pay
verb
noun
peɪ verb
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GIVE MONEY
付钱
to give someone money for something you buy or for a service 付款; 付钱给〔某人〕 I,T
How would you like to pay?
你想怎么付款？
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Mum paid for my driving lessons.
妈妈支付了我学驾驶所需的费用。
pay (in) cash
You’d get a discount for paying cash.
现金付款有折扣。
pay by cheque/credit card
Can I pay by credit card?
我可以用信用卡付款吗？
pay sb for sth
He didn’t even offer to pay me for the ticket.
他甚至没有提出要给我买票的钱。
pay sb to do sth
Ray paid some kids to wash the car.
雷花钱雇了一些孩子洗车。
pay sb sth
I paid him $5 to cut the grass.
我付给他 5 美元叫他割草。
pay (sb) in dollars/euros etc
He wanted to be paid in dollars.
他想收取美元。
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BILL/TAX/RENT
账单/税/租金
to pay money that you owe to a person, company etc 偿还; 交付; 缴纳 T
I forgot to pay the gas bill !
我忘记交煤气费了！
You pay tax at the basic rate.
你按基本税率交税。
Is it okay if I pay you what I owe you next week?
我欠你的钱下周还行吗？
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WAGE/SALARY
工资/薪水
to give someone money for the job they do 付酬（给） I,T
How much do they pay you?
他们付给你多少报酬？
pay sb $100 a day/£200 a week etc
They’re only paid about £4 an hour.
他们每小时的报酬只有 4 英镑左右。
Some lawyers get paid over $400 an hour.
有些律师每小时收费超过 400 美元。
be paid weekly/monthly also 又作 get paid weekly/monthly
We get paid weekly on Fridays.
我们每星期五领薪水。
well/badly/poorly paid
Many of the workers are very badly paid.
那些工人中有很多人工资非常低。
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pay attention (to sb/sth)
to watch, listen to, or think about someone or something carefully （对某人/某事）注意
I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention to what you were saying.
对不起，我没有仔细听你说的话。
They paid no attention to (=ignored) him.
他们不理会他。
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LEGAL COST
法律要求的费用
to give money to someone because you are ordered to by a court as part of a legal case 缴纳〔法庭要求支付的费用〕 T
She had to pay a £35 fine for speeding.
她必须缴纳 35 英镑超速罚款。
pay (sth in) compensation/damages (give someone money because you have done something against them) 支付（…）赔偿金/损害赔偿金
The company were forced to pay £5000 in compensation .
那家公司被迫支付了 5000 英镑作为赔偿。
Martins was ordered to pay court costs of £1500.
马丁斯被勒令支付 1500 英镑的诉讼费。
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SAY STH GOOD
说好话
to say something good or polite about or to someone 表扬; 问候 T
The minister paid tribute to the work of the emergency services.
部长赞扬了应急部门的工作。
I came by to pay my respects (=visit or send a polite greeting to someone) to Mrs Owens.
我来拜访欧文斯夫人。
I was just trying to pay her a compliment .
我正想夸奖她。
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GOOD RESULT
好的结果
if a particular action pays, it brings a good result or advantage for you 合算，值得; 有利，有好处 I
Crime doesn’t pay.
犯罪划不来。
It pays to get some professional advice before you make a decision.
作决定之前获得一些专业性建议是有好处的。
It would pay you to ask if there are any jobs going at the London office.
问一下伦敦分公司是否有职位空缺对你有好处。
Getting some qualifications now will pay dividends (=bring a lot of advantages) in the long term.
长远来看，现在取得一些资格将会有好处。
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PROFIT
利润
if a shop or business pays, it makes a profit 〔商店或公司〕盈利，有收益 I
If the pub doesn’t start to pay, we’ll have to sell it.
如果这家酒馆还没有开始盈利，我们将不得不把它卖掉。
The farm just manages to pay its way (=make as much profit as it costs to run) .
那家农场仅仅收支平衡。
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pay the penalty/price
to experience something unpleasant because you have done something wrong, made a mistake etc 〔因犯错误等而〕吃苦头/付出代价
pay the penalty/price for (doing) sth
Williams is now paying the price for his early mistakes.
威廉斯现在正为早年犯下的错误付出代价。
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pay a call/visit pay sb a call/visit
10. , to visit a person or place 拜访，参观; 拜访某人
I decided to pay my folks a visit.
我决定去看看我的父母。
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If you have time, pay a visit to the City Art Gallery.
如果你有时间，去参观一下市美术馆。
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put paid to sth
11. to stop something from happening or spoil plans for something [英] 使某事落空，破坏某事的计划 BrE
Bad exam results put paid to his hopes of a university place.
糟糕的考试成绩让他进大学的希望破灭了。
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BE PUNISHED
受到惩罚
to suffer or be punished for something you have done wrong 付出代价; 遭受惩罚 I
I’ll make him pay !
我要让他付出代价！
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They paid dearly for their mistakes.
他们为自己的错误付出了高昂的代价。
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pay your way
13. to pay for everything that you want without having to depend on anyone else for money 自食其力，经济上独立
Sofia worked to pay her way through college.
索菲娅自食其力读完了大学。
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pay for itself
14. if something you buy pays for itself, the money it saves over a period of time is as much as the product cost to buy 够本，收益与成本相当
A new boiler would pay for itself within two years.
一台新锅炉用两年就够本了。
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the devil/hell to pay
15. used to say that someone will be in a lot of trouble about something 大麻烦
If the boss finds out you were late again, there’s going to be hell to pay.
如果老板发现你又迟到，你可要遭殃了。
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pay through the nose (for sth)
16. to pay much more for something than it is really worth [口] （为某物）付费过高;（为某事）花费过大的代价 spoken
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sb has paid their debt to society
17. used to say that someone who has done something illegal has been fully punished for it 某人〔指违法者〕已受到应有的惩罚
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pay court (to sb)
18. to treat someone, especially a woman, carefully and with respect, so that they will like you or help you [过时] （向某人）大献殷勤，讨好（某人）〔尤指女人〕 old-fashioned
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he who pays the piper calls the tune
19. used to say that the person who gives the money for something can decide how it will be used [过时] 花钱的人说了算 old-fashioned
20 to give someone the money that you owe them 偿还〔欠款〕;
I’ll pay you back on Friday.
我星期五还你钱。
We’re paying back the loan over 15 years.
我们要在15 年内偿还贷款。
21 to make someone suffer for doing something wrong or unpleasant 报复
pay sb back for sth
I’ll pay Jenny back for what she did to me!
珍妮这样对待我，我要报复！
22 to put money in your bank account etc 把〔钱〕存入〔银行账户等〕
Did you remember to pay that cheque in?
你记得把那张支票存进去了吗？
I’ve paid $250 into my account.
我已把 250 美元存入了我的账户。
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pay sth off
↔ to give someone all the money you owe them 付清 （还清 ）债务
I’ll pay off all my debts first.
首先我要还清欠款。
He finally paid his overdraft off.
他终于还清了透支款。
24 if something you do pays off, it is successful or has a good result 取得成功; 奏效
Teamwork paid off.
团队合作获得了成功。
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pay sb off
↔ to pay someone their wages and tell them they no longer have a job [英] 付清工资解雇某人 BrE
Two hundred workers have been paid off.
两百名工人拿到工资被解雇了。
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pay sb off
↔ to pay someone not to say anything about something illegal or dishonest 用钱封住某人的嘴〔使其对非法或不诚实的事情保持沉默〕，付封口费
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pay out (sth)
to pay a lot of money for something 付出（大笔款项）
Why is it always me who has to pay out?
为什么总得我来付那么多钱？
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Altogether he had paid out almost £5000 for the improvements.
他总共已经付出差不多 5000 英镑的整修费用了。
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pay out (sth)
if a company or organization pays out, it gives someone money as a result of an insurance claim, INVESTMENT , competition etc 〔公司或机构因保险理赔、投资、竞争等〕偿付，支付（钱款）
Insurance companies were slow paying out on claims for flood damage.
保险公司在赔付洪水损害时拖拖拉拉。
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pay sth out
↔ to let a piece of rope unwind 放出，松开〔绳索〕
30 to make an official payment of money 正式支付
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Clancy’s share of the inheritance was paid over to him.
克兰西的那份遗产已经转到他名下了。
31 to pay money that you owe, especially when you do not want to or you are late 〔尤指不情愿或延迟〕付清，偿还〔欠款〕
Elizabeth refused to pay up.
伊丽莎白拒绝支付欠款。
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pay
The verb is followed directly by a noun when you are talking about paying a person. 如果想要表达把钱支付给某人，pay 后面直接跟名词
I’ll pay you tomorrow.
明天我付钱给你。
I haven’t paid my accountant yet.
我还没付钱给我的会计师呢。
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Pay
is also followed directly by a noun when you are talking about the amount of money you pay. 如果想要表达所支付的钱数，pay 后面也直接跟名词
I’ve already paid £700.
我已支付了 700 英镑。
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pay pay for
Do not use followed directly by a noun referring to the thing you are buying. Use (an amount of money) something. pay后面紧跟的名词不是所买的东西，用 pay（多少钱）for something
When I paid for my tickets (NOT 不说 paid my tickets) the man told me there was no discount.
我付钱买票的时候，那个男人告诉我没有折扣。
I paid £100 for this jacket.
我买这件短外套花了 100 英镑。
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pay by
When you are talking about whether you pay for something using a cheque, a credit card etc, use . 用支票、信用卡等支付的时候，要用 pay by
If you pay by credit card, you get free insurance.
如果用信用卡支付，可以获得免费保险。
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pay in
When you are talking about the type of money you use to pay something, use pay in. 当说起买东西使用的货币种类时，用 pay in
You can only pay in euros.
你只能付欧元。
noun
37 money that you are given for doing your job 工资，薪金
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in the pay of sb
someone who is in someone else’s pay is working for them, often secretly [书面] 〔多指秘密地〕受雇于某人的 written
an informer in the pay of the police
一名警方雇用的线人
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Pay
is the money that you earn by working. pay 是通过工作赚来的钱
The pay is much better in the private sector.
私营企业工资要高得多。
people on low pay
低工资人
pay negotiations
工资谈判
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salary
Someone’s is the money they are paid every month by their employer, especially someone in a profession, such as a teacher or a lawyer. salary 是每月由雇主发放的工资，尤指教师或律师等专业人员的薪水
Some managers earn annual salaries of over £80,000.
有些经理年薪超过 8 万英镑。
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wages
Use to refer to the money that someone is paid every week by their employer, especially someone who works in a factory or a shop. wages 指周薪，尤指工厂或商店工作人员的薪水
Some companies pay higher wages than others.
有些公司工资比其他公司高。
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wages wage
Do not use before a noun. Use . 名词之前不要用 wages，而要用 wage
wage earners
挣工资的人
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income
Someone’s is all the money that they receive regularly, for work or for any other reason. income 指通过工作或所有其他原因获得的固定收入
families on low incomes
低收入家庭
Rent from the old farm was their only source of income.
老农场的租金是他们唯一的收入来源。
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fee
Use to refer to the money paid to a lawyer, doctor, or similar qualified worker for a piece of work they have done，fee 指付给律师、医生或者类似具备资历的人员的劳动报酬
Your accountant’s fees are too high.
你的会计师费用太高。
legal fees
律师费用