pension
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pen·sion1 /ˈpenʃən/ ●●○ S3 W2 noun [countable] 1 an amount of money paid regularly by the government or company to someone who does not work anymore, for example because they have reached the age when people stop working or because they are ill 养老金；退休金 At what age can you start drawing your pension? 从多少岁可以开始领取养老金？ If you are self-employed, you should think about taking out a private pension. 如果你是自由职业者，应该考虑办理私人养老金事宜。 Many people find it hard to live on a basic state pension. 许多人发现仅凭国家基本养老金不能养活自己。 She pays a quarter of her salary into a pension plan. 她将每月工资的四分之一用于养老金计划。n COLLOCATIONSverbsget/receive a pensionThey receive the basic state pension.draw your pension (=receive it)He's got another ten years before he draws his pension.collect your pension (=receive it or go to get it)She went to the post office every week to collect her pension.pay into a pension (=pay money regularly so that you will have a pension later)They have been unable to pay into a pension.take out a pension (=make arrangements to have a pension later)People were encouraged to take out private pensions.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pensionan old age pensionState old age pensions were introduced in 1908.a retirement pensionMany workers lost their retirement pensions when the fund collapsed.a state pension British English, a public pension American English (=one that the government pays)They argued that the state pension should rise in line with average earnings.a company/occupational pension (=one that your employer pays)I've been paying into the company pension scheme for 20 years.a private/personal pension (=one that you arrange with a private pension company)The percentage of the workforce with a private pension has declined.pension + NOUNpension contributions (=money that you pay into a pension)You can make additional pension contributions.pension provision (=when you pay money regularly so that you will have a pension later)They can't afford to make adequate pension provision for themselves.pension age (=the age when you can get a pension)Most men stayed in their jobs until pension age.
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pension• How long have you been drawing a pension?• Subsequent valuation of a pension scheme A company's year end is 31 March.• Living on a pension isn't easy you know. You really have to scrimp and save.• Is there a pension scheme where you work?• In spite of his breakdowns, Hoccleve achieved a position of seniority and in due course retired with a pension.• The government is considering linking the old-age pension to earnings.• General operating expenses, including salaries and pension contributions, grew 3. 4 percent to 92. 927 billion pesetas.• He retired from the force with a disability pension.• He gets a pretty good pension from his old firm.• He would also have to liquidate his pension funds.• Martin still hasn't got his invalidity pension sorted out.• Occupational pensions are undoubtedly delivering the goods for those people who are members.• By July I was able to set out my proposals on personal pensions.• If a man retires at 58, he's actually got seven years to go before he draws his state pension.• Most important, there is an assurance that pension rights are linked to the retail prices index.• The pension fund plans to cut in half the number of outside managers, Mr Burnham added.• I don't know how you manage on your pension, Lil, I really don't.drawing ... pension• Or keep working past 65 and postpone drawing your pension.pension2 verb British English 1 pension somebody/something ↔ off a) BECto make someone leave their job when they are old or ill, and pay them a pension 〔由于年老或疾病而〕使〔某人〕退休并发放养老金 Not everyone wants to be pensioned off at 65. 并非每个人都希望在65岁退休领取养老金。b) informalOLD/NOT YOUNG to get rid of something because it is old or not useful anymore 〔因陈旧或不再有用而〕丢弃〔某物〕 Many of the old ships have been pensioned off. 许多旧船已被废弃。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
pension• In three years, just thirty-six months, they would pension him off.pen·si·on3 /ˈpɒnsiɒn $ pɑːnˈsjoʊn/ noun [countable] 1.DHDLTa small cheap hotel in France and some other European countries 〔法国或其他一些欧洲国家中的〕廉价小旅馆Examples from the Corpus
pension• General operating expenses, including salaries and pension contributions, grew 3. 4 percent to 92. 927 billion pesetas.From Longman Business Dictionarypensionpen‧sion1 /ˈpenʃən/ noun [countable] FINANCEan amount of money paid regularly by a government, company, or financial institution to someone who is officially considered to be too old or too ill to earn money by workingSYN AmE retirement planIf you retire at 55 you can expect your pension to be half the size it would be at age 65.He lives in a modest house on a small pension.Pension contributions (=money that you give or an employer gives to pay for the pension that you will get) attract no tax. → disability pension → occupational pension → old age pension → personal pension → portable pension → private pension → retirement pension → self-administered pension → stakeholder pension → state pension → State Second Pension → top-hat pension → top-up pensionpensionpension2 verb → pension off→ See Verb tablepen·sion1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1pension2 verbpen·si·on3 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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pension
pen‧sion1 S2 W2 /ˈpenʃən/ 
noun [countable]
an amount of money paid regularly by the government or company to someone who does not work any more, for example because they have reached the age when people stop working or because they are ill:
At what age can you start drawing your pension?
If you are self-employed, you should think about taking out a private pension.
Many people find it hard to live on a basic state pension.
She pays a quarter of her salary into a pension plan.
■ verbs
▪get/receive a pension They receive the basic state pension.
▪draw your pension (=receive it) He's got another ten years before he draws his pension.
▪collect your pension (=receive it or go to get it) She went to the post office every week to collect her pension.
▪pay into a pension (=pay money regularly so that you will have a pension later) They have been unable to pay into a pension.
▪take out a pension (=make arrangements to have a pension later) People were encouraged to take out private pensions.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pension
▪an old age pension State old age pensions were introduced in 1908.
▪a retirement pension Many workers lost their retirement pensions when the fund collapsed.
▪a state pension British English, a public pension American English (=one that the government pays) They argued that the state pension should rise in line with average earnings.
▪a company/occupational pension (=one that your employer pays) I've been paying into the company pension scheme for 20 years.
▪a private/personal pension (=one that you arrange with a private pension company) The percentage of the workforce with a private pension has declined.
■ pension + NOUN
▪pension contributions (=money that you pay into a pension) You can make additional pension contributions.
▪pension provision (=when you pay money regularly so that you will have a pension later) They can't afford to make adequate pension provision for themselves.
▪pension age (=the age when you can get a pension) Most men stayed in their jobs until pension age.
pension2 verb British English
pension somebody/something ↔ off
1. to make someone leave their job when they are old or ill, and pay them a pension:
Not everyone wants to be pensioned off at 65.
2. informal to get rid of something because it is old or not useful any more:
Many of the old ships have been pensioned off.
pen‧si‧on3 /ˈpɒnsiɒn $ pɑːnˈsjoʊn/ noun [countable]
a small cheap hotel in France and some other European countries
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noun [countable]an amount of money paid regularly by the government or company to someone who does not work any more, for example because they have reached the age when people stop working or because they are ill:
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verb British Englishpension somebody/something ↔ off
1. to make someone leave their job when they are old or ill, and pay them a pension:
2. informal to get rid of something because it is old or not useful any more:
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noun [countable]a small cheap hotel in France and some other European countries
Childhood/youth 童年／青年时期
be born and raised/bred in Oxford;be born into a wealthy/middle-class family在牛津出生并长大；在富裕／中产家庭出生 have a happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood有幸福／不幸／艰苦的童年 grow up in a musical family/in an orphanage/on a farm成长于音乐之家／孤儿院／农场 be/grow up an only child (= with no brothers or sisters)是独生子 reach/hit/enter/go through adolescence/puberty进入／经历青春期 be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties十几岁；二十出头；二十五岁左右；将近三十岁 undergo/experience physical/psychological changes经历生理／心理变化 give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure屈服于／顶住同辈的压力 assert your independence/individuality维护独立／个性
Adulthood 成年
leave school/university/home中学／大学毕业；离家 go out to work (at sixteen)（16 岁）投身工作 get/find a job/partner找到工作／伴侣 be/get engaged/married订婚；结婚 have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job有妻子／丈夫／按揭贷款／稳定的工作 settle down and have kids/children/a family安定下来并生儿育女 begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry)开始（政治／科学／音乐）职业生涯 prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a turning point in your life/career最终成为／代表／标志／达到某人人生／某人职业生涯的转折点 reach/be well into/settle into middle age进入／安度中年 have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis经历中年危机 take/consider early retirement提前退休；考虑提前退休 approach/announce/enjoy your retirement临近／宣布／享受退休
Old age 老年
have/see/spend time with your grandchildren有孙辈；与孙辈共度时光 take up/pursue/develop a hobby开始／追求／培养一种爱好 get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension得到／提取／领取退休金；靠退休金生活 approach/save for/die from old age临近晚年；存钱养老；老死 live to a ripe old age高寿 reach the grand old age of 102/23( often
活到 102／23 岁高龄（常作反语） be/become/be getting/be going senile( often
变得衰老（常作反语） die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness在睡梦中／患病不久（平静地）离开人世
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