wage n. 〔常 pl. 〕 1.工资。 2.报应。 ★ pl. 常作 sing. 用。 time wages 计时工资。 wages by the piece 计件工资。 at a wage [at wages] of $ ... a month 每月工资…美元。 get good wages 拿高薪。 wage2 vt. 1.实行,进行,作(战等) (on against)。 2.〔方言〕雇佣。 3.〔古语〕打赌;抵押;担保。
increase vt. 增加,增大,增多;增强,增进 (opp. decrease)。 increase speed 增加速度。 increase one's pace 放快脚步。 increase one's efforts 更加努力。 vi. 增加;繁殖;〔诗〕(月亮)渐渐变大,渐圆。 increase in number 数目增加。 increase in power 权力增大。 increase with years 逐年增加。 n. 增加,繁殖;增加量,增大额;〔古语〕农产品,作物。 an [the] increase of money 钱数增加。 increase in the population 人口的增长。 be on the increase 不断增加,正在增加。
Wage increases have cushioned us from the effects of higher prices . 工资提高后减轻了物价上涨对我们的影响。
We are getting a wage increase of 40 a year , before tax . big deal ! 我们工资一年涨40英镑,未扣除所得税,有什么了不起。
When the operators granted a 10 percent wage increase and made other concessions in october 1900, mitchell gladly called off the strike . 当1900年10月资方答应提高工资百分之十和作出其它让步时,米切尔欣然取消罢工。
Both workers and employers might be expected to agree to large wage increases in times of low employment than in times of high unemployment . 工人和雇主都会赞成,在失业率低的时候,工资增长得多一些,失业率高的时候,工资增长得少一些。
The railroad workers have asked for a wage increase 铁路工人要求增加工资。
The recent wage increase will force a price boost 最近工资的提高将会促使物价上涨。
Price increases trigger off demands for wage increases 物价上涨引起了增加工资的要求。
The boss promised a blanket wage increase 老板答应给全体雇员增加工资。
The firm promised the workers a wage increase 公司答应给工人加工资。
Wage increase was balanced off by rising cost of living 加到的工资被上升的生活费用抵消。