/weɪdʒ ||; wedʒ/noun
[sing] (also wagesplural) the regular amount of money that you earn for a week's work (一周的)工资:
a weekly wage of £200每周工资200英镑What's the national minimum wage (= the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay by law)?全国的最低工资是多少?☞ Wage in the singular is mainly used to talk about the amount of money paid or when the word is combined with another, for example ‘wage packet’, ‘wage rise’, etc. Wages in the plural means the money itself I have to pay the rent out of my wages. Look at the note at pay ². wage作单数用时主要是指工资的金额,或与其他词语连用,例如wage packet、wage rise等。作复数用时wages则指工资:I have to pay the rent out of my wages. 我必须用部份工资支付租金。参看pay^2的注释。
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/weɪdʒ ||; wedʒ/verb
[T] wage sth (against/on sb/sth) to begin and then continue a war, battle, etc 发动,进行,展开(战争、战役等):
to wage war on your enemy向敌人发动战争
wage1/wedʒ; weIdʒ/n [singular 单数] also 又作 wages [plural 复数] the money that someone receives every day or week as payment for working [→ salary]〔工人每天或每周领取的〕工资﹐薪金: I’ll get my wages on Friday. 我会在星期五领工资。the average weekly wage 平均周薪He earns a good wage . 他工资挺高。a wage increase 加薪the national minimum wage (=the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay by law)国家最低工资see box at见 MONEY 方框
wage2v [T] to be involved in a war or battle against someone or something 发动﹐进行〔战争或战斗〕: The police are waging war on drug dealers. 警方正在开展一场毒贩打击战。