/ˈpenʃn ||; ˈpɛnʃən/noun
[C] money that is paid regularly by a government or company to sb who has stopped working (retired) because of old age or who cannot work because he/she is ill (给年老退休的人的)退休金;(给因病不能工作的人的)抚恤金
➔pensioner=OLD-AGE PENSIONER
pension/ˋpɛnʃən; ˈpenʃ$n/n [C] money that the government or a company pays regularly to someone who does not work any more because they are old or ill 退休金﹔养老金﹔抚恤金: She was receiving a state pension . 她领取政府养老金。a company pension scheme 公司的退休金计划COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配state pension also 又作 old age pension BrE 【英】/public pension AmE 【美】– one that the government pays 政府养老金,养老金/公共养老金company pension also 又作 occupational pension BrE 【英】 – one that your employer pays 公司养老金,职业养老金private pension also 又作 personal pension BrE 【英】 – one organized by a private pension company〔私营养老金机构经营的〕私人养老金take out a pension BrE 【英】/set up a pension plan AmE 【美】– to arrange with a company to start saving money towards your pension 办理养老金pay into a pension BrE 【英】/contribute to a pension especially AmE 【尤美】– to pay money regularly so that you can have a pension when you are older 缴纳养老金get/receive/draw/collect a pension – to receive regular amounts of money from your pension 领取养老金PAY2, RETIRE
pensionpensionpensionspensionedpensioningnounmoney that you get from a government or a company when you are old and do not work any more (when you are retired)▶ pensionerpensionerpensioners (British) (British alsoold-age pensioner)noun: Many pensioners live in poverty.