sliding scale

英 [ˌslaɪdɪŋ ˈskeɪl]

美 [ˌslaɪdɪŋ ˈskeɪl]

n.  浮动费率制(根据情况上下浮动费率的交纳制度)

牛津词典

noun

• 浮动费率制（根据情况上下浮动费率的交纳制度）
  a system in which the rate at which sth is paid varies according to particular conditions
  1. Fees are calculated on a sliding scale according to income (= richer people pay more) .
     按浮动费率制根据收入高低计算收费。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (工资、税率等按情况变化而调整的)滑准计算法，浮动制
  Payments such as wages or taxes that are calculatedon a sliding scaleare higher or lower depending on various different factors.
  1. Many practitioners have a sliding scale of fees.
     许多从业者都采用浮动制计费。

英英释义

noun

• a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index

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