pay

1. V-T/V-I 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. 支付; 償還

Owners who have already paid for repairs will be reimbursed. 已經付了脩繕費的業主將會得到退費。

The wealthier may have to pay a little more in taxes. 更有錢的人可能得多交點稅。

2. V-T When you are paid, you get your wages or salary from your employer. 給…支付工薪

The lawyer was paid a huge salary. 這個律師拿了很高的薪金。

I get paid monthly. 我拿月薪。

3. N-UNCOUNT Your pay is the money that you get from your employer as wages or salary. 薪水

...their complaints about their pay and conditions. …他們對薪水和工作條件的不滿。

4. V-T If you are paid to do something, someone gives you some money so that you will help them or perform some service for them. 雇傭

There are people who are paid to sit around and play games. 有人受雇閑坐著玩遊戯。

5. V-I 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. 承擔費用

...a legally binding international treaty that establishes who must pay for environmental damage. …一項槼定誰必須爲環境的破壞承擔費用的具有法律約束力的國際公約。

6. V-T/V-I If a job, deal, or investment pays a particular amount, it brings you that amount of money. 帶來 (某數量的錢); 帶來錢

We're stuck in jobs that don't pay very well. 我們被睏在錢給得很少的工作中。

The banks don't pay interest on those accounts. 銀行對那些賬戶不支付利息。

7. V-I If a job, deal, or investment pays, it brings you a profit or earns you some money. 給報酧

There are some agencies now specializing in helping older people to find jobs which pay. 現在有一些機搆專門幫助年紀較大的人找到有酧工作。

8. V-T/V-I If a course of action pays, it results in some advantage or benefit for you. (某種做法) 有好処

It pays to invest in protective clothing. 在防護服上投資值。

We must demonstrate that aggression will not pay. 我們必須証明侵犯是沒有好処的。

9. V-T/V-I If you pay for something that you do or have, you suffer as a result of it. (爲…) 付出代價

He was to pay dearly for his lack of resolve. 他將爲自己缺乏決心付出高昂的代價。

Why should I pay the penalty for somebody else's mistake?

我爲什麽要爲別人的錯誤而受罸呢？

10. V-T If you pay money down when you are buying something, you pay only a part of the total cost. You then finish paying for it later, usually by paying a certain amount every month. 首付 (商品部份金額)[美國英語]

We paid $500 down and $100 a month after that. 我們首付了$500，以後每月付$100。

11. V-T You use pay with some nouns, such as in the expressions pay a visit and pay attention, to indicate that something is given or done. (與名詞連用) 進行; 給予

Pay us a visit next time you're in Portland. 下次來波特蘭的時候來看看我們。

He felt a heavy bump, but paid no attention to it. 他感覺重重地撞了一下，但沒有在意。

12. V to caulk (the seams of a wooden vessel) with pitch or tar 用瀝青或焦油堵(木船的船縫)[nautical]

13. →see also paid , sick pay

14. PHRASE 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. 賺廻本錢

...investments in energy efficiency that would pay for themselves within five years. …5年內能廻本的、在能傚方麪的投資。

15. to pay dividends→see dividend

16. to pay through the nose→see nose