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pay
peɪ peɪ
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense pays, present participle paying, past tense , past participle paid
1 VERB 付；支付；偿还 When you pay an amount of money to someone, you give it to them because you are buying something from them or because you owe it to them. When you pay something such as a bill or a debt, you pay the amount that you owe. 付；支付；偿还

  • Accommodation is free — all you pay for is breakfast and dinner. [VERB + for]

    住宿免费—你只需付早餐和正餐的钱。

  • We paid £35 for each ticket. [VERB noun + for]

    我们每张票付了35英镑。

  • The wealthier may have to pay a little more in taxes. [VERB noun]

    更富有的人可能得多缴一点儿税。

  • He proposes that businesses should pay taxes to the federal government. [VERB noun + to]

    他提议企业应该向联邦政府纳税。

  • You can pay by credit card. [VERB adv./prep.]

    你可以用信用卡付账。

2 VERB 给…付工资；给…付酬 When you are paid, you get your wages or salary from your employer. 给…付工资；给…付酬

  • The lawyer was paid a huge salary. [be/get V-ed n]

    那位律师薪酬很高。

  • I get paid monthly. [get/be V-ed adv]

    我按月领工资。

  • They could wander where they wished and take jobs from who paid best. [VERB adv.]

    他们可以想去哪儿就去哪儿，谁给的钱多就给谁干活儿。

3 N-UNCOUNT 工资；薪水 Your pay is the money that you get from your employer as wages or salary. →see usage note at: salary 工资；薪水

  • ...their complaints about their pay and conditions.

    他们对薪水和工作条件的不满

  • ...the workers' demand for a twenty per cent pay rise.

    工人要求加薪20%

SYN wages, income, payment, earnings
4 VERB （为获得帮助或服务）付钱给 If you are paid to do something, someone gives you some money so that you will help them or perform some service for them. （为获得帮助或服务）付钱给

  • Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive]

    学生们得到了一大笔钱，而所要做的就是整天躺在床上什么也不做。

  • If you help me, I'll pay you anything. [VERB noun noun]

    如果你帮我，你要多少钱我都给。

5 VERB （政府或机构通过提高价格、税率等使某人）为…买单 If a government or organization makes someone pay for something, it makes them responsible for providing the money for it, for example by increasing prices or taxes. （政府或机构通过提高价格、税率等使某人）为…买单 [Also VERB]

  • ...a legally binding international treaty that establishes who must pay for environmental damage. [VERB + for]

    规定谁该为环境破坏买单的有法律约束力的国际条约

  • If you don't subsidize ballet and opera, seat prices will have to go up to pay for it. [VERB + for]

    如果你不为芭蕾和歌剧提供补贴，就得提高剧场票价来为此买单。

6 VERB （工作、交易或投资）有…报酬，产生…利润 If a job, deal, or investment pays a particular amount, it brings you that amount of money. （工作、交易或投资）有…报酬，产生…利润

  • We're stuck in jobs that don't pay very well. [VERB adv.]

    我们深陷在工资低廉的工作中。

  • The account does not pay interest on a credit balance. [VERB noun]

    这个账户的贷方余额没有利息。

7 VERB （工作、交易或投资）有收益，盈利 If a job, deal, or investment pays, it brings you a profit or earns you some money. （工作、交易或投资）有收益，盈利

  • There are some agencies now specialising in helping older people to find jobs which pay. [VERB]

    现在有些机构专门帮助年龄较大的人找有报酬的工作。

  • They owned land; they made it pay. [VERB]

    他们拥有土地；他们让土地生钱。

8 VERB 存（钱）；储蓄 When you pay money into a bank account, you put the money in the account. 存（钱）；储蓄

  • He paid £20 into his savings account. [VERB noun + into]

    他往自己的储蓄账户上存了20英镑。

  • There is nothing more annoying than queueing when you only want to pay in a few cheques. [VERB noun with adv.]

    没有比你只想存几张支票还得排队更令人恼火的了。

9 VERB 有利；有好处；值得 If a course of action pays, it results in some advantage or benefit for you. 有利；有好处；值得

  • It pays to invest in protective clothing. [VERB to-infinitive]

    在防护服上投资是值得的。

  • He talked of defending small nations, of ensuring that aggression does not pay. [VERB]

    他谈到了保卫小国家，绝不让侵略得逞。

SYN benefit, serve, repay, be worthwhile
10 VERB 付出代价；受到惩罚 If you pay for something that you do or have, you suffer as a result of it. 付出代价；受到惩罚 [Also VERB]

  • Britain was to pay dearly for its lack of resolve. [VERB + for]

    英国将为缺乏决心付出惨痛的代价。

  • Why should I pay the penalty for somebody else's mistake?. [VERB noun + for]

    为什么我要代人受过？

  • She feels it's a small price to pay for the pleasure of living in this delightful house. [VERB noun + for]

    她觉得，和住在这套令人愉快的房子里的那种快乐相比，这点代价不算大。

11 VERB （与某些名词连用，表示施予某物或做某事）进行（访问）/给予（注意） You use pay with some nouns, for example in the expressions pay a visit and pay attention, to indicate that something is given or done. （与某些名词连用，表示施予某物或做某事）进行（访问）/给予（注意）

  • Do pay us a visit next time you're in Birmingham. [VERB noun noun]

    下次你来伯明翰一定要来看看我们。

  • He felt a heavy bump, but paid no attention to it. [VERB noun + to]

    他觉得起了个大包，但是没有理会。

  • He had nothing to do with arranging the funeral, but came along to pay his last respects. [VERB noun]

    他不是来筹备葬礼的，只是过来向遗体告别的。

12 ADJ [ADJ n] （电视节目）付费的，收费的 Pay television consists of programmes and channels which are not part of a public broadcasting system, and for which people have to pay. （电视节目）付费的，收费的

  • The company has set up joint-venture pay-TV channels in Belgium, Spain, and Germany.

    该公司已在比利时、西班牙和德国设立了合资付费电视频道。

13 See also: paid  sick pay 
14 PHRASE 赚回成本 If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested. 赚回成本

  • ...investments in energy efficiency that would pay for themselves within five years.

    将在5年内收回成本的能效投资

15 PHRASE [PHRASE n] 受雇于；被…收买 If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally. 受雇于；被…收买 [disapproval]

  • He was murdered at a presidential rally by gunmen in the pay of drug traffickers.

    他在一场总统竞选集会上被毒品贩子雇用的枪手谋杀了。

16 PHRASE 自食其力；养活自己 If you pay your way, you have or earn enough money to pay for what you need, without needing other people to give or lend you money. 自食其力；养活自己

  • I went to college anyway, as a part-time student, paying my own way.

    总之我上了大学，半工半读，自食其力。

  • The British film industry could not pay its way without a substantial export market.

    没有广阔的出口市场，英国电影工业无以为继。

17 to pay dividends; →see: dividend  to pay through the nose→see: nose  he who pays the piper calls the tune→see: piper 
Usage Note :

  • Do not confuse pay and buy. If you pay someone, pay them money, or pay for something, you give someone money for something they are selling to you. I paid the taxi driver… I need some money to pay the window cleaner… Some people are forced to pay for their own medicines. If you pay a bill or debt, you pay the amount of money that is owed. He paid his bill and left…We were paying £50 for a single room. If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it. Gary's bought a bicycle.

    不要混淆 pay 和 buy。pay指为购买某物付钱给某人，例如：I paid the taxi driver（我付钱给出租车司机），I need some money to pay the window cleaner（我需要一些钱付给窗户清洁工），Some people are forced to pay for their own medicines（一些人被迫自付药费）。付账或还债用pay，例如：He paid his bill and left（他付完账走了)，We were paying £50 for a single room（一个单人间我们要付50英镑）。buy表示通过付钱获得某物，例如：Gary's bought a bicycle（加里买了辆自行车）。

Phrasal verbs:
pay back pay off pay out pay up
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VERB.

clear, remit, settle 1

N.

compensation, salary, wages 3

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IELTS BNC: 227 COCA: 286
pay

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF PAY | VERB + PAY | PAY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤hourly, monthly, weekly時薪；月薪；週薪▸➤full, half (both especially BrE) 全薪；半薪◇He has taken leave on half pay.他休半薪假了。➤high高薪▸➤low, poor低薪◇workers on low pay低薪工人➤average平均工資▸➤equal相同的工資◇equal pay for men and women男女同酬➤base, basic基本工資▸➤gross薪水總額▸➤take-home稅後實得工資◇the average take-home pay of a manual worker體力勞動者的平均稅後工資➤holiday, vacation (NAmE) 假日薪金▸➤maternity (BrE) 產假工資▸➤overtime加班工資▸➤redundancy, severance (especially NAmE) 裁員費；解雇金➤retirement (especially NAmE) 退休金▸➤sick, sickness (BrE) 病假工資▸➤back欠薪◇The workers are demanding their back pay.工人們要求領取拖欠的工資。➤merit, performance, performance-related (especially BrE) 績效工資➤bonus, incentive (NAmE) 獎金... OF PAY➤level, rate工資水平◇The job offers good rates of pay and excellent conditions.這份工作的薪水不錯，工作條件也很好。VERB + PAY➤earn, get, receive掙到／得到／收到工資▸➤give sb發給某人薪水➤cut, dock, slash減薪；扣薪◇He cut management pay by 15%.他削減了管理人員 15% 的薪酬。➤boost, double, increase, raise提高／付雙倍／增加／上漲工資◇He doubled his pay by accepting bribes.他接受賄賂，使收入翻番。PAY + NOUN➤day發薪日▸➤cheque (paycheck in NAmE) , packet (BrE) 薪水支票；工資袋◇the money in my weekly pay packet我的週薪➤package一攬子薪酬◇His pay package including bonuses was worth at least $12 million.包括獎金在內，他的全部薪酬至少達到 1,200 萬美元。➤slip, stub (NAmE) 工資單▸➤hike, increase, raise, rise (BrE) 加薪；漲薪；提薪▸➤cut減薪▸➤freeze (especially BrE) 工資凍結▸➤claim, demand (both especially BrE) 加薪要求▸➤bargaining, negotiations (both BrE) 工資談判▸➤agreement, award, deal, offer, settlement (all especially BrE) 工資協議；工資提議▸➤dispute, strike (BrE) 工資糾紛；要求加薪的罷工▸➤levels, rates工資水平◇industrial unrest over pay levels in the public sector國營部門工資水平引發的工潮➤grade, scale, structure (especially BrE) 工資等級；工資結構◇He's at the top of his company's pay scale.他在公司中領取最高等級的工資。➤equity, parity (BrE) 同工同酬；同等的薪水待遇◇Women are still decades away from achieving pay equity with men.女性要與男性同工同酬還要過好幾十年。➤differential, disparity薪資差距；工資級差PREPOSITION➤on... pay以⋯的工資方式◇Women are eligible for 18 weeks maternity leave on full pay.女性可以享有 18 個星期的全薪產假。➤with pay帶薪◇a day off with pay一個帶薪休息日➤without pay無薪◇He has been suspended without pay.他已經被停薪停職了。PHRASES➤a cut in pay, an increase in pay, a reduction in pay工資的削減／增加／減少
pay

verb

ADVERB | VERB + PAY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤handsomely, well付錢慷慨；給錢很多◇She pays her workers very well.她給工人的工資很高。➤dearly (figurative) 付出高昂的代價◇He will pay dearly for what he did.他將為自己的所作所為付出高昂的代價。➤gladly欣然付錢◇I would gladly pay for the benefits such a tax would bring.這一稅種帶來種種福利，我非常樂於為此付錢。➤typically通常支付◇Clients typically pay about $2 400 per month.通常客戶每月支付 2,400 美元左右。➤up全部付清◇I had a hard time getting him to pay up.我費了很大的勁兒才讓他還清欠款。VERB + PAY➤have to, must得付款；必須付錢▸➤be able to, can, can afford to能夠支付；支付得起◇help for those who are genuinely not able to pay為那些確實無法支付費用的人提供的幫助➤be unable to, cannot, can't afford to不能夠支付；支付不起◇Protesters chanted 'Can't pay! Won't pay!'抗議者高呼“交不起！不願交！”➤expect (sb) to預計（某人）要支付⋯◇You can expect to pay £200 a night at this hotel.在這家酒店你可能要支付兩百英鎊一晚。➤be liable to (especially BrE) 有法律責任支付◇It is for the courts to decide who is liable to pay damages.應該有法庭決定誰有責任賠償損失。➤be ordered to, be required to被命令／要求支付◇The company was ordered to pay the workers £5 000 in compensation each.這家公司被勒令給予這些工人每人 5,000 英鎊的賠償金。➤agree to, be prepared to, be willing to, offer to, promise to同意支付；願意付錢；許諾付錢▸➤fail to, neglect to未能／遺漏付錢◇He was made bankrupt for failing to pay debts of over £2 million.他因未能償還超過 200 萬英鎊的債務而被宣佈破產。➤refuse to拒絕支付▸➤help (to)幫助付錢◇The revenue will be used to help pay for environmental improvements.該收入將用於支付改善環境的部份費用。➤get sb to, make sb使某人支付◇If he had killed Caroline, then Mac was going to make him pay the price.如果他殺了卡羅琳的話，馬克會讓他付出代價的。➤let sb讓某人支付◇She wouldn't let me pay for my ticket.她不肯讓我自己付錢買票。PREPOSITION➤for付⋯的費用◇How much did you pay for your new car?你花多少錢買的新車？➤to付錢給⋯◇We pay £200 a week to our landlord.我們每個星期付給房東 200 英鎊。PHRASES➤ability to pay支付能力◇Taxation should be based on the ability to pay.徵稅應該以支付能力為基礎。
IELTS BNC: 227 COCA: 286
pay verb
⇨ pay (pay a bill) ⇨ pay attention ⇨ hearpay noun
⇨ income pay

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for spend 1 另见spend条第1义pay ♦︎ give ♦︎ settle ♦︎ meet ♦︎ defray ♦︎ clearThese words all mean to pay the money that you owe. 这些词均表示付清欠款、结账。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to pay / settle / meet / clear your debts◆to pay / settle / meet a bill◆to pay / meet / defray the cost of sth◆to meet / defray the expense of sth■ pay (paid, paid) [intransitive, transitive] to give sb money for work, goods, services, etc. 付费；付酬◆I'll pay for the tickets.我来买票。◆My company pays well (= pays high salaries).我公司给的工资很高。◆There's a 5% discount if you pay cash.付现金有5%的折扣。◆She pays £200 a week for this apartment.这套公寓她每周要付200英镑。◆Would you mind paying the taxi driver?您付出租车费好吗？◆He still hasn't paid me the money he owes me.他还没还欠我的钱呢。◆I'm paid $100 a day.我每天的报酬是100元。  see also pay ⇨ income noun ■ give (gave, given) [transitive] to pay in order to have or do sth （为购买某物或做某事）支付，付款◆How much will you give me for the car?你肯出多少钱买我这辆车？◆I gave £50 for the lot.我花50英镑全买下来了。◆I'd give anything to see him again.只要能再见他一面我愿付出任何代价。■ settle [transitive, intransitive] to pay a bill or pay back money that you owe 付清（欠款）；结账◆The insurance company is refusing to settle her claim.保险公司拒付她提出的索赔款项。◆Let me settle with you for the meal.我来把饭费付给你。◆I'll pay now－we can settle up later.现在我来付账－咱们一会儿再算。■ meet (met, met) [transitive] to pay all of a cost or debt 付清；偿清◆The school had to sell off its playing fields to meet its debt repayments.学校不得不把操场卖掉来偿还债务。■ defray dɪˈfreɪ [transitive] (formal) to pay part or all of a cost 支付，付给（部分或全部费用）◆Proceeds from the raffle always help to defray the expenses of the annual dance.卖彩票的收益总能帮助支付周年舞会的费用。■ clear [transitive] to pay back all the money you owe 清偿，还清（债务）◆We are economizing for a few months to try to clear our overdraft.我们要过几个月节衣缩食的日子，努力还清透支。NOTE 辨析 Settle, meet, defray or clear? Settle and clear mean to pay all of an amount of money: settle is used for bills and debts, clear only for debts. Defray is a formal word usually used when sb/sth helps to pay part of a cost. Meet is used especially about payments that you make regularly. * settle和clear皆指付清整笔款项：settle指支付账单和还清债务，clear只用于清偿债务。defray一词很正式，通常指某人或某事帮助偿付部分费用。meet尤指定期付款。
IELTS BNC: 227 COCA: 286

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