noun🔗Share养老金,退休金 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."Many old people depend on their pension to pay the bills."很多老人依靠他们的养老金来支付账单。businessfinanceeconomyjobgovernmentinsuranceserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share膳宿公寓,小旅馆 A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services."A pension had somewhat less to offer than a hotel; it was always smaller, and never elegant; it sometimes offered breakfast, and sometimes not (John Irving)."膳宿公寓比酒店提供的服务通常要少一些,它总是更小,而且从来不豪华;它有时提供早餐,有时则不提供。(Shàn sù gōngyù bǐ jiǔdiàn tígōng de fúwù tōngcháng yào shǎo yīxiē, tā zǒngshì gèng xiǎo, érqiě cónglái bù háohuá; tā yǒushí tígōng zǎocān, yǒushí zé bù tígōng.)propertybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share养老金,退休金 A wage or fee."Many retired teachers rely on their pensions to pay for their living expenses. "许多退休教师依靠他们的养老金来支付生活开销。financebusinesseconomyjobserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share税款,捐税 A charge or expense of some kind; a tax."The pensions levied on imported goods made them more expensive for consumers. "对进口商品征收的税款使消费者购买它们时花费更多。financebusinesseconomyjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share退俸,养老金。 A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes."Because tithes were difficult to collect in the city, the church paid its clergy pensions instead. "由于在城市里什一税难以征收,教会就改为向教士支付退俸。religionfinancejobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share年金,津贴。 A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar."The king granted generous pensions to the renowned sculptor, ensuring his continued artistic endeavors. "国王授予那位著名雕塑家丰厚的年金,以确保他能继续从事艺术创作。governmentroyalpoliticsfinanceeconomybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(法、比、瑞士等地的)寄宿学校,膳宿学校。 A boarding school in France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.""Many wealthy families sent their daughters to pensions in Switzerland to learn French and etiquette." "许多富裕家庭把女儿送到瑞士的寄宿学校学习法语和礼仪。educationbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share发养老金,供养。 To grant a pension to."The company decided to pension all employees who had worked there for over 30 years. "这家公司决定给所有工作满30年的员工发放养老金,让他们退休。financebusinesseconomygovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share迫使退休,发给养老金。 To force (someone) to retire on a pension."The company decided to pensions several older employees to cut costs. "为了削减成本,公司决定迫使几位年长的员工退休,并向他们发放养老金。businessjobfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading