the money that a person, a region, a country, etc. earns from work, from investing money, from business, etc. 收入;收益;所得 Average household income fell slightly. 家庭平均收入略有下降。 a weekly disposable income (= the money that you have left to spend after tax, etc.) of £200 200 英镑的税后实得周薪 His parents have a combined annual income of less than $35 000. 他的父母年收入加起来不到35,000美元。 Net income for the year was $43m. 今年的净收入为4300万美元。 a rise in national income 国民收入的增长 Trying to earn an income as an artist can be hard. 作为一名艺术家,试图赚取收入可能很难。 Some low-paid workers supplement their income with second jobs. 一些低薪工人以第二份工作来补充收入。 Tourism generates income for the local economy. 旅游业为当地经济创造收入。 - on an income
These tax changes should help people on low incomes. 这些税收变化应该有助于低收入人群。 New figures show a drop in income for the newly retired. 新的数字显示新退休人员的收入有所下降。 - income from something
They lived on the rental income from the property. 他们靠房产的租金收入生活。 They receive a proportion of their income from the sale of goods and services. 他们一部分的收入来自出售货品和各种服务所得。 Tourism is a major source of income for the area. 旅游业是这个地区的主要收入来源。 higher/middle/lower income groups 较高/中等/较低收入阶层
Synonyms incomeincome 收入 - wage/wages
- pay
- salary
- earnings
- income money that a person receives for their work, or from investments or business:
people on low incomes 低收入的人
- wage/wages money that employees get for doing their job, usually paid every week or every month:
a weekly wage of £200 周薪 200 英镑
- pay money that employees earn for doing their job:
The job offers good rates of pay. 这工作报酬高。
- salary
money that employees earn for doing their job, usually paid every month. 通常指按月发放的薪水、薪金
wage, pay or salary? Pay is the most general of these three words. In the past, employees who worked in factories, shops etc. got their wages each week, often paid in cash. These days they are more likely to be paid each month, directly into their bank account, but the term wage is still used for these kinds of jobs. Employees who work in offices or professional people such as teachers or doctors receive a salary that is paid each month, but is usually expressed as an annual figure.用 wage、pay 还是 salary? - earnings money that a person earns from their work:
a rise in average earnings for factory workers 工厂工人平均收入的增加
- (a) high/low/basic income/wage/pay/salary/earnings
- to earn an income/a wage/your pay/a salary
- to be on a(n) income/wage/salary of…
Collocationscompare expenditureFinance Finance 财务 Income 收入 - earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
在股市上赚钱/赚一大笔钱/发大财 - acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
获得/继承/积累财富/一大笔钱 - build up funds/savings
积累资金/存款 - get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
得到/(给某人)留下遗产 - live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
靠低微的工资/固定收入/养老金过活 - get/receive/draw/collect a pension
领取养老金 - depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
靠福利金/社会保障金过活
Expenditure 开支;支出 - spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
把钱/存款/一大笔钱花在…上 - invest/put your savings in…
投资/把储蓄金用于… - throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
把钱浪费/花费巨资在…上 - lose your money/inheritance/pension
失去钱财/遗产/养老金 - use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
把储蓄用光 - pay (in) cash
用现金支付 - use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
用支票支付;开支票;给某人开支票;接受支票 - change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
预付(某人)订金
Banks 银行 - have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
持有/开立/注销/冻结银行账户 - credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
记入账户的贷方/借方;把钱存入账户/从账户中取出 - deposit money/funds in your account
往账户里存钱/存入资金 - withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
从自动提款机等取钱/现金/30 英镑 - (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
存款;取款 - find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
找到/去/使用自动提款机 - be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
账面有钱/亏空;有盈余;透支 - use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
Personal finance 个人理财 - manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
管理/处理/计划/经营管理/整顿财务问题 - plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
计划/管理/制订/严格执行预算 - offer/extend credit (to somebody)
(给某人)提供贷款 - arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
商定/获得贷款/透支额 - pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
偿还钱/贷款/债务 - pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties 财务困难 - get into debt/financial difficulties
陷入债务/财务困难 - be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
缺钱 - run out of/owe money
钱用光了;欠钱 - face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
面对/收到一张…英镑的账单 - can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
承担不起…的费用/款项/房租 - fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
拖欠按揭贷款/分期偿还款项/房租 - incur/run up/accumulate debts
带来/积欠/累积债务 - tackle/reduce/settle your debts
处理/减少/付清债务
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2A large number of families in the area are living on below-average incomes. 该地区的许多家庭都靠平均水平以下的收入过活。 Some farmers increased their income fivefold. 一些农民的收入增加了五倍。 A lot of our income comes from bank interest. 我们的很多收入来自银行利息。 Average incomes are rising more slowly. 平均收入增速正在减缓。 Customer subscriptions provide a reliable income stream. 用户缴费提供了可靠的收益流。 Elderly people often belong to a low income group. 老年人往往属于低收入群体。 Every company must keep control of its income and expenditure. 每家公司都必须控制收支。 Financial assets have the advantage of earning income. 金融资产具有赚取收益的优点。 For 2016, expenditure exceeded income by £10 000. 2016年,支出超过收入10 000英镑。 He has a large private income on top of what he earns as a teacher. 他除了当教师的工资外还有一大笔私人收入。 He planned to buy two more properties so he could live off the rental income. 他计划再买两处房产,这样就可以靠租金收入生活。 Many families on a low income are dependent on state support. 许多低收入家庭要靠国家补贴生活。 Operating income rose 14% to £36.5 million. 营业收入上升了 14%,达到 3,650 万英镑。 She received an income for life as a result of her father's will. 她因为父亲的遗嘱获得了一份终生收入。 She supplements her income by doing an evening job. 她晚间做一份工作以贴补收入。 She was living on a small, fixed income and having trouble paying her bills. 她靠一份微薄的固定收入生活,开支捉襟见肘。 Social security guarantees an income to retired and disabled workers. 社会保险保障了退休和残疾工人的收入。 The income gap between rich and poor is growing. 贫富之间的收入差距正在扩大。 The industry claims the regulations have cost them $184 million in lost income. 该产业声称这些规定给他们造成了 1.84 亿美元的收入损失。 a young couple with a combined income of $69 000 一对收入加起来有 6.9 万美元的年轻夫妇 She is definitely in the higher income bracket. 她绝对属于高收入阶层。 The company has an income of around $10 million a year. 该公司年收入约1 000万元。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- large
- six-figure
- …
- have
- receive
- earn
- …
- arise (from something)
- come from something
- derive from something
- …
- bracket
- group
- level
- …
- on an income
- income from
- the distribution of income
- the redistribution of income
- a drop in income
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘entrance, arrival’, now only Scots): in early use from Old Norse innkoma, later from in + come. The current sense dates from the late 16th cent.