Word · Frequency #1490
pensions
养老金；退休金
pensions is the plural of pension.
A sum of money paid regularly to someone, especially after they retire, so they can live on.
- 1.
An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes.
定期支付的年金,作为对退休员工、军人等过去服务的报酬,最初主要由政府支付,现也由各类私人养老金计划支付。
- 2.
A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services.
寄宿公寓或小型酒店,尤其在欧洲大陆,通常提供住宿和某些餐饮及服务。
- 3.
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
定期支付给个人的、旨在使其无需工作即可维持生计的款项
- 4.
A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes.
支付给神职人员以替代什一税的款项。
膳宿公寓；小旅馆；代替什一税付给神职人员的款项；定期支付的年金,作为对退休员工、军人等过去服务的报酬,最初主要由政府支付,现也由各类私人养老金计划支付。；寄宿公寓或小型酒店,尤其在欧洲大陆,通常提供住宿和某些餐饮及服务。；定期支付给个人的、旨在使其无需工作即可维持生计的款项
In use
After thirty years of work, she finally started receiving her pension last month.
Many retired teachers rely on their pensions to pay for daily living expenses.
He plans to use his pension to travel around the world.
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Word family
- pensions
- plural, third person singular
- pensioned
- past, past participle
- pensioning
- present participle
Learner notes
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 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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