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pay1/pei/ v. & n.●v. tr. (past and past part. paid /peid/) 1 (also absol. [亦含宾]) give (a person etc.) what is due for services done, goods received, debts incurred, etc. (为服务、货物、债务等)付钱 paid him in full 全部付清了他的钱; I assure you I have paid 我向你保证我已经付钱了 2a give (a usu. specified amount) for work done, a debt, a ransom, etc. (为工作酬金、债务、赎金等)支付(一定量的)金额 they pay ￡ 6 an hour 他们每小时付 6 英镑 b (foll. by 后跟 to) hand over the amount of (a debt, wages, recompense, etc.) to 向…支付(债务、工资、赔偿等) paid the money to the assistant 付钱给售货员 3a give, bestow, or express (attention, respect, a compliment, etc.) 给予注意；表示(敬意、赞扬等) paid them no heed 没有把他们放在心上 b make (a visit, a call, etc.) 进行(访问、拜访等) paid a visit to their uncle 拜访了他们叔叔 4 (also absol. [亦含宾]) (of a business, undertaking, attitude, etc.) be profitable or advantageous to (a person etc.) (商业、事业、态度等)对(某人等)有益(或有利) 5 reward or punish 得到报偿；受到处罚 can never pay you for what you have done for us 无法报答你为我们所做的一切; I shall pay you for that 那件事我会让你得到报应的 6 (usu. as 通常作 paid adj.) recompense (work, time, etc.) (工作、时间等)有报酬 paid holiday 带薪假期 7 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 out, away) let out (a rope) by slackening it 放松(绳索) ●n. wages; payment 工资，薪金 □ in the pay of employed by 受雇于 □ pay back 1 return (money) 偿还(借款) 2 take revenge on (a person) 报复(某人) □ pay dearly (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for) 1 obtain at a high cost, great effort, etc. 付出很大代价(或尽了很大努力等)得到 2 suffer for a wrongdoing etc. (因过错等)吃苦头 □ pay one's dues esp. US [尤美] 1 fulfil one's obligations 完成(某人的)职责 2 undergo hardship to succeed or gain experience 经历艰苦而成功(或获得经验) □ pay for 1 hand over the price of 为…付钱 2 bear the cost of 为…付出代价 3 suffer or be punished for (a fault etc.) 因(过错等)受到惩罚 □ pay in pay (money) into a bank account 把(钱)存入银行 □ pay its (or one's) way cover costs; not be indebted 不赔本，不欠账 □ pay one's last respects show respect towards a dead person by attending the funeral 向遗体告别 □ pay off 1 dismiss (workers) with a final payment 付清工资解雇(工人) 2 colloq. yield good results; succeed [口]得到好结果；成功 3 pay (a debt) in full 还清(债务) 4 (of a ship) turn to leeward through the movement of the helm (船)转向下风 □ pay out 1 pay (money) from funds under one's control; spend 支付(款项)；花费 2 punish, take revenge on (a person) 惩罚；报复(某人) □ pay the piper and call the tune pay for, and therefore have control over, a proceeding 花钱控制(某举动) □ pay one's respects make a polite visit 礼节性拜访 □ pay through the nose colloq. pay much more than a fair price [口]付过高的价钱；被敲竹杠 □ pay up pay the full amount, or the full amount of 付清 □ put paid to Brit. colloq. [英口] 1 deal effectively with (a person) 有效地安排(某人) 2 terminate (hopes etc.) 结束(希望等) □ payee /peiˈi:/ n.□ payer n.[Middle English via Old French paie, payer from Latin pacare ‘appease’, from pax pacis ‘peace’] |