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pay BUYpeIvpast paid peIdto give (money) to (someone) usually for something which you want to buy, for services provided or because it is owed支付，缴纳How much did you pay for the tickets? [T]你买那些票花了多少钱?I pay my taxes. [T]我缴付税款。If you go to the bank, will you pay these cheques in (Am usually deposit these checks) for me? [M]如果你去银行，替我把这些支票存进去好吗?Will you pay these cheques into (Am usually deposit these checks in) my account for me? [T]替我把这些支票存进帐户里好吗?Can you lend me a fiver? I'll pay you/it back tomorrow. [T]能借给我一张5元的吗?明天我还你。I'll pay you the fiver back tomorrow. [+ two objects]明天还你5元。I paid the driver (with) cash. [+ two objects]我付给司机现金。Would you prefer to pay with/by cash, cheque or credit card? [I]你喜欢用现金、支票还是信用卡支付?After a lot of haggling, we paid her $60 (for the table). [+ two objects]一个劲地讨价还价后，我们付给她60美元（买下这张桌子）。I think we'll need to pay a builder to take this wall down [T + obj + to infinitive]我认为我们将需要付钱给一个建筑工人让他把这堵墙推倒。Did Linda pay you for looking after her cats while she was away? [T]琳达出门时你替她照看她那些猫，她有没有付钱给你?(fig.) He swore he'd pay her back (= make her suffer) for all she'd done to him. [T]他发誓要她为她对他所做的一切付出代价。(fig.) We all pay for (= receive the bad results of) our mistakes in some way at some time. [I]我们大家都会在某个时候以某种方式为我们的错误付出代价的。We should be able to pay off the debt within two years. [M]我们应该能在两年内付清债款。He wouldn't give evidence, I think someone paid him off (= paid him not to talk about something which he knows is illegal). [M]他不肯作证，我想有人收买了他。(fig.) It'll be interesting to see if the investment pays off (= is successful). [I]看看这项投资会不会得益将是有意思的。Things are looking bad, we might have to pay off (= pay for the last time and then dismiss) more workers. [M]情况看来不利，我们可能不得不给更多工人付解散费。I paid (out) a lot of money to get the washing machine fixed and it still doesn't work! [T/M]我付了一大笔钱修洗衣机而它还是不能用!If you don't pay (Br also pay over) the money by Tuesday, my boss is going to want to know why. [T/M]如果你到星期二还不付钱的话，我的上司将要知道其中的缘故。Every paying adult who goes on the trip can take a child with them absolutely free!每个付钱去旅行的成年人可以完全免费地带一个孩子!Eventually they paid up, but only after receiving several reminders. [I]最后他们总算全部付清了，但那是在收到好几张催款单之后。After its recent losses, the company intends to pay reduced dividends next month. [T]最近连连亏损后，该公司打算下月降低红利。(fig.) The extra training that he did is really paying dividends (= showing itself to be worth the effort). [T]他所做的额外的训练真的是没白费力气。To pay your dues is to do something that you do not enjoy in order to have something that you want, or because you feel it is your duty.尽职了I've raised three children and I feel I've paid my dues. It's someone else's turn to take charge of the kids now.我抚养了三个孩子，我感到我该吃的苦都吃了，该受的罪都受了。现在轮到别人来负责这些孩子了。If something pays for itself, it works so well that it saves the same amount of money, usually over a period of time, that it cost.抵销The advertising should pay for itself by increasing sales.做广告应该靠增加销售来抵销这笔费用。When someone or something pays the price, they experience the bad result of their actions.付出代价If you abuse your body now, you'll pay the price when you're older.如果你现在糟蹋自己的身体，年纪大了要吃苦头的。If a person pays the ultimate price, they die because of something they have done, esp. having taken an action for moral reasons.付生命的代价If our soldiers have to pay the ultimate price for defending their country, then so be it.如果我们的士兵为了保卫祖国不得不牺牲，那就牺牲吧!(infml) If a person pays through the nose for something, they pay a lot of money, usually too much, for it.被敲竹杠，付出过高的代价We paid through the nose to get the car fixed and it still doesn't go properly.我们修这辆车被斩了一刀，而它还不能正常地运作。(Am) If someone pays top dollar for something, they pay a lot of money for it.出大钱He wants to develop the whole block and doesn't mind paying top dollar to get hold of the remaining properties.他想发展整个街区，不在乎出大钱买下其余的地产。If someone pays their way, they pay for the things which they use or have rather than letting someone else pay.支付应承担的费用(Am) Pay-per-view is a system for cable television in which viewers only pay for particular programmes which they watch.（有线电视）看哪个节目付哪个钱A pay phone is a public telephone which is made to operate by putting coins into it.自动收费公用电话(saying) 'He who pays the piper calls the tune'means that the person who provides the money can choose what is done with it.“谁出资谁作主”(infml saying) 'You pays your money and you takes your choice/chance'means a person can choose whatever thing or action they prefer because all the choices are as good as each other.“自己出钱自己选”
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