pays
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
- 网络边付边还(Pay As You Save);给予;报酬
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
So, it pays to research the customs of any country you might be visiting before you use the "thumbs up" or any other type of hand signal.
因此,在你去一个国家之前,先调查一下它“竖起大拇指”的传统用法以及其它的一些手势是值得的。
The bank pays interest , but it is often at a low rate.
银行会付给你利息,但是通常利率是非常低的。
Asked why he came to do Twelfth Night, he said that he felt a sort of responsibility to introduce Shakespeare's pays to Chinese audiences.
当他被问到为什么来演出《第十二夜》时,他说他感到有责任把莎士比亚的剧作介绍给中国观众。
The fear level is too high around the globe, and sitting on your money is the safest investment available, even if it pays nothing.
现在全球都非常恐慌,把钱放在屁股底下是最稳妥的投资,尽管没有利息。
The lesson seems to be that it pays to respond angrily to someone's low offer, whether you feel angry or not.
结论看似愤怒地回应对方的低报价能增加谈判的砝码,不管你是否真的感到愤怒。
The counting of dead wildlife in the Gulf is more than an academic exercise; the deaths will help determine how much BP pays in damages.
计算墨西哥湾死亡野生生物数量不仅是项学术活动,还将有助于确定英国石油公司的赔偿数额。
A manager at Avenue A Minimarket, found the corner from Motek, said the rate the company is charging is higher than what it currently pays.
Motek拐角处的一家A大道迷你市场的经理说,公司目前收费高于实际的支出。
Small the Everyman that pays a system to be able to let these rush about for domestic bread, gain income through citizen reporter behavior.
小额支付系统可以让这些为家庭生计奔波的普通人,通过公民记者行为获得收入。
Pennsylvania pays its gaming managers better than any other state ($91, 850 a year, on average), but it's only got about 50 of them.
宾夕法尼亚州给赌博经理支付的薪酬是在各个州中最高的(平均一年91,850美元),但是只有50个州有这个职业。
Each zoo pays $1 million a year to China to help giant panda conservation efforts in return for the loan of a breeding pair to exhibit.
每个动物园每年向中国支付一百万美元作为租借一对有繁殖能力的熊猫供展出的费用,这笔钱被用于促进熊猫保护的努力。
If you're upgrading an application that many users rely on (like the Apache on your busy Web server), then it pays to be extremely careful.
如果您正在升级对许多用户都有影响的应用程序(如繁忙的Web服务器上的Apache),则倍加小心是值得的。
Some would opt for gold, although it pays no yield and its nominal value is highly volatile. China has no asset that seems appropriate.
一些人可能会选择黄金,尽管它并没有固定的收益率而且其名义价格也极度不稳定。
Its short wheelbase gives it a busy ride over expansion joints, but that pays off on curvy roads, where the 335i comes into its own.
其短轴距赋予它一个繁忙乘坐的伸缩缝,但回报的曲折道路,那里的335i进入自己的。
The price China pays is often dismissed as inconsequential: what are a few billion in the grand scheme of things?
中国所付的价格经常被认为无关紧要。在一个大战略中,几十亿算什么呢?
Ask them what the job pays when they ask you how much you want.
当他们问你你想要什么样的工资时,你就问他们这个工作的价格。
If you think work is bad, you'll end up working in an unfulfilling job regardless of how much it pays.
如果你觉得工作不好,那无论你多么努力工作,你都不会有一种成就感。
The publishing company pays me to write it out of money earned from those advertising dollars.
这个出版公司用那些广告挣来的钱为我写的文章发工资。
The government of Norway pays me to do my work, so I feel obligated to tell taxpayers what I'm accomplishing.
挪威政府出资让我进行研究,因此我觉得自己有义务告知纳税人我的研究进度。
Each students pays tens of thousands of dollars to take the AP exams here. Someone is making a ton of money off of that exam!
每个学生在这里花费高昂的费用参加AP考试,某些人正在赚取暴利。
Mahone pays to see the room. When he heads back to the lobby, Mahone catches the clerk on the phone about to tell Wyatt.
马宏交费去房间看了看,当他回到大厅时,正好撞见接待员电话通知怀亚特。
The bank pays out interest on its savings accounts every six months.
银行每6个月付一次存款利息。
Careful orchard planning at the beginning pays dividends later.
在开始建园设计时要周密考虑,栽后才能得到收益。
Excessive cleverness rarely pays in diplomacy.
聪明过顶在外交中是很少不吃亏的。
John always pays cash down for anything he buys.
约翰经常买东西时当场就付现金。
He always rides shotgun and pays attention to road conditions ahead.
他总是坐在车的前排座位上,注意观察前方路段的情况。
He pays his attention to a young lady.
他向一少妇献殷勤。
He gets a job that pays $3, 000 a month.
他谋得一个每月工资3000美元的职位。
But it pays to spice it up for added benefits and find ways to make it appealing so you don't mind eating it if you're not a broccoli fan.
但最好与辣的食品搭配以增强它的好处。如果你不爱吃花椰菜,可以想办法把它做得诱人一些,那样你就不会拒绝它了。
Who Pays for All This, and How Much?
谁来为所有的这些支付费用、费用多少?。
But ASEAN is not prepared to cause a political controversy, despite its recent adoption of a charter that pays lip-service to human rights.
但尽管该联盟近日采纳的宣言中谈到了人权问题,但也只是纸上谈兵,实际上并无引发一场政治论战的准备。
A concrete example of this dilemma is whether to take a secure job that pays well or to pursue a career that you feel compelled to pursue.
举一个实例,你也许会遭遇这样一个两难的境地:究竟选择稳定的、收入高的工作呢,还是去追寻一番你心目中渴望的事业。
Pays such many for you, is actually not willing you to see that would rather to defend the initial pledge.
为你付出这么多,却不愿你看到,情愿守着最初的承诺,情愿守着最初的承诺。
You've found a certificate of deposit that pays a fixed 3% interest, with no loss of principal - not bad, you think.
你发现定期存款可以得到3%的固定利息,不损失本金----你觉得不错。
Do not send form letters. Tailor each letter to the company, department and, if possible, specific position. The extra effort pays off.
不要发通用信件。为每一家公司、部门、如果可能的话为要申请的职位度身打造每一封信,付出是会有回报的。
Loans more, the better, pays as small as possible, of course, all this should be in control of your debt capacity .
贷款愈多愈好,自付愈少愈好,当然这一切都应控制在你的负债能力之内。
is always seen as an important part of the human character, and it pays to. . . If you. . . , those associating with you will certainly. . .
一直被视为人类性格的—个重要的组成部分,它有利于……。如果你……,那些与你有关系的人就会……
Suppose you're negotiating an assignment with one of your clients, who typically pays a retainer for your services.
假设你正在和一个客户谈判转让事宜,而按惯例她是先预付服务费的。
How much tax the Duke pays overall and how much he pays on his last pound are not the same thing.
公爵的纳税总额和他为最后1英镑缴纳的税款不是一回事。
But the point that all that planning and preparation pays off during the later phases of the project is well taken.
但是所有计划和准备在稍后项目进行良好的阶段就会得到回报。
The company pays lip service to the idea of workers'participation, but does nothing to put it into practice.
对于让工人参与管理的提议,公司只是口头上说说而已,并没有将之付诸实际。
Norwegians examine how much tax the oil industry pays.
挪威人检查石油工业上缴了多少税款。
Where the taxpayer pays taxes through a bank, the tax organ may authorize the bank to issue tax payment receipts .
纳税人通过银行缴纳税款的,税务机关可以委托银行开具完税凭证。
Hoffmann lives with his wife in a $60m mansion outside Geneva and pays a PR firm to keep his name out of the press.
霍夫曼和自己的妻子住在日内瓦外的一个价值六千万美元的豪宅中,他还雇了一个公关公司以保证自己的名字不会出现在媒体上。
The girl takes a one-dollar bill from her purse and pays for her cookies.
女孩从钱包里拿出一美元的纸币,付了她的饼干钱。
This is a bit of extra work, but it pays off handsomely because all of the posts will then display in reverse order, as you can see.
这需要做一点额外工作,但是可以获得丰厚的回报,因为如您所见,所有贴子都将以倒序显示。
The new health insurance program, which pays for the whole cost of the drug, has saved her life, she said.
这项新的公共保险计划负担起了药物的全部费用,也挽救了她的生命,她说。
But foreign officials at the meeting raised doubts about Beijing's proposal, which could stoke contention over who pays and how much.
但是,外国官员在会议上提出了怀疑北京的提议,这可能引发了争论谁支付多少钱。