pay

美 [peɪ]
英 [peɪ]
  • n.工资;薪水
  • v.付费;偿还;交纳;付酬
  • adj.需付费的;含贵重矿物的;矿藏丰富的;有关支付的
  • 网络付款;付钱;付出
过去式:paid  第三人称单数:pays  现在分词:paying  
pay
v.
1.
[i][t]
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?
My company pays well(= pays high salaries) .
我公司给的工资很高。
Her parents paid for her to go to Canada.
她父母出钱送她去加拿大。
to pay cash
付现金
She pays £200 a week for this apartment.
这套房子她每周要付租金 200 英镑。
Would you mind paying the taxi driver?
您付出租车费好吗?
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!
2.
[t]
交纳;偿还to give sb money that you owe them
to pay a bill/debt/fine/ransom, etc.
缴付账单、债款、罚金、赎金等
Membership fees should be paid to the secretary.
会员费应交给秘书。
Have you paid him the rent yet?
你向他付房租了没有?
3.
[i]
赢利;创收to produce a profit
It's hard to make farming pay.
种庄稼获利很不容易。
4.
[i][t]
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。
5.
[i]
付代价;遭受惩罚to suffer or be punished for your beliefs or actions
You'll pay for that remark!
你会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。
6.
[t]
~ sth
(与某些名词结合使用,表示将要做或付出某事物)used with some nouns to show that you are giving or doing the thing mentioned
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。
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。
He's always paying me compliments .
他总是夸奖我。
IDM
There'll be hell to pay when he finds out.
一旦他发现了真相,那麻烦就大了。
the devil/hell to pay
(informal)
大麻烦;大乱子a lot of trouble
There'll be hell to pay when he finds out.
一旦他发现了真相,那麻烦就大了。
he who pays the piper calls the tune
花钱的人说了算;财大者气粗the person who provides the money for sth can also control how it is spent
pay court to sb
献殷勤;奉迎;讨好to treat sb with great respect in order to gain favour with them
Exercising regularly will pay dividends in the end.
经常运动最终会对身体大有好处的。
pay dividends
有所收获;产生效益to produce great advantages or profits
Exercising regularly will pay dividends in the end.
经常运动最终会对身体大有好处的。
The rail pass will pay for itself after about two trips.
火车通票大约只需乘两次车就够本了。
pay for itself
使损益相当;够本to save as much money as it cost
The rail pass will pay for itself after about two trips.
火车通票大约只需乘两次车就够本了。
I paid good money for this jacket, and now look at it─it's ruined!
这件夹克是我花大价钱买的。瞧瞧,全给毁了!
pay good money for sth
为…花费很多钱(尤指钱白花了)used to emphasize that sth cost(s) a lot of money, especially if the money is wasted
I paid good money for this jacket, and now look at it─it's ruined!
这件夹克是我花大价钱买的。瞧瞧,全给毁了!
The bridge is still not paying its way.
这座桥现在还入不敷出。
pay its way
赢利运作;不负债;收支平衡to make enough money to pay what it costs to keep it going
The bridge is still not paying its way.
这座桥现在还入不敷出。
He looked terrible this morning. I think he's paying the penalty for all those late nights.
他今天上午脸色很不好,我想这是他一直熬夜造成的。
They're now paying the price for past mistakes.
他们现在正为过去的错误付出代价。
pay the penalty (for sth/for doing sth)|pay a/the price (for sth/for doing sth)
因…受害╱付代价to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done
He looked terrible this morning. I think he's paying the penalty for all those late nights.
他今天上午脸色很不好,我想这是他一直熬夜造成的。
They're now paying the price for past mistakes.
他们现在正为过去的错误付出代价。
Many came to pay their last respects(= by attending sb's funeral) .
许多人前来参加葬礼向逝者告别。
pay your respects (to sb)
(拜访或问候某人)表示敬意to visit sb or to send a message of good wishes as a sign of respect for them
Many came to pay their last respects(= by attending sb's funeral) .
许多人前来参加葬礼向逝者告别。
pay through the nose (for sth)
(informal)
(为…)付过高的价to pay too much money for sth
pay your way
独立偿付一切;自食其力to pay for everything yourself without having to rely on anyone else's money
you pays your money and you takes your choice
(informal)
如何选择由你做主(表示各种选择的分别不大)used for saying that there is very little difference between two or more things that you can choose
n.
— see also
sick pay
1.
[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
IDM
in the pay of sb/sth
秘密(为某人或某组织)工作;由…豢养;被…收买working for sb or for an organization, often secretly

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