pension
['pent.ʃən] noun countable
ESSENTIAL
■a sum of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work any more because they are too old or they have become ill 养老金；退休金；抚恤金•They find it hard to live on their state pension.他们觉得靠政府的养老金很难生活下去。 •He won't be able to draw (= receive) his pension until he's 65.他要等到65岁以后才能领取养老金。
['pent.ʃən] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M often passive] pension sb off mainly UK
■to make someone leave their job and give them a pension , usually because of their age 向（某人）支付退休金使其离职；向（某人）支付养老金使其退休•Workers in the company are being pensioned off at 50.该公司的工人到50岁时就要领养老金退休。
['pent.ʃən] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] pension sth off
■to stop using something, usually a machine, because it is old and has been used too much （因陈旧而）不再使用（机器等）•After flying for 38 years, their Wessex helicopter is about to be pensioned off.他们的威塞克斯式直升机在飞行38年后即将退役。 |