pension
pension — 名詞
1. a regular sum someone receives after leaving work, usually from the state or a f
退休金
退休或失去工作能力後定期領的錢
a regular sum someone receives after leaving work, usually from the state or a former employer, because of old age or illness
After thirty years at the factory, Mr. Lin lives on a company pension.
在工廠工作三十年後，Lin 先生靠公司退休金過生活。
phrase: live on a pension
Grace uses her teacher's pension to pay rent and buy fresh food.
Grace 用她的教師退休金付房租，也買新鮮食物。
Many teachers worry that the state pension will not cover bills.
許多老師擔心國家退休金不夠支付帳單。
Because of his heart illness, Omar started receiving a pension early.
因為心臟疾病，Omar 提早開始領退休金。
- retirement pay
often used for money from a former employer, especially in official contexts
- benefit
broader word that can include many kinds of state support, not only after retirement
- annuity
a financial product that pays regular sums, often from a private plan
用法筆記
Common with verbs like receive, draw, and live on. Learners often meet it in phrases such as state pension, company pension, and pension fund.
常見錯誤
pension — 動詞
1. to give someone regular retirement money from a state or company plan
發退休金
給某人定期退休金
to give someone regular retirement money from a state or company plan
The railway pensioned injured workers after the accident.
那場事故後，鐵路公司向受傷工人發退休金。
pattern: pension + person
The city pensioned two bus drivers who could not return to work.
市政府向兩名無法回去工作的公車司機發退休金。
After the flood, the company pensioned three injured engineers for life.
洪水過後，公司向三名受傷工程師發終身退休金。
After the mine closed, the government pensioned several local workers.
礦場關閉後，政府向幾名當地工人發退休金。
- grant
more general and formal; it does not by itself show retirement money
- provide for
broader phrase for giving support, not specifically a pension
- support
much wider in meaning and may not involve any official payment plan
文法句型
pension + person
用法筆記
Object is the person or group receiving the money, not the pension itself. Distinguish from verb 2: this sense centers on the payment, not on ending employment.
常見錯誤
2. to make someone leave a job or service and send them away with a pension
退休領金
讓某人領退休金離職
to make someone leave a job or service and send them away with a pension
The army pensioned the captain after a back injury.
那名上尉背部受傷後，軍方讓他領退休金退役。
The bank pensioned several senior clerks during the office merger.
辦公室合併期間，銀行讓幾名資深職員領退休金離職。
institution pension + person
At sixty-five, the company pensioned its last night guard.
到了六十五歲，公司讓最後那位夜班警衛領退休金退休。
The old actor was pensioned after losing his voice on stage.
那位老演員在舞台上失聲後被安排領退休金退休。
- retain
to keep someone in service or employment
文法句型
pension + person
be pensioned
用法筆記
Often used when an employer or institution officially ends someone's service because of age, illness, or change. Distinguish from verb 1: here the leaving of the job is central, and the pension is part of the arrangement.