gratuity

英 [ɡrəˈtjuːəti]

美 [ɡrəˈtuːəti]

n.  小费; 赏钱; 报酬; 退职金; 遣散费; 退休金

复数：gratuities　

IELTSGRE经济

BNC.23319 / COCA.21615

牛津词典

noun

• 小费；赏钱；报酬
  money that you give to sb who has provided a service for you
• 退职金；遣散费；退休金
  money that is given to employees when they leave their job

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小费；赏钱
  Agratuityis a gift of money to someone who has done something for you.
  1. The porter expects a gratuity.
     行李员想要小费。
• N-COUNT 退休金；遣散费；（尤指军人的）退役金
  Agratuityis a large gift of money that is given to someone when they leave their job, especially when they leave the armed forces.
  1. He is taking a gratuity from the Navy.
     他将领到海军补助的退役金。

英英释义

noun

• an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation
• a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
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双语例句

• Shall not accept any gratuity, gift, or favor that might impair or appear to influence professional decisions or action.
  不准接受任何的金钱、礼物和可能削弱或影响职业决定或行为的好意。
• It's my job after all; in fact, company policy forbids accepting any gratuity from customers.
  这毕竟是我的工作。事实上，公司政策禁止收任何来自顾客的小费。
• Gratuity is not expected in taxicabs.
  坐出租车也不需要给小费。
• Going to India? Taking a taxi here means there is no need for gratuity at all.
  打算去印度？那里的出租车不要给小费。
• At one time, the offer and receipt of a gratuity was a statement of social and economic superiority on the part of the giver, its acceptance a statement of social and economic inferiority on the part of the recipient.
  曾几何时，收、付赏钱的行为体现了支付者优越的社会及经济地位，这种行为得到接受，体现了接受者社会及经济地位的低下。
• Gratuity is not expected in taxicabs. Fast taxi service here. Can I help you?
  坐出租车也不需要给小费。这是迅捷出租汽车公司，需要我帮忙吗？
• But at local restaurants, there's no need to add a gratuity. At five-star hotels, one or two ringgit will suffice a porter.
  但在当地的饭馆里，却没有心要附加小费。在五星级饭店，给搬运工一两个林吉特就足够了。
• Speaking of tips, you should never offer the bar staff a cash gratuity.
  说到“小费”，你可千万别给酒保现金以表示谢意。正确的做法是请酒保喝一盅。
• He resigned from the service and applied for a gratuity instead of a pension.
  他退役了，申请领取退役金而不是养老金。
• The pension or allowance which has been granted to him may be cancelled, suspended or reduced, or he may not be granted a pension, gratuity or allowance, as the case may be.
  该人员可能不获批予退休金、酬金或津贴，又或该人员已获批予的退休金或津贴，可被取消、暂停支付或扣减，视属何情况而定。