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pay

Related topics: Business, Wages
pay1 /peɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp paid /peɪd/)  
1 give money 付钱 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PAY FOR to give someone money for something you buy or for a service 付款;付钱给〔某人〕
 How would you like to pay?
你想怎么付款?
pay for
 Mum paid for my driving lessons.
妈妈支付了我驾驶课的学费。
pay (in) cash
 You’d get a discount for paying cash.
现金付款有折扣。
pay by cheque/credit card
 Can I pay by credit card?
我可以用信用卡付款吗?
pay somebody for something
 He didn’t even offer to pay me for the ticket.
他甚至没有提出要给我买票的钱。
pay somebody to do something
 Ray paid some kids to wash the car.
雷花钱雇了一些孩子洗车。
pay somebody something
 I paid him $5 to cut the grass.
我付给他5美元叫他割草。
pay (somebody) in dollars/euros etc
 He wanted to be paid in dollars.
他想收取美元。
5GRAMMAR 语法
The object of pay can be the person you give money to or the amount of money you give. pay 的宾语可以是支付的对象,或支付的数目
I’ll pay you in advance.
我会预先付款给你。
Do not use pay followed directly by a noun referring to the thing you are buying. Use pay (an amount of money) for something. 不要在pay后面直接跟你要买的东西,要用pay for sth 的形式其中 pay 后可以跟一定数量的
I’ve already paid £700.
我已经付了700英镑。
I’ll pay for the tickets.
我来买票。
I paid £100 for this jacket.
我花了100英镑买这件夹克衫。
nGRAMMAR: Patterns with pay
You pay an amount or you pay a person:
We paid $700.
Pay the delivery man.
You pay for something that you buy:
I’ll pay for the tickets.
我来买票。
Don’t say: I’ll pay the tickets.
You pay an amount or a person for something that you buy:
I paid £100 for this jacket.
我花了100英镑买这件夹克衫。
She paid me for the drinks.
You pay someone an amount:
They paid the owner €3,000.
You pay in a type of money:
Can I pay in euros?
You pay by a particular method:
You can pay by credit card.
我可以用信用卡付款吗?
2 bill/tax/rent 账单//租金 [transitiveT]BPAY FOR to pay money that you owe to a person, company etc 偿还;交付;缴纳
3 wage/salary 工资/薪金 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BEW to give someone money for the job they do 付酬(给)
4 pay attention (to somebody/something) ATTENTIONto watch, listen to, or think about someone or something carefully (对某人/某事)注意
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5 legal cost 法律要求的费用 [transitiveT] to give money to someone because you are ordered to by a court as part of a legal case 缴纳〔法庭要求支付的费用〕
6 say STH good 说好话 [transitiveT] to say something good or polite about or to someone 表扬;问候
7 good result 好的结果 [intransitiveI]ADVANTAGE if a particular action pays, it brings a good result or advantage for you 合算,值得;有利,有好处
8 profit 利润 [intransitiveI]PROFIT if a shop or business pays, it makes a profit 〔商店或公司〕赢利,有收益
9 pay the penalty/price BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSto experience something unpleasant because you have done something wrong, made a mistake etc 〔因犯错误等而〕吃苦头/付出代价
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10 pay (somebody) a call/visit VISITto visit a person or place 拜访(某人);参观(某地)
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11 put paid to something British EnglishBrE to stop something from happening or spoil plans for something 使某事落空,破坏某事的计划
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12 be punished 受到惩罚 [intransitiveI] to suffer or be punished for something you have done wrong 付出代价;遭受惩罚
13 pay your way PAY FORto pay for everything that you want without having to depend on anyone else for money 自食其力,经济上独立
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14 pay for itself SAVE MONEYif something you buy pays for itself, the money it saves over a period of time is as much as the product cost to buy 够本,收益与成本相当
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15 the devil/hell to pay used to say that someone will be in a lot of trouble about something 大麻烦
16. pay through the nose (for something) spokenPAY FOR to pay much more for something than it is really worth (为某物)付费过高;(为某事)花费过大的代价
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17. somebody has paid their debt to society used to say that someone who has done something illegal has been fully punished for it 某人〔指违法者〕已受到应有的惩罚
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18. pay court (to somebody) old-fashioned to treat someone, especially a woman, carefully and with respect, so that they will like you or help you (向某人)大献殷勤,讨好(某人)〔尤指女人〕
19. he who pays the piper calls the tune old-fashioned used to say that the person who gives the money for something can decide how it will be used 谁花钱谁说了算
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n20. pay it forward to do something nice for someone because someone else did something nice for you
pay lip service to at lip service, → pay your dues at due3(2)
COLLOCATIONSMeaning 1: to give someone money for something you buy or for a service 付款;付钱给〔某人〕
nphrases
pay £10/$50 etc
I only paid ten pounds for it.
pay (in) cash
You have to pay in cash for the tickets.
pay by cheque
I filled up with petrol and then paid by cheque.
pay by credit card
The hotel does not charge more if you pay by credit card.
pay in dollars/euros etc
American exporters want to be paid in dollars.
adverbs
pay handsomely (=pay a lot of money) 付出 (大笔款项)
nCustomers are willing to pay handsomely for anti-ageing cosmetic products.
THESAURUS
pay to give someone money for something you are buying from them, or a service they are providing 付费;付酬
I paid a lot of money for that computer.
买那台电脑我花了不少钱。
You have to pay to park your car.
停车得付费。
meet the cost of something to pay for something for someone else, or to provide the money needed to do something 为别人[某物]付钱
We will meet the cost of your travelling expenses.
我们会支付你的差旅费。
nThe cost will be met from public donations.
foot the bill to pay for something for someone else, especially when you do not want to, or do not think that you should 为某人付钱〔尤指你不愿意或认为你不该付的情况〕
As usual, the taxpayer will have to foot the bill.
还是老样子,纳税人要为此买单了。
pick up the tab informal to pay for something 付账,买单
My company will pick up the tab for all moving costs.
我公司要为所有的搬运费买单。
fork out/shell out informal to pay a lot of money for something because you have to and not because you want to 不得不支付
He had to fork out £500 to get his car fixed.
他只得花500英镑把车修好。
nFans are having to shell out roughly $65 per seat for football games.
settle the bill to pay the bill after eating a meal, staying in a hotel etc 〔用餐、住酒店等之后〕付款,结账
She went down to the hotel lobby to settle the bill.
她下楼到酒店大堂结账。
give especially spoken to pay a particular amount of money for something – used especially when saying how much you are willing to pay 付款,支付〔尤指愿意付多少钱〕
How much will you give me for the car?
买这辆车你打算付我多少钱?
I’ll give you $50 for the lot (=for everything).
这些一起算,我给你50美元。
something is on somebody spoken used when saying that someone else will pay for your meal, drinks etc 某物由某人买单[付钱]
Order whatever you like – this is on me!
随便点,我付账。
The drinks are on the house (=the bar, restaurant etc will let you have them for free).
酒水饮料由店里请客。
nPut your money away – the drinks are on us.
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 3: to give someone money for the job they do 付酬(给)
phrases
pay somebody £200 a week/$100 a day etc
The cleaners are paid £5 an hour.
be paid by the hour/day/week
I was working on a building site, being paid by the hour.
adverbs
be paid weekly/monthly
Most of us get paid weekly or monthly.
well-paid
Teachers here are well-paid.
highly-paid
a highly-paid football player
badly-paid/poorly-paid
For a long time I didn’t realise how badly-paid and overworked I was.
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Related topics: Wages
pay2 ●●● S1 W2 noun [uncountableU]  
1 BEWmoney that you are given for doing your job 工资,薪金
2 in the pay of somebody writtenWORK FOR somebody someone who is in someone else’s pay is working for them, often secretly 〔多指秘密地〕受雇于某人的
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pay
low 低的
Nurses often work long hours for relatively low pay.
护士往往工作时间长,而工资相对较低。
good 相当高的
The work was steady and the pay was pretty good.
这工作稳定,薪水相当不错。
higher/better 更高的
Workers demanded higher pay.
工人要求提高工资。
equal pay (=the same pay for the same type of work) 平等的工资
The women at the factory went on strike for equal pay.
这家工厂的女工为争取同工同酬而举行罢工。
basic pay British EnglishBrE, base pay American EnglishAmE (=not including overtime pay or bonuses) 底薪
nThe basic pay is so low you end up doing lots of overtime.
take-home pay (=after tax etc has been taken away) 税后工资
nTheir average take-home pay is just £120.
overtime pay (=for extra hours that you work) 加班工资
nTheir bosses had to approve any overtime pay.
holiday pay British EnglishBrE, vacation pay American EnglishAmE (=pay when you are on holiday) 休假工资
nServicemen and women get no holiday pay, no overtime, no weekends off.
sick pay (=pay when you are ill) 病假工资
nAs a self-employed person, you get no sick pay or benefits.
maternity pay (=pay while a woman takes time off to have a baby) 产假工资
nIf you have worked here a year, you are entitled to 3 month’s maternity pay.
redundancy pay British EnglishBrE, severance pay American EnglishAmE (=pay when there is no longer a job for you) 裁员补偿金
nWe invested our redundancy pay in a new business venture.
full pay 全额工资,全薪
nThey were immediately suspended on full pay pending a full inquiry.
half pay 半薪
nIn 1822 he retired from the army as captain on half pay.
pay + NOUN
a pay increase 加薪
Teachers will be awarded a 6% pay increase this year.
今年教师将得到6%的加薪作为奖励。
a pay rise British EnglishBrE, pay raise American EnglishAmE 加薪
If you get promoted, will you get a pay rise?
如果你升职了,会涨工资吗?
a pay cut 减薪
Staff were asked to take a 10% pay cut.
员工被要求接受10%的减薪。
a rate of pay (also a pay rate) (=the amount paid every hour, week etc) 工资率
Many workers in the catering industry are on low rates of pay.
饮食服务业的许多员工工资率较低。
a pay cheque British EnglishBrE, a paycheck American EnglishAmE (=the money you earn every week or month) 工资,薪金
nStretching your money until the next pay cheque arrives often becomes difficult.
a pay freeze (=when no one’s pay is increased) 工资冻结
nMinisters have approved a public sector pay freeze.
a pay claim British EnglishBrE (=official request for more pay) 加薪要求
nThe miners voted for strike action in support of their pay claim.
a pay dispute (=disagreement between an employer and employees about pay) 工资纠纷
nMany flights were cancelled because of a pilots’ pay dispute.
npay and conditions (=the conditions in which people work and the pay they get)
The unions are demanding better pay and conditions.
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘the salary pay’. Just say the pay.
不要说the salary pay’. 而只需说 the pay.
nTHESAURUS
income money that you receive from working, investments etc
families on a low income
salary the pay that professional people such as teachers or lawyers earn every year
a salary of $65,000 a year
wages the pay that someone earns every hour or every week
Her wages barely cover the rent.
bonus money added to someone’s pay, as a reward for good work or as a reward when the company does well
The company pays an attendance bonus – if you go 30 days without being late or absent, you get the bonus.
earnings all the money that you earn by working
In a good year, a bonus can double an executive’s earnings.
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From Longman Business Dictionary
paypay1 /peɪ/ noun [uncountableU]
the money someone receives for the job they do
She got the job, but it meant a big pay cut.
an increase in hourly pay
All I want is a full day’s work for a full day’s pay.
Thebasic pay (=the usual amount, without any extra) is so low you end up putting in overtime.
see also equal pay
back pay callback pay differential pay free pay holiday pay maternity pay paternity pay performance-related pay premium pay reporting pay sick pay strike pay take-home pay vacation pay
paypay2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp paid)
1[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to give a person or company money for a product or service they have supplied
How much can you afford to pay?
GM won’t pay a Christmas bonus to salaried employees next year.
pay for
Farmers desperately need hard credit to pay for seed and fertilizer.
The proportion of shoppers willing to pay more for special brands has fallen sharply.
pay somebody for something
United has agreed to pay Pan Am $290 million for its London routes.
2pay for itself if something you buy pays for itself, the money it saves over a period of time is as much as it cost
Investment in energy efficiency will pay for itself in two years due to the amount of fuel saved.
3pay its wayCOMMERCE if a machine or business activity pays its way, it makes more money than it costs to run
The SBS television channel is permitted to run limited advertising to help pay its way.
4pay through the nose (for something) informal to pay much more for something than it is really worth
Finance people have paid through the nose for consultants in recent years.
5[transitiveT]FINANCE to give a person or company money you owe them
Celutel has been trying to raise cash topay debt.
The association has set up the loan fund to help its members pay fines.
Shoppers in Newfoundlandpay 19%tax on purchases of goods and services.
6[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to give someone money for the job they do
Cane cutters here are paid about $1.50 per ton.
attempts by management not to pay employees overtime
7[transitiveT]FINANCE if investments pay a particular amount of money or rate of interest, the investors who own them will receive that amount of profit
Our Gold Account is currently paying a 5.3%interest rate.
All the current junk bonds pay cash interest.
Under the current deal, BBDO stock is paying about 10 times last year’s earnings.
8[intransitiveI]COMMERCE if a shop or business pays, it makes a profit
If the Chinese can ship this equipment 12,000 miles, how is it that British industry cannot make it pay?
Origin pay1
(1100-1200) Old French paier, from Latin pacere to make calm or peaceful, from pax; → PEACE

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