cost-of-living allowance
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌkɒst.əvˈlɪv.ɪŋ əˌlaʊ.əns]
- 美式音标 [ˌkɑːst.əvˈlɪv.ɪŋ əˌlaʊ.əns]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 生活费用津贴。
同根派生
英汉例句
- Very few church workers will be receiving any cost-of-living allowance.
中国教会的牧者和同工，极少有生活津贴。 - If I were you, I'd apply for scholarship that includes a very ample living allowance now.
如果我是你，我现在就申请那份包括非常充足的生活津贴的奖学金。
英英字典
- an amount of money that an employee gets in addition to his or her normal pay, because the cost of living in a particular area is high