wage

noun

1. （通常指按周领的）工资，工钱
   a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week, for work or services
   1. wages of £200 a week
      一星期200英镑的工资
   2. a weekly wage of £200
      周薪200英镑
   3. wage cuts
      减薪
   4. a wage increase of 3%
      3%的加薪
   5. a wage rise of 3%
      3%的加薪
   6. wage demands/claims/settlements
      工资要求；工资和解协议
   7. Wages are paid on Fridays.
      每星期五发工资。
   8. There are extra benefits for people on low wages .
      低薪者有额外补助。
   9. The staff have agreed to a voluntary wage freeze (= a situation in which wages are not increased for a time) .
      全体员工已经同意自愿冻结工资。

verb

1. 开始，发动，进行，继续（战争、战斗等）
   to begin and continue a war, a battle, etc.
   1. The rebels have waged a guerrilla war since 2001.
      反叛者自2001年以来一直进行游击战争。
   2. He alleged that a press campaign was being waged against him.
      他声称有人正在对他发起新闻攻势。

1. N-COUNT 工资;工钱
   Someone's wages are the amount of money that is regularly paid to them for the work that they do.
   1. His wages have gone up...
      他涨工资了。
   2. This may end efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line.
      这可能会使将最低工资定得远高于贫困线的努力告吹。
2. VERB 开展，发动(运动或战争)
   If a person, group, or country wages a campaign or a war, they start it and continue it over a period of time.
   1. ...the three factions that had been waging a civil war...
      发动内战的三个派别
   2. They waged a price war.
      他们打起了价格战。

When used as a noun, pay is a general word which you can use to refer to the money you get from your employer for doing your job. Manual workers are paid wages, or a wage. The plural is more common than the singular, especially when you are talking about the actual cash that someone receives. Every week he handed all his wages in cash to his wife. Wages are usually paid, and quoted, as an hourly or a weekly sum. ...a starting wage of five dollars an hour. Professional people and office workers receive a salary, which is paid monthly. However, when talking about someone's salary, you usually give the annual figure. I'm paid a salary of £15,000 a year. Your income consists of all the money you receive from all sources, including your pay.
pay 用作名词时，泛指从雇主处得到的工资或薪水。体力劳动者的工资通常用 wages 或 a wage表示，其中复数形式更为常见，尤其是表示实际拿到的现金时。例如，Every week he handed all his wages in cash to his wife (每周他都将自己领到的工资全部交给妻子)。wages 通常按小时或按周支付或计算：a starting wage of five dollars an hour (每小时5美元的起薪)。专业人士以及办公室职员的工资用 salary 表示，通常按月支付。但是在谈论某人的薪水时，通常用年薪来表示：I'm paid a salary of £ 15, 000 a year (我年薪为15, 000英镑)。 income 表示从各个来源获得的总收入，包括工资。

1. The report shows the Swiss are among the world's top wage earners.
   报告显示瑞士人的工资收入位列世界最高水平。
2. Union leaders say the wage package is the best they believe the cash-strapped government will offer.
   工会领导人说，财政困难的政府能答应的充其量是一揽子工资方案。
3. The entire spending boost could go on wage demands unless expectations are damped down.
   除非降低预期，否则整个支出增长计划可能会导致加薪要求。
4. These people deserve to make more than the minimum wage
   这些人应该得到比最低工资更高的报酬。
5. During the Second World War, industrial wage differentials in Britain widened.
   第二次世界大战期间，英国的劳工工资级差进一步拉大了。
6. Such measures are needed to equalize wage rates between countries.
   需要采取这样的措施实现各国工资率的均等。
7. We were disgusted when bosses awarded themselves a massive pay rise. How can they get on the gravy train, but ask us to take a wage freeze?
   看到老板为自己大幅加薪，我们感到十分气愤。他们凭什么轻轻松松捞油水却要求我们不涨工资？
8. Many farmers have to depend on subsidies to make a living wage.
   许多农民的基本生活工资要靠补贴来维持。
9. Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields
   女性在很多领域还没能争取到薪金、职位方面的平等。
10. For a year and a half, wage restraint on a voluntary basis worked
    在一年半的时间里，自愿实行的限薪措施奏效了。
11. Firms should be allowed to offer jobs to the long-term unemployed at a lower wage.
    公司应获许以较低的工资给长期失业的人提供岗位。
12. The union said it was unfair to ask workers to adopt a policy of wage restraint.
    工会称要工人接受工资限制政策是不合理的。
13. His wages have gone up
    他涨工资了。
14. This may end efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line.
    这可能会使将最低工资定得远高于贫困线的努力告吹。
15. They waged a price war.
    他们打起了价格战。
16. They work long hours in order to take home a fat wage packet.
    为了多赚点儿工资，他们加班加点地工作。
17. In addition to my weekly wage, I got a lot of tips.
    除了每周的薪水外，我还能得到不少小费。
18. Wage differences in the two areas are widening
    两个地区的工资差距正在拉大。
19. The union had sought a wage increase and a shorter work week.
    工会寻求增加工资，缩短每周工作时间。
20. The wage due to him will be paid tomorrow.
    他应得的工资明天付给他。
21. That would upset the wage differential.
    这样做会打乱工资级别制度。
22. The job is interesting, but it doesn't pay a living wage.
    这份工作很有趣，但它的工资不够养家糊口。
23. Door-to-door salesmen usually have a low basic wage and earn most of their money on commission.
    推销员的基本薪资很低，他们挣的大部分钱来自佣金。
24. We must wage war against poverty.
    我们必须向贫困开战。
25. The government's new law on wage and price control is diluted with exceptions.
    政府关于工资和控制物价的新规定的执行性被其中的那些例外情况削弱了。
26. Deadlock over wage levels has prevented an agreement being reached.
    在工资水平问题上的僵局阻碍了协议的达成。
27. They had a wage increase of321 yuan a month across the board.
    全体人员都包括在内这月的工资增加321元。
28. There will be a wage increase of20 dollars a week across the board.
    全体员工每周工资将增加20美元。
29. The bank instituted a wage freeze.
    银行实行了工资冻结。

noun

1. something that remunerates
   1. wages were paid by check
   2. he wasted his pay on drink
   3. they saved a quarter of all their earnings

   Synonym:    payearningsremunerationsalary

verb

1. carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
   1. Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe

   Synonym:    engage