pay
美 [peɪ]
英 [peɪ] 
- n.工资;薪水
- v.付费;偿还;交纳;付酬
- adj.需付费的;含贵重矿物的;矿藏丰富的;有关支付的
- 网络付款;付钱;付出
词形变化
过去式:paid 第三人称单数:pays 现在分词:paying 反义词
同义词
英汉双解
1. | [i][t] 付费;付酬to give sb money for work, goods, services, etc. |
| I'll pay for the tickets. 我来买票。 |
| Are you paying in cash or by credit card ? 您付现金还是用信用卡? |
| My company pays well(= pays high salaries) . 我公司给的工资很高。 |
| Her parents paid for her to go to Canada. 她父母出钱送她去加拿大。 |
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| She pays £200 a week for this apartment. 这套房子她每周要付租金 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. 他还没归还欠我的钱呢。 |
| I'm paid $100 a day. 我每天工资 100 元。 |
| I don't pay you to sit around all day doing nothing! 我不是花钱雇你整天闲坐着的! |
2. | [t] 交纳;偿还to give sb money that you owe them |
| to pay a bill/debt/fine/ransom, etc. 缴付账单、债款、罚金、赎金等 |
| Membership fees should be paid to the secretary. 会员费应交给秘书。 |
| Have you paid him the rent yet? 你向他付房租了没有? |
3. | [i] 赢利;创收to produce a profit |
| It's hard to make farming pay. 种庄稼获利很不容易。 |
4. | [i][t] 受益;划算to result in some advantage or profit for sb |
| Crime doesn't pay. 犯罪是划不来的。 |
| It pays to keep up to date with your work. 工作能跟上时代是有利的。 |
| It would probably pay you to hire an accountant. 聘一名会计师或许对你有好处。 |
5. | [i] 付代价;遭受惩罚to suffer or be punished for your beliefs or actions |
| You'll pay for that remark! 你会为你的话付出代价的! |
| Many people paid with their lives(= they died) . 许多人付出了生命。 |
6. | [t] ~ sth (与某些名词结合使用,表示将要做或付出某事物)used with some nouns to show that you are giving or doing the thing mentioned |
| I didn't pay attention to what she was saying. 我没有注意她在说什么。 |
| The director paid tribute to all she had done for the charity. 董事赞扬她为慈善事业所做的一切。 |
| I'll pay a call on(= visit) my friends. 我将去看朋友。 |
| I'll pay you a call when I'm in town. 我在城里的时候将去拜访你。 |
| He's always paying me compliments . 他总是夸奖我。 |
1. | [u] 工资;薪水the money that sb gets for doing regular work |
| Her job is hard work, but the pay is good. 她工作虽辛苦,但薪水不低。 |
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| to make a pay claim(= to officially ask for an increase in pay) 正式要求加薪 |
习惯用语
the devil/hell to pay
| There'll be hell to pay when he finds out. 一旦他发现了真相,那麻烦就大了。 |
he who pays the piper calls the tune
花钱的人说了算;财大者气粗the person who provides the money for sth can also control how it is spent
pay court to sb
献殷勤;奉迎;讨好to treat sb with great respect in order to gain favour with them
pay dividends
有所收获;产生效益to produce great advantages or profits
| Exercising regularly will pay dividends in the end. 经常运动最终会对身体大有好处的。 |
pay for itself
使损益相当;够本to save as much money as it cost
| The rail pass will pay for itself after about two trips. 火车通票大约只需乘两次车就够本了。 |
pay good money for sth
为…花费很多钱(尤指钱白花了)used to emphasize that sth cost(s) a lot of money, especially if the money is wasted
| I paid good money for this jacket, and now look at it─it's ruined! 这件夹克是我花大价钱买的。瞧瞧,全给毁了! |
pay its way
赢利运作;不负债;收支平衡to make enough money to pay what it costs to keep it going
| The bridge is still not paying its way. 这座桥现在还入不敷出。 |
pay the penalty (for sth/for doing sth)|pay a/the price (for sth/for doing sth)
因…受害╱付代价to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done
| He looked terrible this morning. I think he's paying the penalty for all those late nights. 他今天上午脸色很不好,我想这是他一直熬夜造成的。 |
| They're now paying the price for past mistakes. 他们现在正为过去的错误付出代价。 |
pay your respects (to sb)
(拜访或问候某人)表示敬意to visit sb or to send a message of good wishes as a sign of respect for them
| Many came to pay their last respects(= by attending sb's funeral) . 许多人前来参加葬礼向逝者告别。 |
pay through the nose (for sth)
(为…)付过高的价to pay too much money for sth
pay your way
独立偿付一切;自食其力to pay for everything yourself without having to rely on anyone else's money
you pays your money and you takes your choice
如何选择由你做主(表示各种选择的分别不大)used for saying that there is very little difference between two or more things that you can choose
in the pay of sb/sth
秘密(为某人或某组织)工作;由…豢养;被…收买working for sb or for an organization, often secretly
英汉解释
v. | 3. 进行(访问等),表示(敬意等),致(问候),给予(注意等) 5. 给...以报酬;出钱雇;酬答,报答;报偿;补偿;尽(义务等) 7. (payed)【航海】放出(缆索等) (away;out) 11. 偿还,付出代价;受惩罚,得到报应 (for) |
n. | 5. 含有富矿藏的土[岩,砂];可采矿石;产(石)油地带[层] |
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英英解释
例句
He told me that if I were willing, the airline would pay me a handsome sum to compensate for the inconvenience.
他说如果我愿意的话,航空公司会对其对我造成的不便作出一笔数目可观的赔偿。
Natalie and I were discussing how we'd pay for the children's education before she got pregnant.
Natalie和我在怀孕前就讨论过如何为孩子的教育支付费用。
If I pay all my debts, I shall have no money left.
如果我还清了所有的债,就一文钱不剩了。
I think none of them answered me except for one, who said, "You know, our graduate students actually pay us to go on digs. "
我想,除了有一个地方说:“你知道,我们毕业的学生实际上都是付给我们钱去继续挖掘的。所以很显然,你这样是不行的。”
How much did you pay for the toys or relevant product mentioned above averagely per month?
你平均每月消费以上的玩具或相关产品多少钱?
It was quite shocking. Every October someone speculates about this and you learn not to pay attention.
我很吃惊,每到十月就会有人对这个奖项作出推测,而我也不会特意去关注。
bonasera: let them suffer, then, as she suffers. how much should i pay you?
那末让她们像她同样受熬煎。我应该付你几多钱?。
How much did you pay for this mobile phone?
买这部手机你花了多少钱?
How much will the man pay for two student tickets?
那个人买两张学生票要付多少钱?
Such a commitment would significantly improve access to clean technology by those who need it most but are least able to pay.
这种承诺将显著改善那些最需要清洁能源技术但是最无法购买它们的人们对这些技术的获取。
So far utilities have been so focused on tamping costs that they haven't been willing to pay for robust across-the-board security measures.
目前,基础设施建设将精力集中在充分利用资金上,并不愿意为稳固的、全面的安全措施埋单。
I thought she did not pay attention to speak and another aunt, I once again opened the door she said the sentence: it is the male!
我以为她和另一个阿姨说话没有注意,我再一次开门她又说了一句:那是男厕!
Just out of curiosity, how much did you pay for your car?
我只是出于好奇,请问你这辆车花了多少钱?
Every person has one or more skills other people are prepared to pay for in the form of a service provided to them, or to learn.
每个人都有一个或者更多的别人准备付钱让他们以服务或者学习形式提供的技能。
More than 900 of the organization's members donate a year, without pay, to help improve children's literacy.
该组织的成员超过900捐出一年,无薪假期,以帮助提高儿童的识字率。
We must try to save those who are surrounded by the floods no matter how much we should pay for it.
不管要付出多大代价,我们必须设法营救被洪水围困的人。
A: You can see your individual pay rate for the last month at the top of My Statistics page by the end of the current month.
甲:在本月月末,您就能在“我的统计资料”页面的上方看到您上个月的个人支付率了。
But Lampard's agent, Steve Kutner, says his client has already received a huge pay increase to put him in line with the club's top earners.
但是兰帕德的经纪人史蒂夫-库特纳表示他的委托人将会得到俱乐部的加薪,这也使得他即将成为切尔西的几名顶薪球员之一。
"We are just paying slowly and still trying to negotiate, " he said. "Once there is an agreement we will definitely pay off all our debts. "
他表示:“我们只是还得慢了些,而且仍在努力协商。一旦达成协议,我们肯定会偿还所有债务。”
Onlooker: I'm considering that how much money you should pay for me.
旁观者:我在算你要付我多少钱。
Not all, though; don't think I'll take all. They'll pay me for my keep.
可是不要全给我;我是决计不拿的。我的膳宿费用他们会给我的。
This money is for you to pay bills.
这是给你付账的钱。
Tom has many mouths to feed. So his brother often helps out from his pay.
汤姆要养活一家数口人。为此,他兄弟常常从自己的工资中拿出一部分来接济他。
During this month, we have to pay out more than two thousand dollars in commissions alone.
本月内,单就佣金一项我们已用掉了2000多元。
Some corporations pay out most of their profits in the form of dividends to their stockholders.
有些公司以股息的形式把大部分利润分给股东。
Everyone has the right to good medical care regardless of their ability to pay.
无论支付能力如何,每个人都有权得到良好的医疗。
Six pence is a small price to pay for a satisfying bar of chocolate.
花6便士小钱买来一块称心的巧克力还是合算的。
Mr. Isaacs has advanced us fifty pounds to pay off our debts and to get a proper outfit for James.
艾沙克先生预支给我们五十镑还债,另外给詹姆士置了一身配身的衣服。
I did intend to pay that five hundred thousand dollars some time if they had let me go.
倘使他们放我过去,我真是打算过些时候归还那五十万块钱的。
Children over the age of 12 must pay full fare.
12岁以上儿童须购全票。
There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for "protection" .
以前曾有一个时期。芝加哥的商店主人和企业老板都得向当地的歹徒缴纳一大笔钱以取得保护。
Perhaps he thought it unworthy of an old archer of Agincourt to pay any heed to such disturbances.
也许他认为,象他那样一个身经阿金库尔战役的老射手,不屑去注意这类干扰。
Edward had never seen his wife so angry, and this time he was forced to pay her attention.
爱德华从没见过妻子生这么大的气,这时他也不得不对她关心了。
The mines were there, they were old. They were giving out, it did not pay to work the seams.
矿井就在眼前,它们陈旧不堪,煤矿即将挖尽,继续开采又得不偿失。
I have made it a rule always to pay respect with respect.
我已把以礼相待作为一条准则。
Sophia had been too much wrapt in contemplation to pay any great attention to the foregoing excellent discourse of her maid.
苏菲亚正在苦思焦虑,没怎么理会她的女仆前边这篇漂亮的演说。
After we had come to terms, we discovered that we didn't have enough money in the bank to pay him off.
我们谈妥条件之后,竟发现我们银行存款不够全部给他偿付。
Two members were flung out of the club for failing to pay the money they owed.
俱乐部有两个会员由于未能交纳欠款而被开除。
There was a shortage of cars; if you found one for sale, you had to pay through the nose.
汽车缺货;即使找到一部出卖,你也得出高价。
Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases.
消费者将不得不承担增加工资所需的全部费用。
They did not pay for gifts they had already pocketed.
他们决不酬谢已经到手的礼物。
He has seen her lately, and has asked me for permission to pay his addresses to her.
他新近又见她来着,他先征求我的同意,好再跟她求婚。
One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought.
为了获取我立意探求的知识,个人的生死安危又算得了什么。
It was a comfort to think that there was not rent to pay.
想到用不着付房租真是件很惬意的事情。
They insist that I pay them ten pounds a year.
他们坚持我每年付给他们十磅。
The stain of dismissal was a bitter price to pay after the achievements of the previous twenty years.
这次被开除是在过去20年间取得成就之后所付出的令人痛苦的代价。
"You shall pay the penalty of both, " he said.
他说:“你将为两位死者偿命。”
I would really like having you here, but I must husband my resources, so I couldn't pay for your trip from Berlin.
我当然非常希望你来这里,但是我又必须节省开支,不能负担你从柏林到这里的旅费。
I thought you'd allow me to pay my compliments to you.
我料到你会允许我向你致敬的。
The British were nearing the end of their ability to pay.
英国人的支付能力则消耗殆尽。
With average pay only rising by 1. 2% a year at the moment, we are certainly going to feel the pinch.
随着价格平均每年1.2%的增长,我们当然能够切身感受到荷包变瘪的疼痛。
How much should I pay for the duty?
我必须付多少税费?
But you'll have 90 days to pay your bill and I'll tell you what. . . I'll also throw in the discount of 10% on your up front deposit.
但你有90天的付款时间,而且我还要告诉你,对你们提前支付的定金额外打九折。
Please tell me how much I should pay for tutoring.
请告诉我需要多少辅导费用?
Balance the general account at end of every month, pay staff salary, make detail list of fixed assets, intangible assets and other fees.
负责月末总帐结账,应付职工薪酬,固定资产无形资产和各种费用明细表等。
How much are they willing to pay?
他们愿意付多少钱?
If the amount of money involved in each transaction less than 2000 dollars, can be used to pay for a single payment.
如果每次交易涉及的金额不足2000美元,可以用付款交单方式支付。
I broke the window of the neighbor, and he man wanted me to pay him for it.
我不小心打破了邻居的窗户,那个人想让我因此而给他赔偿。
To know how much can be spent on benefits, you start with Base Pay.
要了解有多少钱可用于享受福利,须先看基本工资。
While, long story, she did not like me working at night, she wants a dude sleeping her every night, but I got a job to do to pay the bill?
唉,说起话长,他不喜欢我经常值夜班,她希望找个种马天天陪她睡觉,但我还是得上班呀,没钱哪能付得起帐单啊?
How much must he pay for the damage?
他该赔多少损失费?
And the best part is you decide how much they pay you.
最重要的是,您可以决定它向您支付多少资金!
But, if your pay has been cut by an unreasonable percentage, you may be able to quit and still collect unemployment benefits.
但是,如果你是因不正当的理由被降薪了,你就可以在辞职的时候享受失业福利。
"I think this is just a ratings agency trying to be a bit more independent of the companies which pay it for ratings, " he said.
他说,我认为这只是一家评级机构试图从一定程度上撇清与向其交钱请其评级的公司的关系。
I am still not sure how much money (Australian currency), I need to pay for postage and handling.
另外我还不清楚总共需要多少费用(澳币)。我需要付运费和代办费。
Many women don't pay attention to the price of proper clothes. Although these clothes can take a real bite out of the bank account.
许多女同胞并不在意她们中意的衣服价格,尽管这些衣服可能会花掉银行存款的好一部分。
They were unhappy about this, especially when they had to pay for a letter that they did not wish to receive at all.
他们对此很不高兴,尤其是收到不愿意收到的信而必须付款的时候。
Insurance companies are not likely to pay for it for that purpose, though, until the FDA approves it.
但是,在FDA批准该用法之前,保险公司不想为该用法买单。
Just imagine how much would US companies pay the overtime workers for construction done during the nights.
设想一下换做美国雄司,得付那些工人几多加班费才华让他们正在夜里干活儿。
I would like every minute with you, as long as you happy, you happy throwing everything I can for you to pay.
我愿与你的每一分钟,只要你高兴,你高兴我可以投掷一切为你支付。
Costs rapidly escalated, and the potential "pay-off" for alloy development was diminishing.
费用增加,而用于合金发展的经费来源却反而减少。
We'll fetch the workers out for the more pay.
我们要发动工人为增加工资而罢工。
Each member of the club will be assessed one dollar to pay for the trip.
俱乐部的每个成员交纳1美元以支付旅行费用。
Edward was determined to pay his aunt every attention.
爱德华决心每事都向姑姑献殷勤。
The unemployed reporter pawned his typewriter to pay the rent.
失了业的记者典当了打字机用以交租。
The man was ordered to pay 345 pounds for the cost of the trip.
那人被责令付旅程费三百四十五英磅。
You are bound by the contract to pay before the end of the month.
按照合同规定,你必须在月底前付款。
The heir on taking up his ancestors fief had to pay a relief.
继承其前辈封地的人须交纳一笔“接替费”。
Your father said you pay for most of what both your parents need.
你父亲说你父母的开销大都由你负担。
Pay as you enter.
进来时付钱。