| 单词 | salary |
| 释义 | salarysalary /ˈsæləri/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural salaries) [countable, uncountable] money that you receive as payment from the organization or business you work for, usually paid to you every month: on somebody’s salary How can they afford that car on Todd’s salary? The annual salary is about $45,000. They offered a starting salary of $36,000 a year (=the salary you get when you begin a job). The TV news anchor earns a huge salary. [Origin: 1200–1300 Latin salarium money to pay for salt, from sal salt]COLLOCATIONSverbsearn/get/receive a salary She’s now earning a good salary as an interpreter.pay (somebody) a salary Large companies often pay better salaries.offer somebody a salary They offered her a salary of $60,000 a year.raise/increase somebody’s salary His annual salary was raised to $87,000.cut/reduce somebody’s salary The company plans to cut salaries by as much as 20%.adjectivesa high/good salary She moved to a job with a higher salary.a low salary It sounds an interesting job, but the salary is too low.a six-figure salary (=one over $100,000) He’s now a top executive with a six-figure salary.an annual/yearly salary His annual salary is $200,000.a monthly salary What’s your monthly salary?somebody’s current salary His current salary is just over $40,000 a year.a base salary (=the basic amount that someone is paid) You get a base salary, but can earn bonuses and overtime on top.a starting salary (=the salary someone gets when they start a job) The starting salary for a hotel manager is $32,000.a meager salary (=a low salary) He took a second job to supplement his meager salary.salary + nounsa salary increase He was given a huge salary increase.a salary cut/reduction (=a decrease in someone’s salary) Management agreed to take salary cuts.a salary cap (=amount above which a salary cannot increase) The football league has imposed a salary cap on players.the salary scale/structure (=the list of increasing salaries that someone in a job can earn) He is almost at the top of his salary scale. |
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