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vt.& vi.

vt.

n.

adj.

  • 过去式： paid
  • 过去分词： paid
  • 现在分词： paying
  • 第三人称单数： pays
  • 易混淆的单词：Pay  

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1. 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。

  • We paid £35 for each ticket...

    我们每张票付了35英镑。

  • The wealthier may have to pay a little more in taxes...

    更富有的人可能得多缴一点儿税。

2. 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。

  • I get paid monthly...

    我按月领工资。

  • They could wander where they wished and take jobs from who paid best.

    他们可以想去哪儿就去哪儿，谁给的钱多就给谁干活儿。

3. N-UNCOUNT 工资；薪水 Your pay is the money that you get from your employer as wages or salary.  →see usage note at: salary

  • ...their complaints about their pay and conditions.

    他们对薪水和工作条件的不满

  • ...the workers' demand for a twenty per cent pay rise.

    工人要求加薪20%

4. 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。

  • If you help me, I'll pay you anything.

    如果你帮我，你要多少钱我都给。

5. 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

  • If you don't subsidize ballet and opera, seat prices will have to go up to pay for it.

    如果你不为芭蕾和歌剧提供补贴，就得提高剧场票价来为此买单。

6. 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。

  • The account does not pay interest on a credit balance.

    这个账户的贷方余额没有利息。

7. 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。

  • They owned land; they made it pay.

    他们拥有土地；他们让土地生钱。

8. 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。

  • There is nothing more annoying than queueing when you only want to pay in a few cheques.

    没有比你只想存几张支票还得排队更令人恼火的了。

9. 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。

  • He talked of defending small nations, of ensuring that aggression does not pay.

    他谈到了保卫小国家，绝不让侵略得逞。

10. 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。

  • Why should I pay the penalty for somebody else's mistake?...

    为什么我要代人受过？

  • She feels it's a small price to pay for the pleasure of living in this delightful house.

    她觉得，和住在这套令人愉快的房子里的那种快乐相比，这点代价不算大。

11. 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。

  • He felt a heavy bump, but paid no attention to it...

    他觉得起了个大包，但是没有理会。

  • He had nothing to do with arranging the funeral, but came along to pay his last respects.

    他不是来筹备葬礼的，只是过来向遗体告别的。

12. 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。

13. See also: paid; sick pay;  
14. 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

15. 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。

16. 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。

  • The British film industry could not pay its way without a substantial export market.

    没有广阔的出口市场，英国电影工业无以为继。

17.   →see: to pay dividends;  →see: dividend;  to pay through the nose→see: nose;  he who pays the piper calls the tune→see: piper; 
Usage Note :

Do not confuse pay and buy. If you pay someone, pay them money, or pay for something, you give someone money for something they are selling to you. I paid the taxi driver… I need some money to pay the window cleaner… Some people are forced to pay for their own medicines. If you pay a bill or debt, you pay the amount of money that is owed. He paid his bill and left…We were paying £50 for a single room. If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it. Gary's bought a bicycle.

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）。

相关词组：
pay back  pay off  pay out  pay up 
Noun

1. something that remunerates;

  • "wages were paid by check"
  • "he wasted his pay on drink"
  • "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
Verb

1. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services;

  • "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"
  • "Pay the waitress, please"

2. 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"

3. do or give something to somebody in return;

  • "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"

4. 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"

5. cancel or discharge a debt;

  • "pay up, please!"

6. bring in;

  • "interest-bearing accounts"
  • "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"

7. render;

  • "pay a visit"
  • "pay a call"

8. be worth it;

  • "It pays to go through the trouble"

9. dedicate;

  • "give thought to"
  • "give priority to"
  • "pay attention to"

10. discharge or settle;

  • "pay a debt"
  • "pay an obligation"

11. make a compensation for;

  • "a favor that cannot be paid back"

法律

  • 1.报酬
  • 2.给付
1. I'll pay for her, and you'll pay yourself.
我替她付账，你自己付款。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. A greater cause for resentment is the discrepancy in pay.
导致愤怒的更主要原因是报酬上的差异。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. A splendid bookcase goes along with the complete encyclopaedia if you pay cash.
如果你付现金购买全套百科全书，可免费获得一个极好的书柜。这是本哲学百科全书。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. As a scholar you will not have to pay college fees.
作为接受奖学金的学生，你不必付大学的费用。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. As long ago as the fourteenth century,an Englishman,Sir John Hawkood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
早在14世纪，一位名叫约翰·霍克伍德爵士的英国人，就有过非凡的发现：人们宁肯支付大笔金钱也不肯把自己毕生的事业让暴徒毁掉。

来自《用法词典》

6. Asking your father to pay your debts isn't quite the thing, especially after he's already given you what should have been enough for all your needs.
要求你父亲替你还债不合适，尤其是在他满足了你所有的要求以后。

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. By careful strategy she negotiated a substantial pay rise.
她精心策划后，谈妥了大幅增加工资的事。

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8. Choose your moment carefully if you want to ask her for a pay rise.
如果你想要求她给你加薪，你要小心选择时机。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. Citizens lit torches along the railroad track to pay their last respects to Lincoln.
老百姓点着火把，站在铁路两旁，向林肯的遗体告别。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. Did you pay a visit to the leaning tower in Pisa while you were in Italy?
你在意大利期间参观了比萨斜塔吗？

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. Did your daring plan pay off?
你那项大胆的计划成功了吗？

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. Don't just keep slogging away. Pay attention to method.
别一个劲儿傻干，要讲究方法。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13. Don't pay attention to anything he says. He lies like a gas meter.
不要理睬他的话，他一味撒谎。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. Don't worry about how we're going to pay for a new machine; we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
别担心我们将怎么支付新机器的款项，船到桥头自然直。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. Don't you pay for all this; let's go shares.
你不要付全部的费用，让我们来分摊吧。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. Electricity companies pay a premium for renewable energy.
电力公司为可再生能源支付额外的费用。

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17. Every club member must pay up his membership money before the end of the season.
每一位俱乐部成员必须在赛季结束以前缴清会费。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. Every fox must pay his skin to the furrier.
狡狐难免就擒。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. Examine the account well before you pay it.
在付款以前仔细核对一下帐目。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

20. Excuse me for a minute—I must pay a call of nature before we leave.
对不起，走之前我得先去一下洗手间。

来自《简明英汉词典》