pay

verb

1. 付费；付酬
   to give sb money for work, goods, services, etc.
   1. I'll pay for the tickets.
      我来买票。
   2. Are you paying in cash or by credit card ?
      您付现金还是用信用卡？
   3. Her parents paid for her to go to Canada.
      她父母出钱送她去加拿大。
   4. My company pays well (= pays high salaries) .
      我公司给的工资很高。
   5. to pay cash
      付现金
   6. Would you mind paying the taxi driver?
      您付出租车费好吗？
   7. She pays £200 a week for this apartment.
      这套房子她每周要付租金200英镑。
   8. He still hasn't paid me the money he owes me.
      他还没归还欠我的钱呢。
   9. I'm paid $100 a day.
      我每天工资100元。
   10. 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. 交纳；偿还
   to give sb money that you owe them
   1. Membership fees should be paid to the secretary.
      会员费应交给秘书。
   2. to pay a bill/debt/fine/ransom, etc.
      缴付账单、债款、罚金、赎金等
   3. Have you paid him the rent yet?
      你向他付房租了没有？
3. 赢利；创收
   to produce a profit
   1. It's hard to make farming pay.
      种庄稼获利很不容易。
4. 受益；划算
   to result in some advantage or profit for sb
   1. Crime doesn't pay.
      犯罪是划不来的。
   2. It pays to keep up to date with your work.
      工作能跟上时代是有利的。
   3. It would probably pay you to hire an accountant.
      聘一名会计师或许对你有好处。
5. 付代价；遭受惩罚
   to suffer or be punished for your beliefs or actions
   1. You'll pay for that remark!
      你要为你的话付出代价的！
   2. Many people paid with their lives (= they died) .
      许多人付出了生命。
6. （与某些名词结合使用，表示将要做或将付出某事物）
   used with some nouns to show that you are giving or doing the thing mentioned
   1. I'll pay a call on (= visit) my friends.
      我将去看朋友。
   2. I'll pay you a call when I'm in town.
      我在城里的时候将去拜访你。
   3. I didn't pay attention to what she was saying.
      我没有注意她在说什么。
   4. 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。
   5. He's always paying me compliments .
      他总是夸奖我。

noun

1. 工资；薪水
   the money that sb gets for doing regular work
   1. Her job is hard work, but the pay is good.
      她工作虽辛苦，但薪水不低。
   2. a pay increase
      加薪
   3. a pay rise
      加薪
   4. a pay raise
      加薪
   5. a 3% pay offer
      愿出3%的酬劳
   6. holiday pay
      假日薪金
   7. to make a pay claim (= to officially ask for an increase in pay)
      正式要求加薪

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.
   1. Accommodation is free — all you pay for is breakfast and dinner...
      住宿免费——你只需付早餐和正餐的钱。
   2. We paid £35 for each ticket...
      我们每张票付了35英镑。
   3. The wealthier may have to pay a little more in taxes...
      更富有的人可能得多缴一点儿税。
   4. He proposes that businesses should pay taxes to the federal government...
      他提议企业应该向联邦政府纳税。
   5. You can pay by credit card.
      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.
   1. The lawyer was paid a huge salary...
      那位律师薪酬很高。
   2. I get paid monthly...
      我按月领工资。
   3. They could wander where they wished and take jobs from who paid best.
      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.
   1. ...their complaints about their pay and conditions.
      他们对薪水和工作条件的不满
   2. ...the workers' demand for a twenty per cent pay rise.
      工人要求加薪20%
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.
   1. Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed...
      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。
   2. If you help me, I'll pay you anything.
      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.
   1. ...a legally binding international treaty that establishes who must pay for environmental damage...
      规定谁该为环境破坏买单的有法律约束力的国际条约
   2. If you don't subsidize ballet and opera, seat prices will have to go up to pay for it.
      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.
   1. We're stuck in jobs that don't pay very well...
      我们深陷在工资低廉的工作中。
   2. The account does not pay interest on a credit balance.
      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.
   1. There are some agencies now specialising in helping older people to find jobs which pay...
      现在有些机构专门帮助年龄较大的人找有报酬的工作。
   2. They owned land; they made it pay.
      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.
   1. He paid £20 into his savings account...
      他往自己的储蓄账户上存了20英镑。
   2. There is nothing more annoying than queueing when you only want to pay in a few cheques.
      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.
   1. It pays to invest in protective clothing...
      在防护服上投资是值得的。
   2. He talked of defending small nations, of ensuring that aggression does not pay.
      他谈到了保卫小国家，绝不让侵略得逞。
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.
    1. Britain was to pay dearly for its lack of resolve...
       英国将为缺乏决心付出惨痛的代价。
    2. Why should I pay the penalty for somebody else's mistake?...
       为什么我要代人受过？
    3. She feels it's a small price to pay for the pleasure of living in this delightful house.
       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.
    1. Do pay us a visit next time you're in Birmingham...
       下次你来伯明翰一定要来看看我们。
    2. He felt a heavy bump, but paid no attention to it...
       他觉得起了个大包，但是没有理会。
    3. He had nothing to do with arranging the funeral, but came along to pay his last respects.
       他不是来筹备葬礼的，只是过来向遗体告别的。
12. ADJ （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.
    1. 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.
    1. ...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 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.
    1. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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. → see: to pay dividends

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）。

1. They have won previous pay disputes with the government
   在先前和政府的工资纠纷中他们赢了。
2. Accommodation is free — all you pay for is breakfast and dinner
   住宿免费——你只需付早餐和正餐的钱。
3. The wealthier may have to pay a little more in taxes
   更富有的人可能得多缴一点儿税。
4. He proposes that businesses should pay taxes to the federal government
   他提议企业应该向联邦政府纳税。
5. You can pay by credit card.
   你可以用信用卡付账。
6. The lawyer was paid a huge salary
   那位律师薪酬很高。
7. I get paid monthly
   我按月领工资。
8. They could wander where they wished and take jobs from who paid best.
   他们可以想去哪儿就去哪儿，谁给的钱多就给谁干活儿。
9. Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed
   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。
10. If you help me, I'll pay you anything.
    如果你帮我，你要多少钱我都给。
11. If you don't subsidize ballet and opera, seat prices will have to go up to pay for it.
    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。
12. We're stuck in jobs that don't pay very well
    我们深陷在工资低廉的工作中。
13. The account does not pay interest on a credit balance.
    这个账户的贷方余额没有利息。
14. There are some agencies now specialising in helping older people to find jobs which pay
    现在有些机构专门帮助年龄较大的人找有报酬的工作。
15. They owned land; they made it pay.
    他们拥有土地；他们让土地生钱。
16. He paid £ 20 into his savings account
    他往自己的储蓄账户上存了20英镑。
17. There is nothing more annoying than queueing when you only want to pay in a few cheques.
    没有比你只想存几张支票还得排队更令人恼火的了。
18. It pays to invest in protective clothing
    在防护服上投资是值得的。
19. He talked of defending small nations, of ensuring that aggression does not pay.
    他谈到了保卫小国家，绝不让侵略得逞。
20. Britain was to pay dearly for its lack of resolve
    英国将为缺乏决心付出惨痛的代价。
21. Why should I pay the penalty for somebody else's mistake?
    为什么我要代人受过？
22. She feels it's a small price to pay for the pleasure of living in this delightful house.
    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。
23. Do pay us a visit next time you're in Birmingham
    下次你来伯明翰一定要来看看我们。
24. He felt a heavy bump, but paid no attention to it
    他觉得起了个大包，但是没有理会。
25. He had nothing to do with arranging the funeral, but came along to pay his last respects.
    他不是来筹备葬礼的，只是过来向遗体告别的。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. 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。
29. If your luggage is overweight, you'll have to pay extra.
    假如你的行李过重了，你得付额外的运费。

pay sb back (sth)

pay sth↔back (to sb)

1. （向某人）还钱
   to return money that you borrowed from sb
   1. Membership fees should be paid to the secretary.
      会员费应交给秘书。
   2. to pay a bill/debt/fine/ransom, etc.
      缴付账单、债款、罚金、赎金等
   3. Have you paid him the rent yet?
      你向他付房租了没有？

pay sb back (for sth)

1. 报复；惩罚
   to punish sb for making you or sb else suffer
   1. Crime doesn't pay.
      犯罪是划不来的。
   2. It pays to keep up to date with your work.
      工作能跟上时代是有利的。
   3. It would probably pay you to hire an accountant.
      聘一名会计师或许对你有好处。

pay sth↔in

pay sth into sth

1. 存款；存入账户
   to put money into a bank account

pay off

1. 成功；奏效；达到目的
   to be successful and bring good results

pay sb↔off

1. 付清工资后解雇；遣散
   to pay sb what they have earned and tell them to leave their job
2. 用钱封某人的口；买通某人
   to give sb money to prevent them from doing sth or talking about sth illegal or dishonest that you have done

pay sth↔off

1. 付清；偿清
   to finish paying money owed for sth

pay sth↔out

1. 付巨款
   to pay a large sum of money for sth
2. （从手中）徐徐放出绳索
   to pass a length of rope through your hands

pay up

1. 总算付清全部欠款
   to pay all the money that you owe to sb, especially when you do not want to or when the payment is late

v.

the devil/hell to pay

• 大麻烦；大乱子
  a lot of trouble
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. The rail pass will pay for itself after about two trips.
     火车月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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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。
  2. They're now paying the price for past mistakes.
     他们现在正在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
  1. 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)

• 付过高的价
  to pay much too much money for sth

pay your way

• 自力偿付一切；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

cost/pay an arm and a leg

• （使）花一大笔钱
  to cost/pay a lot of money

give/pay heed (to sb/sth)

take heed (of sb/sth)

• 留心；注意；听从
  to pay careful attention to sb/sth

rob Peter to pay Paul

• 借新债还旧账；拆东墙补西墙
  to borrow money from one person to pay back what you owe to another person; to take money from one thing to use for sth else

n.

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

noun

1. something that remunerates
   1. wages were paid by check
   2. he wasted his pay on drink
   3. they saved a quarter of all their earnings

   Synonym:    wageearningsremunerationsalary

verb

1. dedicate
   1. give thought to
   2. give priority to
   3. pay attention to

   Synonym:    givedevote

2. bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
   1. You'll pay for this!
   2. She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly
   3. You'll pay for this opinion later

3. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.
   1. Don't pay him any mind
   2. give the orders
   3. Give him my best regards
   4. pay attention

   Synonym:    give

4. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
   1. I paid four dollars for this sandwich
   2. Pay the waitress, please

5. cancel or discharge a debt
   1. pay up, please!

   Synonym:    pay upante up

6. discharge or settle
   1. pay a debt
   2. pay an obligation

7. do or give something to somebody in return
   1. Does she pay you for the work you are doing?

   Synonym:    pay offmake upcompensate

8. bring in
   1. interest-bearing accounts
   2. How much does this savings certificate pay annually?

   Synonym:    yieldbear

9. make a compensation for
   1. a favor that cannot be paid back

10. render
    1. pay a visit
    2. pay a call

11. be worth it
    1. It pays to go through the trouble