| 单词 | pay |
| 释义 | verb | noun paypay1 /peɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (pays, past tense and past participle paid, present participle paying) 1give money [intransitive, transitive] to give someone money for something you are buying: They ran off without paying.pay for Let me pay for dinner this time.pay $10/$75 etc. for something They paid over $100 each for the tickets.pay somebody for something Did he ever pay you for your guitar?pay (in) cash You get a discount for paying cash.pay by check/by credit card If you pay by credit card, there’s a small extra charge.THESAURUSspend – to use your money to buy or pay for something: He spent $75 on a new pair of shoes.refund – if a business refunds a customer’s money, the business gives back the money the customer paid for something, especially because the customer is not satisfied with it: I took the phone back because it didn’t work, and the store refunded my money.tip – to give an additional amount of money to someone who has done a job for you, as a way of thanking him or her: I usually tip waiters and waitresses 15% of the bill.reimburse – to give someone the amount of money he or she paid to someone else: The company will reimburse me for the cost of travel to the conference.compensate – to pay someone money because he or she has been injured or lost something important, or because his or her property has been damaged: The workers are asking to be compensated for injuries that they suffered at work.finance – to provide the money needed to pay for something important or expensive, especially by doing something to earn or collect that money: The government used money from taxes to finance the construction of the tunnel.2DEBT/BILL/TAX [transitive] to give money that you owe to a person, organization, or government: Have you paid the rent yet? I forgot to pay the electricity bill. If you earn below $6,000, you pay no income tax.3wage/salary [intransitive, transitive] to give someone money for a job, or for doing something for you: How much do they pay? Bartending can pay pretty well. He has a job that pays the minimum wage.pay somebody $8 an hour/$3,500 a month etc. Some lawyers get paid over $400 an hour.pay somebody to do something I paid a neighborhood boy to wash the car.pay somebody for (doing) something They still haven’t paid me for mowing their lawn.be well/badly/poorly paid Many women work in poorly paid positions.4pay attention (to somebody/something) to watch, listen to, or think about someone or something carefully: I don’t think she was paying any attention to what I was saying. They paid no attention to him (=ignored him).5pay a visit to somebody/something (also pay somebody/something a visit) to visit someone or a place: I think it’s time I paid my grandparents a visit. You should try to pay a visit to the Smithsonian when you’re in Washington.6PRODUCE GOOD RESULT [intransitive] if a particular action pays, it brings a good result or advantage for you: Crime doesn’t pay.it pays to do something In my experience, it doesn’t pay to argue with her.it would/it might pay to do something It might pay to get your roof fixed before winter comes. Taking care of your customers pays big dividends in the long run (=brings a lot of advantages).7PROFIT a)[intransitive] if a store or business pays, it makes a profit: Although both of them worked hard, they couldn’t make the business pay. b)[transitive] to provide a certain amount as profit or in interest SYN yield: Our fixed rate savings account currently pays 6.5% interest.8say something good [transitive] to say something good or polite about someone or to someone: I was just trying to pay her a compliment. Staff and friends gathered to pay tribute to Professor Collins. Celebrities turned out in large numbers yesterday to pay their last respects (=go to someone’s funeral).9be punished [intransitive] to suffer or be punished for something you have done wrong: I’ll make him pay!pay for He paid dearly for his mistakes.10pay for itself if something you buy pays for itself, it helps you to save as much money as you paid for it: Installing solar panels on the roof will pay for itself.11pay the penalty/price to experience something bad because you have done something wrong, made a mistake, etc.: She makes plenty of money, but there’s a high price to pay in terms of long hours.pay the price/penalty for (doing) something I’m now paying the penalty for not saving enough money for retirement.12somebody has paid their debt to society used to say that someone who has done something illegal has been fully punished for it13pay your way to pay for everything that you need without having to depend on anyone else for money: Tim worked to pay his way through college.14pay through the nose (for something) informal to pay far too much for something15pay lip service to something to say that you support or agree with something without doing anything to prove your support: City leaders are just paying lip service to affordable housing.16pay your dues if you pay your dues, you work at the lowest levels of a profession or organization in order to earn the right to move up to a better position: Now a news anchorman, Shaw paid his dues as a reporter.17pay a call on somebody (also pay somebody a call) old-fashioned to visit someone18pay court to somebody old-fashioned to treat someone, especially a woman, with great respect and admiration[Origin: 1100–1200 Old French paier, from Latin pacere to make calm or peaceful]pay somebody/something ↔ back phrasal verb1to give someone the money that you owe him or her SYN repay: Bob said he would pay me back on Wednesday. You still have to pay back your student loans, don’t you?pay somebody back (for) something Did you pay Alice back for lunch?2to make someone suffer for doing something wrong or bad to you: pay somebody back for something I want to pay him back for the way he embarrassed me at the party.pay something ↔ in (also pay something into something) phrasal verb to put money in your bank account, a retirement account, etc.: If you have a pension fund, consider increasing the amount you pay in each month. The check for $250 was paid into your account on Friday.pay off phrasal verb1 pay something ↔ off to pay someone all the money you owe him or her: We paid off our mortgage last year. He worked overtime to pay off all his debts.2 if something you do pays off, it brings success, especially after a lot of effort or after a long time: My persistence finally paid off when they called me in for an interview.3 pay somebody ↔ off to pay someone to keep quiet about something illegal or dishonest → see also payoffpay out phrasal verb1 pay something ↔ out to pay a lot of money for something: Our company pays out a huge amount in health benefits. → see also payout2 pay something ↔ out if a company or organization pays out, it gives someone money as a result of an insurance claim, investment, etc.: Insurance companies were slow to pay out on claims for flood damage.3 pay something ↔ out to allow a piece of rope to unwindpay something ↔ over phrasal verb to make an official payment of money: pay something over to somebody His share of the inheritance had been paid over to him.pay up phrasal verb to pay money that you owe, especially when you do not want to or you are late: He lost the bet but refused to pay up. verb | noun paypay2 ●●● S2 W2 noun [uncountable] 1money that you are given for doing your job SYN salary, wages: The pay is around $8 an hour. Workers say they haven’t had a pay raise in two years. The base pay (=the amount you normally earn) is low, but you can get a lot of overtime.without pay The staff had been working without pay for several months. Women fought for equal pay for equal work. → see also paycheck2in the pay of somebody someone who is in someone else’s pay is working for him or her, often secretly or illegally: Several cops were in the pay of the Mafia.COLLOCATIONSadjectives/nouns + paylow pay They work long hours for low pay.good pay The work was steady and the pay was pretty good.higher/better pay Workers demanded higher pay.average pay What is the average pay for firefighters?extra pay Employees can earn extra pay for working longer hours.somebody’s annual/monthly/weekly/hourly pay His new sports car costs almost as much as my annual pay of $50,000.equal pay (=the same pay for the same type of work) The women at the factory went on strike for equal pay.base pay (=not including overtime pay or bonuses) Your base pay will increase if you gain more years of experience.take-home pay (=after tax, etc. has been taken away) Her annual take-home pay is about $28,000.overtime pay (=for extra hours that you work) Their bosses had to approve any overtime pay.sick pay (=pay when you are sick) As a self-employed person, you get no sick pay or benefits.maternity pay (=pay while a woman takes time off to have a baby) If you have worked here a year, you are entitled to three months’ maternity pay.severance pay (=pay when there is no longer a job for you) When I lost my job, I received three months of severance pay.full pay While you are recovering from surgery, you will receive full pay for six weeks.pay + nounsa pay raise/increase Teachers will be awarded a 6% pay increase this year.a pay cut Staff were asked to take a 10% pay cut.a pay rate (also a rate of pay) (=the amount paid every hour, week, etc.) Many workers in the catering industry are on low rates of pay.a pay freeze (=when no one’s pay is increased) The company announced that there will be a pay freeze for the next two years.a pay scale (=a range of levels of pay in an organization) She was already at the top end of the pay scale.a pay dispute (=disagreement between an employer and employees about pay) The pay dispute has not been resolved yet.verbsraise/increase/improve somebody’s pay The company has promised to raise the pay of workers.cut somebody’s pay The company cut pay by 5% in the hope that they would not have to cut jobs.earn your pay Every player earned his pay this week. |
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