1.earnings 任何掙來的錢都可以用這個單詞，總稱。earnings表示工作所得的報酬，不包括非勞動所得，例如銀行存款的利息等。複數： earningses
money that a person earns from their work 指薪水、工資、收入：
a rise in average earnings for factory workers
工廠工人平均收入的增加
compensation for loss of earnings caused by the accident
由於事故造成收入損失的賠償
He was satisfied with his earnings as an accountant.
他對自己會計師的收入很滿意。
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Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.
去年他的收入減少了20%。
Unemployment benefits are directly related to previous earnings.
失業救濟金的額度與以前的收入有直接關係。
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House prices now look cheap relative to earnings
相對收入而言房價現在看起來比較便宜。
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Almost a quarter of the country's export earnings go to
service a foreign debt of$ 29 billion.
該國幾乎1/4的出口收入都用來支付290億美元外債的利息了。
At the highest executive levels earnings and performance aren't always correlated.
在最高管理層，收入與工作表現並不總是相關的。
Average earnings in the economy moved up another notch in August
8月份這個國家的平均收入又上了一個臺階。
The revenue from tourism is the biggest single item in the
country's invisible earnings
旅遊業收入是該國無形收益當中最大的一項。
During his senior year his earnings stretched far
enough to buy an old car.
他上年紀時省下的收入足夠買一輛舊車了。
Our net earnings were, clear of all expenses, about 200 yuan.
除去所有開支，我們淨賺200元。
The merger puts the firm in a position to triple its earnings.
合併可使公司利潤增長兩倍。
To keep it going, Lenoire kicked in her own earnings from acting.
為了使它繼續下去，勒努瓦捐出了自己演戲掙的錢。
I would judge that my earnings as a teacher have, over the years, been considerably below those of Mr Foot.
我估計，這些年來，我當老師的收入要比富特先生的收入低不少。
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2.salary
主要是指月薪，年薪（常用於白領），比較固定。領取薪水者通常是經過培訓而具有特殊技能或專門知識的人 。
The government has decided to increase salaries for all civil servants.
政府已決定給所有公務員加薪。
Even the cheapest car costs the equivalent of 70 years 'salary for a governmentworker.
即使是最便宜的汽車，價格也相當於一個公務員70年的薪水。
How much salary does the job pay?
這一工作薪水多少？
My salary was around £ 9,000 plus a car and expenses
我的薪水大約是9,000英鎊，還有一輛車和業務經費可支配。
I was living in cloud-cuckoo-land about my salary expectations.
我對自己的薪水充滿了不切實際的幻想。
He received one year's salary as compensation for loss of office
他得到一年的工資作為失業補償金。
The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.
那個職員升了級，加了薪。
The lawyer was paid a huge salary
那位律師薪酬很高。
Typing at that salary is slave labour.
乾薪金那麼低的打字工作等於做苦工。
如果他們的工資或所得稅返還不能兌現，這對他們來說將是晴天霹靂。
He always deposits half of his salary in the bank.
他總是把一半薪金存入銀行。
He could earn up to £ 1m a year in salary and emoluments from many directorships.
他每年的薪水加上擔任許多董事職務的報酬高達一百萬英鎊
With Betty's salary they barely made ends meet.
加上貝蒂的薪水，他們僅能勉強維持生計。
We're barely scraping by on my salary.
我們靠我的工資勉強度日。
He forecasts that average salary increases will remain around 4 per cent.
他預測平均工資增幅將保持在4%左右。
I got a fantastic new job and my salary tripled
我得到了一份非常好的新工作，薪水漲到了原來的3倍。
My cousin Henry, he waltzes in a few months later at three times the salary.
我堂弟亨利幾個月之後入職時輕而易舉地拿到了3倍的薪水。
You get a big salary incentive and free board and lodging too.
你們能獲得大筆激勵性薪水，還可享受免費膳宿。
The managing director had given himself a pay rise of 20%, taking his salary to £ 20,000
經理給自己加了20%的薪，使他的薪水達到了2萬英鎊。
Golden parachutes entitle them to a full year's salary
if they get booted out of the company.
一旦被公司解僱，“金降落傘”協議使他們有權領取相當於一整年的薪水。
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They have found that, in terms of both salary and career success, the sky is the limit.
他們發現，就收入和事業成功來講，多高都有可能的。
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a high [low, small] salary
高[低]薪
a monthly [an annual] salary月薪 [年薪]
Give us a raise in salary!.給我們加薪!
He told me that the firm could not afford to
pay such large salaries?
他告訴我說，公司付不起那麼多薪水了。
What's your salary?
你領取多少薪水？
I live only on my salary.我只靠薪水生活。
He is paid for his work at a high salary. 他的工作薪金挺高。
an annual salary of $40 000
4萬元的年薪
a 9% salary increase
加薪9%
She's on a salary of £24 000.
她的薪金是2.4萬英鎊。
He gets a basic salary plus commission.
他領取基本薪金，外加佣金。
I'm paid a salary of £5, 000 a year. 我的年薪為 5, 000 英鎊。
3.wages
工資（一般是小時工資、周工資，月工資都可以用這個單詞，常用於藍領），工作不太固定，常常指體力勞動的工資。常用複數。
My wages are 100 dollars a week.我的工資每週時100美元。
Her hourly wage is eight dollars.她每小時的工資時8美元。
a weekly wage of £200
週薪200英鎊
low wages 低工資
high wages 高工資
尤其在談論某人實際領到的現金時：
Every week he handed all his wages in cash to his wife .
每個星期，他都把掙到的錢全部交給妻子。
a starting wage of five dollars an hour 每小時 5 美元的起薪
His wages have gone up.
他漲工資了。
Minimum pensions and wages are to be indexed to inflation.
最低養老金和最低工資要與通貨膨脹掛鉤。
Official statistics show real wages declining by 24%
官方統計數字表明實際工資下降了24%。
Wages were rising faster than productivity and this was eating into profits.
工資的漲幅高過了生產率增長的速度，從而消耗了利潤所得。
They kept back 80 dollars from my wages for trade union membership dues.
他們從我的工資中扣下80元錢交工會會費。
His boss advanced him ￡ 10 against next week's wages.
老闆給他預支了10英鎊下週的工資。
The farmers pay pitiful wages, often in the form of food and clothes.
農場主支付的報酬少得可憐，還經常是以食物和衣服的形式。
Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.
工資已被凍結，工人也下崗了。
Families round here are at breaking point. They have been on half wages since October
這附近的家庭已經忍無可忍了。從10月以來他們就一直只領一半的薪水。
隨著工會越來越壯大，有了提高工資、縮短工作時間的要求。
It's the wages that count. Not over-generous, but there you are
重要的是工錢，不要過於慷慨，但也沒辦法。
The dispute is about wages, working conditions and the management of the mining industry.
這場爭論圍繞著工資、工作條件以及礦業管理展開。
I was due for a raise when they put a freeze on wages.
我正好應當漲工資，他們卻實行了工資凍結。
This leaves the Prime Minister, like his predecessors, earnestly trying to talk down wages.
這就使得首相和他的前任們一樣，急於削減工資。
Wages are low and the wastage rate of staff is high.
工資很低，員工的離職率很高。
His wages are adequate to support three people.
他的工資夠養活三口人。
Francis fined him two weeks ' wages and said:' That's the end of the matter. '
弗朗西斯扣了他兩個星期的工資，然後說：“事情到此為止。”
Split the wages between you
工錢由你們兩人平分。
The state, it is true, gave money towards their wages. Nevertheless the whole process had not been organized properly
誠然，政府已經撥款支付他們的工資。但整個過程沒有組織妥當。
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日子很艱難，我們要靠她的工資來維持生活。
That, in turn would increase pressure for higher wages and that, in turn, would impact on inflation and competition.
那樣就會增加工資上漲的壓力，而那樣又會對通貨膨脹和競爭產生影響。
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4.income
指工作收入或因投資而獲得的收益
money that a person receives for their work, or from investments or business 指收入、收益、所得：
income一般看作是可靠的固定收入; income 指所有渠道的收入總和，包括工資。
Low-income families are attracting more and more media attention.
低收入家庭越來越吸引媒體的關注。
people on low incomes
低收入的人
higher/middle/lower income groups
較高 / 中等 / 較低收入階層
a weekly disposable income
200英鎊的稅後實得週薪
a rise in national income
國民收入的增長
average income平均收入
large/small income大額/小額收入
steady income穩定收入
fixed income固定收入
a second income第二份收入
taxable income應稅收入
supplement your income補充收入
source of income收入來源
They receive a proportion of their income from the sale of goods and services.
他們一部分的收入來自出售貨品和各種服務所得。
Tourism is a major source of income for the area.
旅遊業是這個地區的主要收入來源。
Many families on low incomes will be unable to afford to buy their own home
許多低收入家庭將會買不起自己的房子。
Over a third of their income comes from comedy videos.
他們收入的1/3強來自於喜劇片。
Tourism is up, jobs are up, individual income is up
旅遊火了，工作機會多了，個人收入漲了。
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Income from sales tax went down
來自銷售稅的收入下降了。
Health insurance costs are eating up his income.
醫療保險費用花掉了他大量的收入。
Your income must be declared on this form
必須在這張表格上申報你的收入。
The bottom chart shows the ratio of personal debt to personal income
下面的圖表顯示了個人負債與個人收入之比。
Government expenditures absorbed nearly three-fourths of the national income.
政府開支耗費了將近3/4的國民收入。
Taxes could be used to redistribute income.
稅收可以用來對收入進行再分配。
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Shares and bonds can bring one quite a considerable additional income.
股票和債券能給人帶來不菲的額外收入。
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She suggests you first assess your income and outgoings.
她建議你先估算一下自己的收入和開銷。
Social imbalance worries him more than inequity of income.
社會失衡比收入不公平更令他憂慮。
In addition, interest on Treasury issues isn't subject to state and local income taxes.
另外，國債利息不需繳納政府和地方所得稅。
If you spend more than your income, can you try to cut down?
如果你入不敷出，可以試著減少開支嗎？
As your income increases you will find less difficulty in finding the
money to meet your monthly repayments.
隨著收入的增加，你會發現籌錢支付每月的還款沒那麼難了。
Gerald had little disposable income
傑拉爾德的可支配收入很少。
Critics point out that the prince, on his income, should be paying tax
批評家指出王子的收入應該納稅。
A large majority of elderly Americans depend solely on social security income.
大多數上了年紀的美國人仰仗社會保險金過活。
The net income per head rose by about 16 percent in the past three years.
在過去的三年中每人的淨收入增長了大約16%。
His way of life conforms to his income.
他的生活方式與他的收入是相符的。
Inflation is considered to be undesirable because of its adverse effects on income distribution
通貨膨脹被認為是有害的，因為它會對收入分配產生不利影響。
People on income support do not have to pay council tax.
領取收入補貼的人不必繳納市政稅。
5.pay
pay在這組詞中含義最廣。pay 的意思較為籠統，指從僱主那裡得到的工資。
money that employees earn for doing their job 指工資、薪水：
The job offers good rates of pay.
這工作報酬高。
Her job is hard work, but the pay is good.
她工作雖辛苦，但薪水不低。
a pay increase
加薪
(BrE) a pay rise
加薪
(NAmE) a pay raise
加薪
a 3% pay offer
願出3%的酬勞
holiday pay
假日薪金
make a pay claim
正式要求加薪
pay court to sb
獻殷勤；奉迎；討好
Pay court to a pretty woman.
對漂亮的婦女獻殷勤。
Jean's so pretty that many young men pay court to her.
瓊長得很漂亮，許多小夥子都向她求愛。
Mr Johnson went to pay his court to the king.
約翰遜先生去向國王獻殷勤。
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