Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #227
pay
/peɪ/
noun
工资；薪金；报酬
money given in return for work; salary or wages
- 1.
Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
工资；薪水
- 2.
something that remunerates
报酬；酬金
工资；薪水；报酬；酬金；薪资；付款；补偿
In use
He received a good pay for his hard work.
The company offers competitive pay and benefits.
Many workers are demanding fair pay for overtime.
wages were paid by check
he wasted his pay on drink
Connections
Collocations
- equal pay
- 同工同酬
- They are fighting for equal pay for equal work.他们正在为同工同酬而斗争。
- holiday pay
- 假日工资
- Employees receive holiday pay for working on public holidays.员工在公共假日工作可获得假日工资。
- overtime pay
- 加班费
- He worked extra hours to earn overtime pay.他加班工作以赚取加班费。
- sick pay
- 病假工资
- She is entitled to sick pay for up to six months.她有权享受最多六个月的病假工资。
- take-home pay
- 实得工资
- After taxes and deductions, his take-home pay is about $3,000 a month.扣除税款和扣除额后，他的实得工资每月大约3000美元。
- pay raise
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pay 音似'配'，想象工作配给的薪酬就是 pay。
Context & Register
工资；薪水；报酬
Grammar Note
常用作不可数名词，表示报酬或薪水。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end with the spelling '-ay' and rhyme with /peɪ/ (pay).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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