pay
- v.支付;付费;偿还;交纳;受益;赢利;付酬;创收;付代价
- n.工资;薪水
- adj.需付费的;有关支付的;矿藏丰富的;含贵重矿物的
payverb
付费；付酬
to give sb money for work, goods, services, etc.
I'll pay for the tickets.
我来买票。
Are you paying in cash or by credit card ?
您付现金还是用信用卡？
Her parents paid for her to go to Canada.
她父母出钱送她去加拿大。
My company pays well (= pays high salaries) .
我公司给的工资很高。
to pay cash
付现金
Would you mind paying the taxi driver?
您付出租车费好吗？
She pays £200 a week for this apartment.
这套房子她每周要付租金200英镑。
He still hasn't paid me the money he owes me.
他还没归还欠我的钱呢。
I'm paid $100 a day.
我每天工资100元。
I don't pay you to sit around all day doing nothing!
我不是花钱雇你整天闲坐着的！
交纳；偿还
to give sb money that you owe them
Membership fees should be paid to the secretary.
会员费应交给秘书。
to pay a bill/debt/fine/ransom, etc.
缴付账单、债款、罚金、赎金等
Have you paid him the rent yet?
你向他付房租了没有？
赢利；创收
to produce a profit
It's hard to make farming pay.
种庄稼获利很不容易。
受益；划算
to result in some advantage or profit for sb
Crime doesn't pay.
犯罪是划不来的。
It pays to keep up to date with your work.
工作能跟上时代是有利的。
It would probably pay you to hire an accountant.
聘一名会计师或许对你有好处。
付代价；遭受惩罚
to suffer or be punished for your beliefs or actions
You'll pay for that remark!
你要为你的话付出代价的！
Many people paid with their lives (= they died) .
许多人付出了生命。
（与某些名词结合使用，表示将要做或将付出某事物）
used with some nouns to show that you are giving or doing the thing mentioned
I'll pay a call on (= visit) my friends.
我将去看朋友。
I'll pay you a call when I'm in town.
我在城里的时候将去拜访你。
I didn't pay attention to what she was saying.
我没有注意她在说什么。
The director paid tribute to all she had done for the charity.
董事赞扬她为慈善事业所做的一切。
He's always paying me compliments .
他总是夸奖我。
a lot of trouble
一旦他发现了真相，那麻烦就大了。
There'll be hell to pay when he finds out.
the person who provides the money for sth can also control how it is spent
to treat sb with great respect in order to gain favour with them
to produce great advantages or profits
经常运动最终会对身体大有好处的。
Exercising regularly will pay dividends in the end.
to save as much money as it cost
火车月票大约只需乘两次车就够本了。
The rail pass will pay for itself after about two trips.
used to emphasize that sth cost(s) a lot of money, especially if the money is wasted
这件夹克是我花大价钱买的。瞧瞧，全给毁了！
I paid good money for this jacket, and now look at it─it's ruined!
to make enough money to pay what it costs to keep it going
这座桥现在还入不敷出。
The bridge is still not paying its way.
to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done
他今天上午脸色很不好，我想这是他一直熬夜造成的。
He looked terrible this morning. I think he's paying the penalty for all those late nights.
They're now paying the price for past mistakes.
他们现在正在为过去的错误付出代价。
to visit sb or to send a message of good wishes as a sign of respect for them
许多人前来参加葬礼向逝者告别。
Many came to pay their last respects (= by attending sb's funeral) .
to pay much too much money for sth
to pay for everything yourself without having to rely on anyone else's money
used for saying that there is very little difference between two or more things that you can choose
to cost/pay a lot of money
to pay careful attention to sb/sth
to borrow money from one person to pay back what you owe to another person; to take money from one thing to use for sth else
（向某人）还钱
to return money that you borrowed from sb
I'll pay you back next week.
我下周把钱还给你。
You can pay back the loan over a period of three years.
你可以在三年内分期归还贷款。
Did he ever pay you back that $100 he owes you?
他把欠你的100块钱还给你没有？
报复；惩罚
to punish sb for making you or sb else suffer
I'll pay him back for making me look like a fool in front of everyone.
他让我当众出丑，我非治治他不可。
存款；存入账户
to put money into a bank account
I paid in a cheque this morning.
我今天上午存入一张支票。
I'd like to pay some money into my account.
我想在我的账户里存一些钱。
成功；奏效；达到目的
to be successful and bring good results
The gamble paid off.
赌博赢了。
付清；偿清
to finish paying money owed for sth
We paid off our mortgage after fifteen years.
我们历经十五年的时间还清了抵押借款。
总算付清全部欠款
to pay all the money that you owe to sb, especially when you do not want to or when the payment is late
I had a hard time getting him to pay up.
我好不容易让他还清了全部欠款。
noun
U工资；薪水
the money that sb gets for doing regular work
Her job is hard work, but the pay is good.
她工作虽辛苦，但薪水不低。
a pay increase
加薪
a pay rise
加薪
a pay raise
加薪
a 3% pay offer
愿出3%的酬劳
holiday pay
假日薪金
to make a pay claim (= to officially ask for an increase in pay)
正式要求加薪
These words all mean to give sb money for work they have done or goods they have supplied.以上各词均含付费、付酬之义。
to give sb money for work, goods, services, etc.指付费、付酬：
I'll pay for the tickets.
我来买票。
Her parents paid for her to go to Canada.
她父母出钱送她去加拿大。
She pays £200 a week for this apartment.
这套房子她每周要付租金200英镑。
I'm paid $100 a day.
我每天工资100元。
( rather informal ) to pay the cost of sth指付账、负担费用：
Once again it will be the taxpayer who has to foot the bill.
这一次掏腰包的又得是纳税人。
( rather informal ) to pay the cost of sth指付账、负担费用：
The company will pick up the tab for your hotel room.
公司将为你付旅馆住宿费。
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VERB 付；支付；偿还
When you pay an amount of money to someone, you give it to them because you are buying something from them or because you owe it to them. When you pay something such as a bill or a debt, you pay the amount that you owe.Accommodation is free — all you pay for is breakfast and dinner...
住宿免费——你只需付早餐和正餐的钱。
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VERB 给…付工资；给…付酬
When you are paid, you get your wages or salary from your employer.The lawyer was paid a huge salary...
那位律师薪酬很高。
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N-UNCOUNT 工资；薪水
Your pay is the money that you get from your employer as wages or salary....their complaints about their pay and conditions.
他们对薪水和工作条件的不满
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VERB （为获得帮助或服务）付钱给
If you are paid to do something, someone gives you some money so that you will help them or perform some service for them.Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed...
学生们得到了一大笔钱，而所要做的就是整天躺在床上什么也不做。
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VERB （政府或机构通过提高价格、税率等使某人）为…买单
If a government or organization makes someone pay for something, it makes them responsible for providing the money for it, for example by increasing prices or taxes....a legally binding international treaty that establishes who must pay for environmental damage...
规定谁该为环境破坏买单的有法律约束力的国际条约
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VERB （工作、交易或投资）有…报酬，产生…利润
If a job, deal, or investment pays a particular amount, it brings you that amount of money.We're stuck in jobs that don't pay very well...
我们深陷在工资低廉的工作中。
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VERB （工作、交易或投资）有收益，盈利
If a job, deal, or investment pays, it brings you a profit or earns you some money.There are some agencies now specialising in helping older people to find jobs which pay...
现在有些机构专门帮助年龄较大的人找有报酬的工作。
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VERB 存（钱）；储蓄
When you pay money into a bank account, you put the money in the account.He paid £20 into his savings account...
他往自己的储蓄账户上存了20英镑。
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VERB 有利；有好处；值得
If a course of action pays, it results in some advantage or benefit for you.It pays to invest in protective clothing...
在防护服上投资是值得的。
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VERB 付出代价；受到惩罚
If you pay for something that you do or have, you suffer as a result of it.Britain was to pay dearly for its lack of resolve...
英国将为缺乏决心付出惨痛的代价。
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VERB （与某些名词连用，表示施予某物或做某事）进行（访问）/给予（注意）
You use pay with some nouns, for example in the expressions pay a visit and pay attention, to indicate that something is given or done.Do pay us a visit next time you're in Birmingham...
下次你来伯明翰一定要来看看我们。
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ADJ （电视节目）付费的，收费的
Pay television consists of programmes and channels which are not part of a public broadcasting system, and for which people have to pay.The company has set up joint-venture pay-TV channels in Belgium, Spain, and Germany.
该公司已在比利时、西班牙和德国设立了合资付费电视频道。
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PHRASE 赚回成本
If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested....investments in energy efficiency that would pay for themselves within five years.
将在5年内收回成本的能效投资
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PHRASE 受雇于；被…收买
If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally.He was murdered at a presidential rally by gunmen in the pay of drug traffickers.
他在一场总统竞选集会上被毒品贩子雇用的枪手谋杀了。
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PHRASE 自食其力；养活自己
If you pay your way, you have or earn enough money to pay for what you need, without needing other people to give or lend you money.I went to college anyway, as a part-time student, paying my own way...
总之我上了大学，半工半读，自食其力。
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不要混淆 pay 和 buy。pay指为购买某物付钱给某人，例如：I paid the taxi driver（我付钱给出租车司机），I need some money to pay the window cleaner（我需要一些钱付给窗户清洁工），Some people are forced to pay for their own medicines（一些人被迫自付药费）。付账或还债用pay，例如：He paid his bill and left（他付完账走了)，We were paying £50 for a single room（一个单人间我们要付50英镑）。buy表示通过付钱获得某物，例如：Gary's bought a bicycle（加里买了辆自行车）。
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noun
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- something that remunerates
- wages were paid by check
- he wasted his pay on drink
- they saved a quarter of all their earnings
- Synonym: wage earnings remuneration salary
verb
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- dedicate
- give thought to
- give priority to
- pay attention to
- Synonym: give devote
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- bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
- You'll pay for this!
- She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly
- You'll pay for this opinion later
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- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.;bestow
- Don't pay him any mind
- give the orders
- Give him my best regards
- pay attention
- Synonym: give
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- give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
- I paid four dollars for this sandwich
- Pay the waitress, please
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- cancel or discharge a debt
- pay up, please!
- Synonym: pay up ante up
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- discharge or settle
- pay a debt
- pay an obligation
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- do or give something to somebody in return
- Does she pay you for the work you are doing?
- Synonym: pay off make up compensate
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- bring in
- interest-bearing accounts
- How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
- Synonym: yield bear
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- make a compensation for
- a favor that cannot be paid back
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- render
- pay a visit
- pay a call
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- be worth it
- It pays to go through the trouble
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They pay slightly more than the going rate .
他们支付的酬金略高于现行标准。
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Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay .
有些家庭因无力支付医疗费用而得不到医治。
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Her job is hard work , but the pay is good .
她工作虽辛苦，但薪水不低。
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Most people said that pay was their main motivation for working .
大多数人说赚取报酬是他们工作的主要动机。
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I 'd like to pay some money into my account .
我想在我的账户里存一些钱。
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We 've been given a 2 % pay increase .
我们获得了2%的加薪。
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She didn 't get paid much but it was all good experience .
她得到的报酬虽然不高，但有极好的体验。
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They had to take a 20 % cut in pay .
他们不得不接受减薪20%。
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Don 't pay any attention to what they say .
别在意他们所说的话。
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You can pay back the loan over a period of three years .
你可以在三年内分期归还贷款。
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The balance of $ 500 must be paid within 90 days .
500元结欠款必须于90天之内付清。
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The question is , how much are they going to pay you ?
问题是他们打算付给你多少钱？
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I didn 't pay attention to what she was saying .
我没有注意她在说什么。
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Have they been paid the money that is due to them ?
他们应得的钱付给他们了吗？
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Only half the people here are in paid employment .
这儿只有一半的人有拿工资的工作。
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I wish to God you 'd learn to pay attention !
我真希望你能学会集中注意力！
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Need I pay the whole amount now ?
我必须现在全部付清吗？
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Many students now have paid employment during term .
现在许多学生在上学期间就从事有薪工作。
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The pay increase will be introduced in stages .
工资的提高将分步进行。
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In the future , pay increases will be related to productivity .
以后，工资的增加将和业绩挂钩。
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The bridge is still not paying its way .
这座桥现在还入不敷出。
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It pays to keep up to date with your work .
工作能跟上时代是有利的。
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You 'll be paid by direct credit into your bank account .
给你的付款将直接贷记你方银行账户。
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The package includes 20 days ' paid holiday a year .
这一揽子福利包括每年20天的带薪假。
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Don 't pay any attention to her ─ she 's all talk .
别听她的，她光说空话。
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Thousands of people paid good money to watch the band perform .
成千上万的人花很多钱去观看这支乐队的演出。
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Don 't pay any attention to her ─ she 's just being difficult .
别理她——她是在故意刁难。
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You have to pay a high premium for express delivery .
快递须付高额的附加费。
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How much rent do you pay for this place ?
你租这个地方的租金是多少？
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Many people paid with their lives .
许多人付出了生命。
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