (especially NAmE) 挣工资◆She earns a good wage at the factory.她在工厂里挣的工资挺高。◆15 million Americans make minimum wage.有 1,500 万美国人拿的是最低工资。◆He made a good wage as a trader.作为交易员他挣的工资很高。live on靠工资生活◆How can you live on such a low wage?靠这么低的工资你怎么生活？demand要求工资◆Semi-skilled tradesmen began to demand higher wages.半熟练工匠开始要求更高的工资。offer提供工资◆The store argues that it offers competitive wages.该商店认为自己提供的工资具有竞争力。accept接受工资receive得到工资determine, set决定／确定工资◆Markets set the wages.市场决定工资。increase, push up, raise增加工资；推动工资水平上升；加薪◆Full employment pushed up wages.充分就业使工资水平上升了。cut, depress (especially NAmE) , drive down, force down, hold down, keep down, keep low, lower削减薪水；压低工资；维持低工资；降低工资supplement补贴工资dock扣工资◆They docked his wages for arriving at work two hours late.因为上班迟到两小时，他们扣了他的工资。WAGE + VERBincrease, rise工资增加；薪水上涨fall薪水降低WAGE + NOUNearner挣工资的人labour/labor, labourer/laborer (especially NAmE) , workers雇佣劳动；雇佣工人slave (figurative) 工资奴隶◆my life as a corporate wage slave我奴隶般的工薪族生活claim加薪要求◆The union submitted a wage claim for a 9% rise.工会提交了加薪 9% 的要求。bargaining, negotiations工资谈判agreement, settlement工资协议／解决方案cut, reduction减薪；工资削减cap, controls, freeze, restraint最高工资限额；工资控制；工资冻结；工资遏制◆The government promised greater tax cuts in return for continued wage restraints.政府承诺加大减税的幅度以换取遏制工资增长的继续实行。explosion, growth (especially NAmE) , hike (especially NAmE) , increase, inflation, rise (BrE) 工资激增；工资增长；工资上涨bill (BrE) , costs工资单；工资成本structure, system工资结构／制度rate, scale (especially NAmE) 工资率；工资等级differential (especially NAmE) , gap, inequality工资差异／差距／不平等◆wage differentials between large and small companies大型公司和小型公司之间的工资差异◆the wage gap between men and women男女之间的工资差距packet (BrE) 工资袋；所得工资◆He got his first wage packet at fourteen years old.他在 14 岁时领到了他的第一份工钱。PHRASESa cut in wages, a decline in wages, a fall in wages减薪a downward pressure on wages, an upward pressure on wages降薪压力；涨薪压力◆Staff shortages have put an upward pressure on wages.员工短缺造成了涨薪的压力。growth in wages, an increase in wages, a rise in wages (especially BrE) 加薪；工资增加