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pay

¹ pay /ˈpeɪ/ verb

pays; paid /ˈpeɪd/ ; paying

¹ pay

/ˈpeɪ/

verb

pays; paid /ˈpeɪd/ ; paying

Learner's definition of PAY

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。
Where do we pay to get in?我们在哪儿买票进场？
Do we have to pay to park here?在这儿停车要付费吗？
They left the restaurant without paying.他们没有付钱就离开了饭店。
Should I pay in dollars or pesos?我应该用美元还是比索付费？
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。
paying passengers支付车费的乘客
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。

— often + for

He offered to pay for our dinner.他主动为我们的晚餐付账。
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？
“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。
Has anyone paid her yet?有人付过她钱吗？
We get paid on Fridays.我们星期五发工资。
The workers get paid well. = The workers are well-paid.这些工人工资高。

— 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。
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。

— 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。”
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。
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。
She pays 15 percent (of her earnings) to her agent.她把收入的15%付给代理人。
I paid a lot of money for this car.这辆车花了我很多钱。
How much are you willing to pay?你愿意付多少钱？
They paid over $300,000 for their house.他们花了30多万美元买房子。
They paid a high price [=a lot of money] for that painting.他们买那幅画花了很多钱。
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。
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。

d — used to say how much someone earns for doing a job挣工资

[no object]

My job doesn't pay very well. [=I don't earn much money from my job]我的工作工资不高。
It's difficult work that pays relatively poorly.这个工作难度大，工资相对低。
high-paying jobs高收入的工作

[+ object]

The job pays $150,000 a year.这份工作年薪15万美元。

[+ 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。
paying taxes/fines/penalties缴税/罚金/罚款
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。
Has this bill been paid?付过账了吗？
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。

: to have a good or helpful result : to be worth the expense or effort to do something有所值

[no object]

Hard work always pays [=pays off] in the long run.辛苦的工作最终总是值得的。
Crime doesn't pay. [=you get more trouble than benefit from committing a crime]作奸犯科是没有好下场的。

— 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。
When the roads are icy, it pays to drive slowly.路面结冰时，慢一点开车有好处。
It pays to advertise.做广告是值得的。

[+ object]

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。
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。
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。

[+ object] : to give (a percentage of money) as the profit from an investment or business（投资、商业等）有收益

The investment paid eight percent last year.去年的投资收益为百分之八。
a savings account paying four percent interest支付百分之四利息的储蓄账户

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

If you offend him, he will make you pay.如果你冒犯他，他会让你付出代价的。

— 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！
You'll pay for this!你会自食恶果的！
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。
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）

We all felt that 25 years in prison was a high/small price to pay for his crimes.我们都觉得25年监禁对于他的罪行来说是极高/很小的代价。

◊ 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

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。
Famous people always pay a price for their fame.名人总是要为名声付出代价。
She paid a heavy price for telling the truth.她为讲真话付出了沉重的代价。
Someone has to pay the penalty for these mistakes.有人要为这些错误付出代价。

[+ object] — 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？
Remember to pay close attention to the instructions.记住认真注意指令。
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。
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。
Pay heed to what he says. [=listen to what he says]注意他所说的。

[+ object] — used to describe saying or doing something that expresses respect, admiration, etc., for someone致以（敬意、仰慕等）

She paid me a compliment. [=she said something nice about me]她夸奖了我。
We gather here today to pay tribute/homage to [=to honor and praise] a great woman.我们今天相聚这里是为了向一位伟大的女性表示敬意/崇敬。

hell to pay

or the devil to pay

— 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。
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

She paid me a visit [=she came to visit me] while I was in the hospital. = She paid a call on me while I was in the hospital.我住院时她来看过我。

pay back

[phrasal verb]

pay back (something) or pay (something) back : to return (an amount of money) that someone allowed you to borrow还（借款）

She has to pay back the $100 she borrowed.她得还所借的100美元。
He said that he'll pay the money back tomorrow.他说他明天还钱。
paying back a loan还贷

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。
I lent him money and he never paid me back.我借给他钱，可他从来不还给我。
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）

I wanted to pay him back [=get back at him; make him suffer] for all the pain he caused me.鉴于他给我带来的所有痛苦，我要报复他。
He's finally getting paid back for all the trouble he caused.他最终为他惹出的所有麻烦埋单。

— see also payback

c : to do something good for (someone who did something good for you)报答（某人）

How can I pay you back for all your help?我如何才能报答你对我的所有帮助？

pay court to

— see ¹court

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

You save so much on heating costs with our high-quality windows that the windows will pay for themselves within five years!使用我们的优质窗户，你可以节省大量供暖费用，五年内就可以收回成本。

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

I went to the bank to pay in a cheque.我去银行存入一张支票。
paying a cheque in an account把支票存入账户

pay into

[phrasal verb]

pay into (something) chiefly US

: to put money into (a fund or account)存入

Each month she pays into an account that can be used for medical expenses.她每个月存钱到用于支付医疗费用的账户。

pay off

[phrasal verb]

: to produce a result that you want得到回报

It's great to see that all of our hard work has finally paid off.很高兴看到我们付出的所有努力终于得到回报。

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。
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。
paying off your debts还清债务
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。

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

He tried to pay off [=bribe] a police officer.他试图买通一位警官。
The company was accused of paying off its employees to keep them from talking about its illegal activities.公司被指控买通员工，使他们不谈论公司的非法行为。

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）

They paid off all their workers and then closed the factory.他们付清所有工人的工资后关闭了工厂。

— see also payoff

pay out

[phrasal verb]

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

The government has paid out [=disbursed] millions of dollars in foreign aid.政府已支出几百万美元用于对外援助。
The prize money will be paid out (to the winner) over the course of five years.奖金将在五年内支付（给获胜者）。

— see also payout

: to allow (a rope or chain) to become loose and move through your hands松开（绳索）

We lowered the anchor and continued to pay out several more feet of rope.我们下锚后又继续放松几英尺缆绳。

pay the piper

— see piper

pay through the nose

— see ¹nose

pay up

[phrasal verb] somewhat informal

: to pay what you owe : to pay what is due付清（债务）

We paid up and left.我们付了欠款后就走了。
He decided to pay up after they threatened to take him to court for the money.他们威胁说如果他不还钱就把他告到法院，于是他决定把钱还给他们。

◊ 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

You're (all) paid up through June. [=you do not have to pay any more money until after June]你直到六月底的（整个）费用都已付清了。

pay your dues

— see ²due

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。
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。
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

I went up to her after the meeting and paid my respects.会后我走到她面前拜见了她。
We paid our last respects at his funeral. [=we went to his funeral as a sign of respect]我们在他的葬礼上向他表达最后的敬意。

put paid to

British, informal

: to cause (something) to end : to stop (something)使结束；使停止

The storm put paid to his attempt to sail around the world.暴风雨使他打消了环球航行的念头。
They hope to put paid to the argument once and for all.他们希望彻底停止争论。

— see also ²paid

² pay /ˈpeɪ/ noun

² pay

/ˈpeɪ/

noun

Learner's definition of PAY

[noncount]

: 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
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。
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。
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。
“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。”
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。
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。
severance pay [=money given to workers when a company ends their jobs]解雇金
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。
Each pay period begins on the first of the month.工资周期从每月的第一天开始。
(US) He asked for a pay raise = (Brit) He asked for a pay rise.他要求加薪。
Workers received a $4,000 pay increase.工人得到了4000美元的加薪。
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

He was accused of being in the pay of gangsters.他被指控被歹徒收买。

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