pays; paid /ˈpeɪd/ ; paying pays; paid /ˈpeɪd/ ; paying Learner's definition of PAY
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a [no object] : to give money for goods or services付(钱);支付 -
I already paid last week.我上周已经付过钱。
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Where do we pay to get in?我们在哪儿买票进场?
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Do we have to pay to park here?在这儿停车要付费吗?
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They left the restaurant without paying.他们没有付钱就离开了饭店。
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Should I pay in dollars or pesos?我应该用美元还是比索付费?
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We're trying to attract more paying customers [=customers that buy things from our company] through our Web site.我们正努力通过网站吸引更多的顾客。
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paying passengers支付车费的乘客
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After their children left for college, they began opening their home to paying guests. [=people who give you money to live in your house with you for a short time]孩子上大学以后,他们开始把房子出租给房客。
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often + for -
He offered to pay for our dinner.他主动为我们的晚餐付账。
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How will you be paying for your purchase: (in) cash, (by) check, or (with a) credit card?你怎么付费,现金、支票还是信用卡?
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“That cheap camera I bought is broken already.” “Well, you get what you pay for.” [=a thing that can be bought for a very low price probably isn't very good]“我买的那个廉价的照相机已经坏了。”“噢,一分钱一分货。”
b [+ object] : to give money to (someone) for goods or services支付给(某人) -
I'll pay the taxi driver.我来付钱给出租车司机。
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Has anyone paid her yet?有人付过她钱吗?
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We get paid on Fridays.我们星期五发工资。
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The workers get paid well. = The workers are well-paid.这些工人工资高。
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often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式 -
They're going to pay a crew to paint the house.他们打算雇人粉刷房子。
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You couldn't pay me to jump out of an airplane! [=I would never jump out of an airplane, even if you gave me a lot of money]你出大价钱我也不会从飞机上跳下去。
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sometimes + in -
“Did he give you a check?” “No, he paid me in cash.”“他给你支票了吗?”“没有,他付的是现金。”
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When he mowed her lawn, she paid him in cookies. [=she gave him cookies for mowing her lawn]他帮她修剪草坪,她给了他曲奇饼当报酬。
c [+ object] : to give (something, such as an amount of money) for goods or services支付… -
I paid $200 to him yesterday. = I paid him $200 yesterday.我昨天付给他200美元。
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These workers are paid extremely low wages by their employers.这些工人从雇主那儿拿到的工资少得可怜。
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She pays 15 percent (of her earnings) to her agent.她把收入的15%付给代理人。
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I paid a lot of money for this car.这辆车花了我很多钱。
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How much are you willing to pay?你愿意付多少钱?
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They paid over $300,000 for their house.他们花了30多万美元买房子。
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They paid a high price [=a lot of money] for that painting.他们买那幅画花了很多钱。
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I couldn't afford to pay cash, so I put it on my credit card.我现金不够,所以用信用卡支付。
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We paid good money [=we gave a large amount of money] to see this show, and we want our money's worth!我们为了看这场演出付了很多钱,因此我们想要物有所值。
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used to say how much someone earns for doing a job挣工资 [no object]
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[+ object] : to give the money that you owe for (something)付钱;偿还 -
I can't afford to pay my rent.我付不起房租。
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paying taxes/fines/penalties缴税/罚金/罚款
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Use the company's financing plan and pay no interest for a full year.采用公司的财务计划,整整一年不用付利息。
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Has this bill been paid?付过账了吗?
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The receipt shows that their bill has been paid in full. [=all of the money they owed has been paid]收据显示他们已经将钱全部付清。
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: to have a good or helpful result : to be worth the expense or effort to do something有所值 [no object]
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often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式 -
It pays [=it is worth the effort] to study your notes after every class.每次课后都学习笔记对你会有好处的。
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When the roads are icy, it pays to drive slowly.路面结冰时,慢一点开车有好处。
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It pays to advertise.做广告是值得的。
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It pays stores to be open on the weekends. [=stores benefit from being open on the weekends]商店周末营业是有回报的。
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Spending a lot of money on advertising has paid dividends for our company. [=has given our company extra advantages or benefits]花大价钱做广告已经给公司带来了丰厚的利益。
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Our efforts are finally paying dividends. [=we are finally getting the results we want from our efforts]我们的努力最终正在带来丰厚的回报。
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[+ object] : to give (a percentage of money) as the profit from an investment or business(投资、商业等)有收益 5
a [no object] : to deal with the bad result of something that you did : to be punished for doing something自食恶果;付出代价 —
often + for -
I'll make you pay for what you've done to me!我会让你为你对我所做的付出代价!
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You'll pay for this!你会自食恶果的!
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She paid dearly for her mistakes. [=she suffered a lot as a result of her mistakes]她为她所犯的错误付出了昂贵的代价。
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He thinks that the people who committed these terrible crimes should pay with their lives. [=should be killed]他认为这些罪大恶极的人应该被处死。
b [+ object] : to give, lose, or suffer (something) as a punishment for or result of something else付出(代价) ◊ If you pay a/the price or pay a heavy/high/steep (etc.) price or (Brit) pay the penalty for something, you experience the bad effects or results of that thing.为某事付出(沉重的)代价;受到惩罚
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I knew the consequences of what I was about to do, but I was willing to pay the price.我知道我要做的事情的后果,但是我愿意为此付出代价。
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Famous people always pay a price for their fame.名人总是要为名声付出代价。
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She paid a heavy price for telling the truth.她为讲真话付出了沉重的代价。
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Someone has to pay the penalty for these mistakes.有人要为这些错误付出代价。
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used in various phrases that describe giving your attention to what is being done or said注意 -
Are you paying attention? [=are you listening and trying to understand?]你在听吗?
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Remember to pay close attention to the instructions.记住认真注意指令。
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He's just teasing you. Don't pay any attention to him. = Pay no attention to him. [=don't be upset by what he is saying]他不过跟你开个玩笑,不必理会。
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He kept talking but she paid him no mind. [=she didn't listen to what he said]他一直在说话,但她不予理会。
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Pay heed to what he says. [=listen to what he says]注意他所说的。
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used to describe saying or doing something that expresses respect, admiration, etc., for someone致以(敬意、仰慕等)
hell to pay
or the devil to pay
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used to say that if a specific thing happens, something else that is very bad will be the result or someone will get very upset出大麻烦;有严重后果 -
We knew that if anyone caught us cheating there would be hell to pay. [=we would be severely punished]我们知道如果有人抓住我们作弊,就要出大麻烦了。
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There'll be the devil to pay if we don't finish on time.如果我们不能按时完成,就会有严重后果。
pay a call/visit
: to go somewhere to visit someone拜访
pay back
[phrasal verb] 1
pay back (something) or pay (something) back : to return (an amount of money) that someone allowed you to borrow还(借款) 2 pay (someone) back or pay back (someone)还(某人的)…
a : to give (someone) the amount of money that you borrowed还钱 -
I'll pay you back when I get the money.我拿到钱后就还你。
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I lent him money and he never paid me back.我借给他钱,可他从来不还给我。
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I have to pay back my sister for that loan.我得还从我妹妹那儿借的钱。
b : to punish or hurt (someone who did something bad to you)报复(某人) — see also payback c : to do something good for (someone who did something good for you)报答(某人)
pay for itself
◊ If you buy something that pays for itself, the amount of money you save by using the product for a period of time is more than the amount of money you spent when you bought the product.收回成本
pay in
[phrasal verb] pay in (something) or pay (something) in British
: to put (money) in an account : deposit把(钱)存入账户
pay into
[phrasal verb] pay into (something) chiefly US
: to put money into (a fund or account)存入
pay off
[phrasal verb] 1
: to produce a result that you want得到回报 2
pay off (something) or pay (something) off : to give all of the money that you owe for (something that you pay for over a period of time)清偿;还清 -
It will take us 30 years to pay off our mortgage, but then the house will be ours.我们要30年才能还清房贷,不过到那时房子就是我们的了。
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If I won the money, I'd use it to pay off all my credit cards.如果赢了钱,我将用来还清所有的信用卡花费。
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paying off your debts还清债务
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She finally got her car paid off. [=she finally paid all the money she had borrowed to buy her car]她最终还清了买车所借的钱。
3 pay off (someone) or pay (someone) off
a : to give money to (someone) in order to make that person do something illegal or dishonest for you or to convince that person not to talk about something收买;买通;给封口费 b British : to stop employing (someone) after paying all of the money that was owed to that person付清工资后解雇(某人) — see also payoff
pay out
[phrasal verb] 1 pay out (something) or pay (something) out
: to give (an amount of money) to someone usually over a period of time(在一段时间内)花费,支出 — see also payout 2
: to allow (a rope or chain) to become loose and move through your hands松开(绳索)
pay the piper
— see piper
pay through the nose
— see 1nose
pay up
[phrasal verb] somewhat informal 1
: to pay what you owe : to pay what is due付清(债务) 2
◊ If you are paid up, you have given all of the money that you owe until a specific date.付清全部欠款
pay your (own) way
: to use your own money to pay for the things you need or do自食其力;自己付钱做… -
She got a part-time job in order to pay her way through college.为了自食其力读完大学,她找了份兼职工作。
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Students must pay their own way if they choose to participate in the trip.学生要想参加这次旅行,必须自掏费用。
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I wanted to buy him dinner, but he insisted on paying his own way.我想替他支付晚餐费用,但是他坚持自己付钱。
pay your respects
formal
: to visit or speak with someone in a polite way as a sign of respect(探望或问候某人以示敬意)拜访,拜见
put paid to
British, informal
: to cause (something) to end : to stop (something)使结束;使停止 2 pay /ˈpeɪ/ noun
Learner's definition of PAY
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: money received in exchange for work : money paid to someone for doing work工资;薪金 -
receiving higher/better/lower pay得到更高/更好/更低的工资
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The work is hard, but the pay is good. [=you earn a lot of money by doing the work]那份工作辛苦,但工资高。
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She spent a week's pay [=the amount of money she earns in one week] in just one night.她一个晚上就花费了一周的收入。
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He has been suspended without pay pending the results of the investigation.他被暂时停职停发工资,等待调查结果。
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“Women,” she said, “should receive equal pay for equal work.” [=they should be paid the same amount of money as men who perform the same job]“女性,”她说,“应与男性同工同酬。”
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When he works on the weekends, he collects overtime pay. [=an increased rate of money earned for working more than the usual number of hours in one week]他周末加班,可以领到加班费。
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The company owes her $500 in back pay. [=money that is owed to a worker from an earlier time]公司拖欠了她500美元的工资。
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severance pay [=money given to workers when a company ends their jobs]解雇金
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The workers are demanding an increase in their rate of pay. = The workers are demanding an increase in their pay rate. [=the amount of money they are paid per hour, week, etc.]工人要求提高工资标准。
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Each pay period begins on the first of the month.工资周期从每月的第一天开始。
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(US) He asked for a pay raise = (Brit) He asked for a pay rise.他要求加薪。
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Workers received a $4,000 pay increase.工人得到了4000美元的加薪。
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I took a significant pay cut when I took this job, but I think it was worth it.我拿到这份工作时,工资骤降,但我认为值得。
— see also base pay, co-pay, sick pay, take-home pay
in the pay of someone
: working usually in a secret way for a person or organization被(某人或组织)收买;为(某人或组织)秘密工作