an extra amount of money that is added to a payment, especially to somebody’s wages or salary as a reward 奖金；红利 a £100 Christmas bonus 100 英镑圣诞节奖金 productivity bonuses 生产奖金 the row over bankers' bonuses 关于银行家红利的严重分歧 What is actually paid will depend on the bonus payments made at the end of the policy. 实际上支付多少钱将取决于保单到期时分给投保人的红利。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1, Working lifec1All employees get an annual bonus before the summer holidays. 暑假之前， 所有的员工都拿到了年度花红。 All workers participate in the bonus scheme. 所有工人都参加分红计划。 He was awarded a cash bonus of $2 500. 他获得了 2,500 美元的现金奖励。 If you don't meet our targets, you'll lose your bonus. 如果达不到我们的目标，你将得不到奖金。 Some employees will receive discretionary bonus payments. 一些员工将获得可自由支配的奖金。 You will receive a bonus for high levels of productivity. 因为工作效率高，你将得到一笔奖金。 Everyone in the company gets a 10% Christmas bonus. 公司里的每个人都会得到10%的圣诞节奖金。 Some of the top executives are awarded bonuses of up to £1m. 一些高管获得了高达100万英镑的奖金。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- award (somebody)
- give somebody
- pay somebody
- …
- payment
- scheme
- bonus of
- [usually singular]
anything pleasant that is extra and more or better than you were expecting 意外收获 Being able to walk to work is an added bonus of the new job. 能够步行去上班是这份新工作额外的好处。 As a bonus, club members can get free tickets for all the family. 作为奖励，俱乐部成员可以获得所有家庭的免费门票。 One of the great bonuses of retirement is having time to spare. 退休的最大好处之一是有空闲时间。
Extra ExamplesThe fact that I can walk to work in the morning is an added bonus. 早上我能够步行去上班是额外的好处。 It came as an unexpected bonus when Jim said he'd lend us his car. 吉姆说他可以把车借给我们，这真是意外的好事。 A major bonus to the conference is the presence of several interpreters. 这次会议的一大好处是有几名口译人员在场。 The sunshine on the final day was a welcome bonus for the spectators. 决赛当天阳光明媚，观众心情格外欢畅。 The house is comfortable, and as an added bonus, it's near my work. 这所房子很舒适，而且还有额外的好处 － 离我的工作地点很近。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- huge
- major
- …
- bonus for
Word Originlate 18th cent. (probably originally Stock Exchange slang): from Latin bonus (masculine) ‘good’, used in place of bonum (neuter) ‘good, good thing’.