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; 偿还

Owners who have already paid for repairs will be reimbursed. 已经付了修缮费的业主将会得到退费。

The wealthier may have to pay a little more in taxes. 更有钱的人可能得多交点税。

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

The lawyer was paid a huge salary. 这个律师拿了很高的薪金。

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. …他们对薪水和工作条件的不满。

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. 雇佣

There are people who are paid to sit around and play games. 有人受雇闲坐着玩游戏。

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. 承担费用

...a legally binding international treaty that establishes who must pay for environmental damage. …一项规定谁必须为环境的破坏承担费用的具有法律约束力的国际公约。

6. V-T/V-I If a job, deal, or investment pays a particular amount, it brings you that amount of money. 带来 (某数量的钱); 带来钱

We're stuck in jobs that don't pay very well. 我们被困在钱给得很少的工作中。

The banks don't pay interest on those accounts. 银行对那些账户不支付利息。

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

There are some agencies now specializing in helping older people to find jobs which pay. 现在有一些机构专门帮助年纪较大的人找到有酬工作。

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

It pays to invest in protective clothing. 在防护服上投资值。

We must demonstrate that aggression will not pay. 我们必须证明侵犯是没有好处的。

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

He was to pay dearly for his lack of resolve. 他将为自己缺乏决心付出高昂的代价。

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

我为什么要为别人的错误而受罚呢？

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 (商品部份金额)[美国英语]

We paid $500 down and $100 a month after that. 我们首付了$500，以后每月付$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. (与名词连用) 进行; 给予

Pay us a visit next time you're in Portland. 下次来波特兰的时候来看看我们。

He felt a heavy bump, but paid no attention to it. 他感觉重重地撞了一下，但没有在意。

12. V to caulk (the seams of a wooden vessel) with pitch or tar 用沥青或焦油堵(木船的船缝)[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. 赚回本钱

...investments in energy efficiency that would pay for themselves within five years. …5年内能回本的、在能效方面的投资。

15. to pay dividends→see dividend

16. to pay through the nose→see nose