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pay¹ /peɪ/ vt. | vi. | n. | a. | phr.
I (paid /peɪd/)
❶ vt.
1. 付钱给，给…报酬；出钱雇
They pay their workers well. 他们给工人的报酬不错。
She was being paid ￡60 a week. 她当时的报酬是每周60英镑。
You couldn't pay me to do that. 你不能出钱雇我去干那事。
2. 付，支付；缴纳；偿还
I paid twenty yuan for that book. 我付了20块钱买那本书。
Please pay your bill. 请付账。
pay a tax 纳税
pay a debt 还债
He paid his creditors. 他还清了欠各债权人的款项。
If you can pay me on Wednesday, I'll loan you the money. 如果你能在星期三把钱还我，那我就借款给你。
3. 把(钱)存入(或转入)(银行、 银行账户等)
I paid ＄500 into the bank. 我把500美元存入了银行。
4. 给予(注意等)；致以(问候等)；进行(访问等)
pay attention (或 heed) to 对…注意
pay one's respects to sb. 向某人致敬
pay sb. a compliment (on his work) 赞扬某人(的工作)
pay sb. a visit 拜访某人
5. 对…有利，对…有好处
It doesn't pay you to argue with him. 跟他争论对你没有好处。
It will pay you to be careful. 小心谨慎会对你有好处。
6. 产生…利润；(工作等)有…报酬
The shares paid (him) fifteen percent. 这些股票(为他)挣得15%的利润。
a job that pays ＄200 酬金为200美元的一份工作
The post paid him remarkably little. 这个职位给他的报酬极为微薄。
a badly paid job 报酬很低的工作
7. 报偿；(因做坏事而)受到(处罚)
His trouble was well paid in the end. 他的辛苦最终得到了充分的报偿。
pay kindness with evil 以怨报德
pay the penalty 受罚
8. [过去式和过去分词payed] 【海】放松(绳索等)(away)
❷ vi.
1. 付款；交款；偿还债务
I'll pay by cheque. 我将用支票付款。
They pay by the hour. 他们计时付酬。
pay by instalments 分期付款
2. 有利，值得
It pays to choose good cloth for a suit. 选用好料子做一套衣服是上算的。
3. 生利；(工作等)有报偿
a stock that pays poorly 回报很少的股票
You've got to be able to make your business pay. 你得设法使你的生意赢利。
The job paid very well. 这工作的报酬很高。
4. 付出代价，受到惩罚
The murderer paid with his life. 那杀人犯以命抵罪。
II n.
1. 工资，薪金
draw one's pay 领工资
a rise in pay 薪金的增加
the average hourly pay of workers 工人每小时的平均工资
2. 报偿；报应，惩罚
His thanks were pay enough. 他的感谢就足以报偿了。
3. 付钱
demand pay for overtime work 要求付加班费
4. 受雇(状态)，被收买(状态)
5. 有偿付能力的人，能按时付款的人
He is a good (bad) pay. 他总是按时(不按时)付款。
6. 【矿】可采矿石；(产)油层，生产层
III a.
1. (含)富矿的，有开采价值的
a pay streak 富(矿)线
pay rock 有开采价值的矿石
2. 需付费的，收费的；有自动收费装置的
a pay toilet 自动收费的公共厕所
3. 与付钱有关的；用于付钱的
a pay clerk 出纳员
a pay office 付费处
[< OFr payer<L pācāre to appease (creditor)<PAX] phr. in the pay of 受雇于，被…收买 He was in the pay of a foreign power. 他受外国的雇用。pay as you go 〈美〉1. 按时付账单；现购现付 2. 量入为出 3. 领到工资即付所得税 pay back 1. 偿还 (借款)；还钱给 (某人)；还钱 If you'll lend me 20 yuan, I'll pay it back tomorrow. 你能不能借给我20元，我明天就还。Can you lend me ￡50? I'll pay you back next week. 你能借我50镑吗? 我下星期还你。He promised to pay back this month. 他答应这个月还钱。2. 回报；报答；向…报复 pay back an obligation 还人情 How can I pay you back for all your kindness? 我怎样才能报答你的一片好意呢? My husband cheated me but I'll find some way to pay him back. 我丈夫欺骗了我，不过我会设法报复他的。pay sb. back blow for blow 对某人以牙还牙 pay down 1. 当场支付；付现款 Mary always pays cash down for anything she buys. 玛丽买东西总是当场付现金。2. (分期付款购物时) 先付 (部分货款) 作为定金 I paid 200 yuan down on the refrigerator. 在分期付款购买冰箱时，我先付了200元定金。pay for 为…付出代价，因…而受罚 (或受苦)He paid dearly for his mistake. 他为自己所犯的错误付出了高昂的代价。pay home 充分偿付；使完全满足；狠狠报复 pay in 1. 把 (钱、支票等)存入银行账户；存银行 2. 付 (款)；捐 (款)Count all the contributions actually paid in to date. 点一下到现在为止实际收到的全部捐款。pay into 把 (钱)存入 (银行账户)She paid a few dollars weekly into her savings account. 她每周往自己的储蓄存款账户存入几块钱。pay off1. 还清 (债务等)；清偿欠 (某人)的债务 He expects to pay all his debts off shortly. 他预计不久就能还清全部欠债。pay off one's creditor 向债权人清偿债务 2. 付清工资解雇 (某人)pay off the redundant employees 付清工资解雇冗员 3. 向…报复；清算 (旧账)，为 (宿怨等)进行报复 pay sb. off for an insult 因受辱而向某人报复 4. 〈口〉赢利；得到好结果；取得成功 Possessing a valuable secret may pay off. 掌握有价值的秘密是桩有利可图的好买卖。The effort pays off in the long run. 这种努力最终会有好结果的。The anti-drugs campaign is paying off. 抵制毒品的运动正在奏效。5. 〈口〉因受威胁而给…钱财；向…行贿 pay sb. off handsomely to keep him quiet 重金贿赂某人以封其嘴 6. 【海】使 (船) 头偏离风向； (船)偏航 7. (使) (线或绳) 从线团 (或索筒) 放出 pay one's way 见 way
pay out 1. 付出(钱)；出钱
He has paid out a lot of money on repairing the house. 他已花了好多钱修理房子。
2. 向…报复
I've paid him out for the trick he played on me. 他捉弄我，我已对他进行了报复。
3. 放出，松出(绳索等)
Pay the rope out a little at a time. 一点一点地放出绳子。
pay up 1. 全部付清；按时付款
You must pay up what you owe me. 你必须还清欠我的钱。
Customers who owe money are slow to pay up. 欠钱的顾客往往迟迟才还清。
2. (在勒索或压力下)出钱
pressure sb. to pay up 向某人施加压力要他掏钱
Something is to pay. 〈美口〉情况不妙，事情有点不对头
What is to pay? 〈美口〉怎么啦? 出了什么事?
You pays your money and you takes your choice. 〈口〉别无选择。 |