| 单词 | pay |
| 释义 | pay¹ 🄰 vt. 1.+ bill, tax, interest付清；偿还 He paid his bill and left.他结完账离开了。 The wealthy may have to pay higher taxes.富人可能得缴纳更高的税款。 2.+ worker向…支付酬劳；付钱给… + amount支付；花费 I've left you some money to pay the window cleaner.我给你留了点钱来支付擦窗工人的酬劳。 to be paid monthly按月支付 Most salary-earners are paid monthly.大多数工薪阶层的工资都是按月发放。 to pay sb their wages向某人支付工资 We refused to pay them their wages.我们拒绝支付他们的工资。 to pay (a specific amount) for sth为…花费… I paid £10 for that CD.我花10英镑买了那张唱片。 to pay sb sth (as wage, salary)向某人支付… They pay me £6.50 an hour.他们一小时付给我6.5英镑。 They pay me more on Sundays.周日工作他们会多付给我一些报酬。 I'll pay you (a specific amount) if …如果…就付给你… I'll pay you £50 if you get the work finished by this evening.如果你在今晚之前完成这项工作, 我就付给你50英镑。 to pay extra for sth为…额外付费 You have to pay extra for parking.停车要额外付费。 3.(be beneficial to)对(某人)有益 It might pay you to negotiate a longer tenancy.协商的租期长一点可能对你有利。 It won't pay you to do that.你那样做一点好处都没有。 4.(give)+ attention, compliment, tribute, homage给予 to pay attention给予注意；给予重视 He's not paying attention.他没在意。 to pay attention to sb关注某人；在意某人 Don't pay any attention to him!不要在意他！ to pay no attention to sth不在意某事 5.+ visit进行(拜访) to pay sb a visit拜访某人 Paul paid us a visit last night.保罗昨晚来看我们了。 6.(yield return)产生…利润 The shares pay 15 per cent.股票赢利15%。 7.【海】+ vessel使转向；使自由移动 8.【海】+ vessel seams用沥青(或焦油)填塞 9.<澳,非正式>(accept)承认；接受 10.(suffer)承担；受到(惩罚)；付出(代价) to pay the penalty for sthorto pay the price for sth (deal with consequences of)+ mistake为…受到惩罚；为…付出代价 I had to pay the penalty for the wrong decisions I made.我要为自己的错误决定付出代价。 She married the wrong person and has paid the price for it.她嫁错了人, 也因此付出了代价。 🄱 vi. 1.(be profitable)product, investment, company +有收益；有利润 to make a business pay使企业赢利 You've got to be able to make your business pay.你得能让你的企业赢利。 2.(be beneficial)有好处 Doing things in a hurry doesn't pay.做事急躁没有好处。 it pays to do sth做某事有好处 It pays to invest in training.为培训投资是值得的。 crime doesn't pay犯罪没好处 3.(hand over money)支付；付款 to pay for sth为…付费 to pay by cheque用支票支付 to pay by credit card用信用卡支付 4.(in revenge)报以；报复 He paid for the insult with a blow.他挥拳对遭到的侮辱给以还击。 idiom ◆to pay court to sb<文>(court, flirt)向某人求爱；追求某人 It is not honourable to pay court to more than one lady at the same time.同一时间追求几个女人不是什么光彩的事。 ◆to pay dividends (bring benefits)产生收益；得到好处 The investment will pay dividends.这项投资会有回报的。 ◆to pay for itself investment +收回成本 investments in energy efficiency that would pay for themselves within five years五年之内能够回本的节能方面的投资 ◆to pay good money for sth (pay a lot)为…花一大笔钱 I paid good money for this, and it is already broken.我为这个花了一大笔钱, 可它已经坏了。 ◆to pay your last respects to sb (attend funeral)出席某人的葬礼 ◆to pay lip service to sth (feign support)假装赞成某事；口头上支持某事 They only pay lip service to the idea.他们只是口头上支持这个主意。 ◆to pay your respects to sb<正式>(send greeting)向某人问好 Please pay my respects to your grandmother.请代我向你的奶奶问好。 ◆to pay through the nose for sth<非正式>(pay too much)为…付出巨大代价 He had to pay through the nose for it.他不得不为此付出昂贵的代价。 ◆to pay your way (support yourself)养活自己 I went to college anyway, as a part-time student, paying my own way.不管怎样我还是去上大学了, 半工半读来养活自己。 The British film industry could not pay its way without a substantial export market.要是没有庞大的出口市场, 英国电影产业根本无法自负盈亏。 Phrasal Verbspay back,pay down,pay for,pay in,pay off,pay out,pay up pay² 1.(salary)+of (manual) worker报酬 their complaints about their pay and conditions他们对薪酬和工作条件的抱怨 The pay is dreadful.报酬糟透了。 2.(employment)雇用；受雇 缩写为3.in the pay of sb (employed by)受雇于某人 He's in the pay of gangsters.他受雇于匪徒。 pay³1.(wages)薪酬的 the workers' demand for a 20% pay rise员工要求20%的工资涨幅 2.+ phone需投币(或刷卡)付费的 a pay phone付费电话 3.(profitable)矿藏丰富的；有开采价值的 |
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