英语词汇“pay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pay1

/peɪ

verb (past and past participle paid /peɪd/)

1 [with object] Give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred: [with object and infinitive]: the traveller paid a guide to show him across [no object]: I’ll pay for your ticket...

I rubbed her arm and told her not to worry, that these people were paid for this kind of thing.
Yes, there is hard work to be done, but that is what the minister and his officials are paid for and that is what they must do.
The chief executive was dismissed and staff were not paid for six months.

Synonyms

reward, reimburse, recompense, give payment to, settle up with, remunerate, tip, indemnify

defray the cost of, settle up for;

finance, endow, donate/leave money for;

support, back, stake, fund, capitalize, provide finance/capital for, furnish credit for, subsidize, sponsor;

treat someone to

informal foot the bill for, shell out for, fork out for, cough up for

North American informal ante up for, pony up for

1.1Give (a sum of money) in exchange for goods or work done or to settle a debt: the company was rumoured to have paid 450p a share [with two objects]: they paid him an annual retainer...

The booty enabled him to clear his debts and pay large sums into the treasury, all without incurring a risk of prosecution.
The city is booming, it is a beautiful place to live, and those who can afford it are willing to pay the price to settle here.
They are forced to take in three roomers who pay money in exchange for room and board.

Synonyms

spend, expend, pay out, lay out, part with, disburse, hand over, remit, render

informal dish out, shell out, fork out, cough up

North American informal ante up, pony up

1.2Hand over or transfer the amount due of (a debt, wages, etc.) to someone: I always prefer to pay all my bills by cheque...

The crew members were only released 10 days later after an unspecified amount of ransom was paid.
But on the face of it there was a seamless transfer with rents being paid by the same system and services unaffected.
Even if you pay your tax bill on time, you are still liable to pay a surcharge for late filing.

Synonyms

discharge, settle, pay off, pay in full, meet, clear, square, defray, honour, satisfy, make good, liquidate

1.3(Of work, an investment, etc.) provide someone with (a sum of money): jobs that pay £5 an hour...

Ultimately, the manager is confident his investments will pay handsome dividends.
Bar work pays a modest wage, so it's fortunate that Oceana helps by providing a subsidised cab service for its staff.
Issued by financially strong firms, these investments are paying an average yield of a little under 4.5% after tax.

1.4 [no object] (Of a business, activity, or an attitude) be profitable or advantageous: crime doesn’t pay [with infinitive]: it pays to choose varieties carefully...

That's because agriculture does not pay, both for the producer and for government.
Learning pays in all sorts of ways - it can be the first step to a job or better job and to making new friends.
Your education pays when you get married, she philosophises.

Synonyms

yield, pay out, return, produce, bring in

informal rake in

be profitable, make money, make a profit, be remunerative, make a return, provide a living

be advantageous to, benefit, be of advantage to, be of benefit to, be beneficial to, be profitable to, be worthwhile to, repay, serve

2 [no object] Suffer a misfortune as a consequence of an action: the destroyer would have to pay with his life...

Presumably he shouldn't be put in a situation where he might have to pay with his life.
If we carry on for much longer in this uninspiring vein, he may pay with his head.
They are the ones who speak out, resist, and pay with their liberty or their lives.

Synonyms

suffer, suffer the consequences, be punished, pay a penalty, atone, make atonement, pay the price, get one's deserts, take one's medicine

informal get one's comeuppance

3 [with two objects] Give (attention, respect, or a compliment) to (someone): no one paid them any attention...

They don't consider things like paying attention to their pet, or walking him, giving him exercise, etc.
Indeed, they were, and so intently that they paid no attention to me in the car next to them.
Babs suffers a nervous breakdown when she realizes no one is paying attention to her.

Synonyms

bestow, present, grant, give, hand out, extend, offer, proffer, render, afford

3.1Make (a visit or call) to (someone): she has been prevailed upon to pay us a visit...

Her husband Gary still pays daily visits to her grave
A mysterious man pays a visit to the landlord, making inquiries about his tenants.
Billy pays an informal visit to a policemen friend who dismisses it as a prank.

3.2 [with object] Give what is due or deserved to: it was his way of paying out Maguire for giving him the push

noun [mass noun]

The money paid to someone for regular work: an entitlement to sickness pay...

The rates of pay and allowances now paid to MPs must have affected their behaviour.
Theses are very interesting skilled jobs, which have quite rewarding rates of pay.
Workers' hourly rates of pay also include allowances for board and lodgings.

Synonyms

salary, wages, wage, take-home pay, gross/net pay, payment;

earnings, fee(s), remuneration, stipend, emolument(s), honorarium, allowance, handout(s), recompense, compensation, reimbursement, reward, income, revenue, profit(s), proceeds, takings, gain, lucre

Phrases

he who pays the piper calls the tune

in the pay of

pay attention

pay one's compliments

pay court to

pay dearly

pay one's dues

pay for itself

pay it forward

pay its (or one's) way

pay one's last respects

pay one's respects

pay through the nose

you pays your money and you takes your choice

Phrasal verbs

pay someone back

pay something back

pay something in

pay off

pay someone off

pay something off

pay something out (or pay out)

pay up (or pay something up)

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'pacify'): from Old French paie (noun), payer (verb), from Latin pacare 'appease', from pax, pac- 'peace'. The notion of 'payment' arose from the sense of 'pacifying' a creditor.

The original meaning of pay was ‘to pacify’, and it goes back to Latin pax ‘peace’ (see peace). The notion of ‘payment’ arose from the sense of ‘pacifying’ a creditor. A cartoon caption from the magazine Punch in 1846 was the source of you pays your money and you takes your choice, used to convey that there is little to choose between one alternative and another.

Rhymes

pay2

/peɪ

verb (past and past participle payed) [with object] Nautical

Seal (the deck or seams of a wooden ship) with pitch or tar to prevent leakage: an open groove between the planks had to be payed by running in hot pitch from a special ladle

Origin

Early 17th century: from Old Northern French peier, from Latin picare, from pix, pic- 'pitch'.

单词	pay
释义	pay1 /peɪ / verb (past and past participle paid /peɪd/) 1 [with object] Give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred: [with object and infinitive]: the traveller paid a guide to show him across [no object]: I’ll pay for your ticket... I rubbed her arm and told her not to worry, that these people were paid for this kind of thing. Yes, there is hard work to be done, but that is what the minister and his officials are paid for and that is what they must do. The chief executive was dismissed and staff were not paid for six months. Synonyms reward, reimburse, recompense, give payment to, settle up with, remunerate, tip, indemnify defray the cost of, settle up for; finance, endow, donate/leave money for; support, back, stake, fund, capitalize, provide finance/capital for, furnish credit for, subsidize, sponsor; treat someone to informal foot the bill for, shell out for, fork out for, cough up for North American informal ante up for, pony up for 1.1Give (a sum of money) in exchange for goods or work done or to settle a debt: the company was rumoured to have paid 450p a share [with two objects]: they paid him an annual retainer... The booty enabled him to clear his debts and pay large sums into the treasury, all without incurring a risk of prosecution. The city is booming, it is a beautiful place to live, and those who can afford it are willing to pay the price to settle here. They are forced to take in three roomers who pay money in exchange for room and board. Synonyms spend, expend, pay out, lay out, part with, disburse, hand over, remit, render informal dish out, shell out, fork out, cough up North American informal ante up, pony up 1.2Hand over or transfer the amount due of (a debt, wages, etc.) to someone: I always prefer to pay all my bills by cheque... The crew members were only released 10 days later after an unspecified amount of ransom was paid. But on the face of it there was a seamless transfer with rents being paid by the same system and services unaffected. Even if you pay your tax bill on time, you are still liable to pay a surcharge for late filing. Synonyms discharge, settle, pay off, pay in full, meet, clear, square, defray, honour, satisfy, make good, liquidate 1.3(Of work, an investment, etc.) provide someone with (a sum of money): jobs that pay £5 an hour... Ultimately, the manager is confident his investments will pay handsome dividends. Bar work pays a modest wage, so it's fortunate that Oceana helps by providing a subsidised cab service for its staff. Issued by financially strong firms, these investments are paying an average yield of a little under 4.5% after tax. 1.4 [no object] (Of a business, activity, or an attitude) be profitable or advantageous: crime doesn’t pay [with infinitive]: it pays to choose varieties carefully... That's because agriculture does not pay, both for the producer and for government. Learning pays in all sorts of ways - it can be the first step to a job or better job and to making new friends. Your education pays when you get married, she philosophises. Synonyms yield, pay out, return, produce, bring in informal rake in be profitable, make money, make a profit, be remunerative, make a return, provide a living be advantageous to, benefit, be of advantage to, be of benefit to, be beneficial to, be profitable to, be worthwhile to, repay, serve 2 [no object] Suffer a misfortune as a consequence of an action: the destroyer would have to pay with* his life... Presumably he shouldn't be put in a situation where he might have to pay with his life. If we carry on for much longer in this uninspiring vein, he may pay with his head. They are the ones who speak out, resist, and pay with their liberty or their lives. Synonyms suffer, suffer the consequences, be punished, pay a penalty, atone, make atonement, pay the price, get one's deserts, take one's medicine informal* get one's comeuppance 3 [with two objects] Give (attention, respect, or a compliment) to (someone): no one paid them any attention... They don't consider things like paying attention to their pet, or walking him, giving him exercise, etc. Indeed, they were, and so intently that they paid no attention to me in the car next to them. Babs suffers a nervous breakdown when she realizes no one is paying attention to her. Synonyms bestow, present, grant, give, hand out, extend, offer, proffer, render, afford 3.1Make (a visit or call) to (someone): she has been prevailed upon to pay us a visit... Her husband Gary still pays daily visits to her grave A mysterious man pays a visit to the landlord, making inquiries about his tenants. Billy pays an informal visit to a policemen friend who dismisses it as a prank. 3.2 [with object] Give what is due or deserved to: it was his way of paying out* Maguire for giving him the push* noun [mass noun] The money paid to someone for regular work: an entitlement to sickness pay... The rates of pay and allowances now paid to MPs must have affected their behaviour. Theses are very interesting skilled jobs, which have quite rewarding rates of pay. Workers' hourly rates of pay also include allowances for board and lodgings. Synonyms salary, wages, wage, take-home pay, gross/net pay, payment; earnings, fee(s), remuneration, stipend, emolument(s), honorarium, allowance, handout(s), recompense, compensation, reimbursement, reward, income, revenue, profit(s), proceeds, takings, gain, lucre Phrases he who pays the piper calls the tune in the pay of pay attention pay one's compliments pay court to pay dearly pay one's dues pay for itself pay it forward pay its (or one's) way pay one's last respects pay one's respects pay through the nose you pays your money and you takes your choice Phrasal verbs pay someone back pay something back pay something in pay off pay someone off pay something off pay something out (or pay out) pay up (or pay something up) Origin Middle English (in the sense 'pacify'): from Old French paie (noun), payer (verb), from Latin pacare 'appease', from pax, pac- 'peace'. The notion of 'payment' arose from the sense of 'pacifying' a creditor. The original meaning of pay was ‘to pacify’, and it goes back to Latin pax ‘peace’ (see peace). The notion of ‘payment’ arose from the sense of ‘pacifying’ a creditor. A cartoon caption from the magazine Punch in 1846 was the source of you pays your money and you takes your choice, used to convey that there is little to choose between one alternative and another. Rhymes affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea pay2 /peɪ / verb (past and past participle payed) [with object] Nautical Seal (the deck or seams of a wooden ship) with pitch or tar to prevent leakage: an open groove between the planks had to be payed by running in hot pitch from a special ladle Origin Early 17th century: from Old Northern French peier, from Latin picare, from pix, pic- 'pitch'.
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