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get/receive a paycheck
paycheck 既可指付薪水的支票，也可泛指工资。
She gets a paycheck every two weeks.
她每两周领一次工资。
工资支票；薪水支票
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工资支票；薪水支票
paycheck
She gets a paycheck every two weeks.
她每两周领一次工资。
付薪水的支票；薪水
n. a check issued in payment of wages or salary
I deposit my paycheck at the bank every Friday.
我每周五把工资支票存入银行。
She was happy because her first paycheck finally arrived in the mail.
她很高兴，因为她的第一张工资支票终于邮寄到了。
He cashed his paycheck at the store around the corner.
他在街角那家商店兑现了他的工资支票。
paycheck 既可指付薪水的支票，也可泛指工资。
She gets a paycheck every two weeks.
她每两周领一次工资。
介词 for 后接金额，表示支票的面额。
I received a paycheck for $500.
我收到一张500美元的工资支票。
这是固定说法，形容收入仅够维持日常开销、没有积蓄。
Many families live paycheck to paycheck.
许多家庭的日子过得很紧，到下次发工资前钱就花光了。
Not this
I got paycheck yesterday.
Use this
I got a paycheck yesterday.
paycheck 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加限定词，所以要用 a paycheck。
Not this
I paid the rent with a paycheck.
Use this
I paid the rent with a check.
paycheck 特指雇主发给员工的工资支票，而“便条式付款支票”或“普通支票”要说 check。两者不可混用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
挣工资；靠工作挣钱
She works two jobs just to earn a paycheck.
她打两份工就是为了挣份工资。
兑现工资支票
He stopped at the bank to cash his paycheck.
他顺路去银行兑现工资支票。
靠工资勉强度日；过一天算一天
After the rent increase, they live paycheck to paycheck.
房租上涨后，他们靠工资勉强度日。
工资扣款；工资扣除额
Health insurance is a standard paycheck deduction.
健康保险是一项标准的工资扣款。
工资单；工资存根
Check your paycheck stub to verify the overtime hours.
检查工资单以核实加班时间。
靠薪水度日，月月光；挣多少花多少
Many people live paycheck to paycheck even with a full-time job.
很多人即使有全职工作，也靠薪水度日，月月光。
丰厚的薪水；高薪
He took the job for the fat paycheck, not the work.
他接受这份工作是为了丰厚的薪水，而不是为了工作本身。
离……只差一份薪水；随时可能陷入……
Without savings, she was one paycheck away from losing her apartment.
没有积蓄的她，随时可能因缺一份薪水而失去公寓。
我工作是为了薪水，不是为了感谢。
From Johnny Paycheck's 1977 country hit 'Take This Job and Shove It'; this line became an anthem for workers who are fed up with their jobs.
这句歌词出自约翰尼·佩奇1977年的乡村名曲《Take This Job and Shove It》，成为对工作厌倦的工人们的抗议颂歌。
Use paycheck naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象老板递给你一张“付工资”的支票，你要核对(check)金额——paycheck 就是薪水支票。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、职场交流、个人理财 该词多用于日常对话或一般财务讨论，属于常见的中性说法；在正式书面文件（如法律或公司制度）中，通常更常使用 salary 或 wages。
paycheck 读作 /ˈpeɪˌtʃɛk/，词尾是 /tʃɛk/。check 和 cheque 与它读音完全相同；deck、neck、peck 都以 /-ɛk/ 押韵。注意 cheek /tʃiːk/ 拼写相近，但元音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.