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)
  Synonym:tippourboirebaksheeshbakshishbakshisbacksheesh

双语例句

• She heard Jonathan Kail's heavy footsteps up and down the stairs till he had done placing the luggage, and heard him express his thanks for the ale her husband took out to him, and for the gratuity he received.
  她听见约纳森上下楼梯的沉重脚步声，直到他把行李搬完了，听见他对她的丈夫倒给他的淡啤酒表示感谢，还感谢她丈夫给他小费。
• 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。
• A gratuity or TIP, paid to expedite service especially in some Near Eastern countries.
  酒钱，小费因快捷的服务而给予的赏金或小费，尤指在一些近东国家里。
• 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。
• He hopes to start a bookshop with his gratuity.
  他希望用他的退伍金开设一个书店。
• In general, the more Westernized the place is. the more likely you'll be expected to leave a gratuity.
  总的说来，一个地方西化的程度高，你就越有可能需要给小费。
• 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。
• Provided that where a pension, gratuity or other allowance is expressed to be grantable by the governor in Council such pension, gratuity or other allowance shall be granted only by the governor in council.
  但如有明文定任何退休金、酬金或其他津由督同行政局批予者，退休金、酬金或其他津只可由督同行政局批予。
• 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。
• Commuted annual allowance gratuity
  经折算的年积金酬金