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

单词	pay
释义	pay —pay /peɪ/ Ⅰ noun [U] 1 B1 the money you receive for doing a job: » _UK Any pay rise (_{US USUALLY} raise) must be in line with inflation.» It's a nice job but the pay is appalling.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Earning money and money earned be in the pay of sb 2 F0 to work for someone, especially secretly Thesaurus⁺: ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobsWord Builder:–Nouns: pay, payment, repayment–Adjectives: unpaid, underpaid–Verbs: pay, repay • • • Extra Examples:» The unions are in dispute with management over pay.» Many employees have had to take drastic cuts in pay.» Management has/have offered staff a 3% pay increase.» When you reckon in all my overtime, my total pay is quite good.» If it's a choice between higher pay and job security, I'd prefer to keep my job. Ⅱ verb (paid, paid) (BUY) ↑Verb Endings for pay 1 A1 [I or T] to give money to someone for something you want to buy or for services provided: » How much did you pay for the tickets?» I pay my taxes.» Will you pay these cheques into (_{US USUALLY} deposit these checks in) my account for me?» [+ two objects] I'll pay you the fiver back tomorrow.» I paid the driver (in/with) cash.» Would you prefer to pay with/by cash, cheque or credit card?» [+ obj + to infinitive ] I think we'll need to pay a builder to take this wall down.» Did Linda pay you for looking after her cats while she was away?» I paid (out) a lot of money to get the washing machine fixed and it still doesn't work!Thesaurus⁺: ↑Paying and spending moneyThesaurus⁺: ↑Buying and selling in general pay for itself 2 F0 If something pays for itself, it works so well that it saves the same amount of money that it cost: » The advertising should pay for itself.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Profits and lossesWord Builder:–Nouns: pay, payment, repayment–Adjectives: unpaid, underpaid–Verbs: pay, repay • • • Extra Examples:» I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.» Very few people can afford to pay those prices.» How much did you pay for your glasses?» We agreed to pay for the car by instalments.» I've been saving all year to pay for our holiday.Common mistake: pay! When the direct object of pay is the thing that you buy, pay is always followed by 'for':✗ You have to pay the tickets in advance.» You have to pay for the tickets in advance.! In all other cases, pay is followed by the direct or indirect object only:» You have to pay the bill in advance.» You have to pay £20 in advance.» You have to pay the driver in advance.Common mistake: pay! Warning: Check your verb endings!! Many learners make mistakes when using pay in the past tense.! In the past simple and past participle, don't write 'paied' or 'payed', write paid.! The -ing form is paying. Ⅲ verb (paid, paid) (GIVE) ↑Verb Endings for pay 1 C2 [T] to give or do something: » The commander paid tribute to the courage of his troops.» It's always nice to be paid a compliment.» A crowd of mourners gathered to pay their respects to the dead man.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Giving, providing and supplying pay attention (to sth) 2 B1 to watch, listen to, or think about something carefully: » You weren't paying attention to what I was saying. pay (sb/sth) a call/visit 3 B2 to visit a person or place, usually for a short time: » I'll pay you a call when I'm in the area.» We thought we'd pay a visit to the museum while we were in Lisbon.» If you leave your address, I'll pay a call on you when I'm in the area.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Visiting • • • Extra Examples:» She complained that her husband never paid her any compliments any more.» He never paid attention in class and seemed to be in a permanent daydream.» On this occasion we pay homage to him for his achievements.» The teacher gently reproved the boys for not paying attention.» You'd do well to pay heed to what your grandmother says.Common mistake: pay! Warning: Check your verb endings!! Many learners make mistakes when using pay in the past tense.! In the past simple and past participle, don't write 'paied' or 'payed', write paid.! The -ing form is paying. Ⅳ verb [I or T] (paid, paid) (WORK) ↑Verb Endings for pay ► B1 to give money to someone for work that they have done: » The company pays £220 a week for people to act as couriers.» Accountancy may be boring but at least it pays well.» Most of these women are very poorly paid and work in terrible conditions.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Paying and spending money • • • Extra Examples:» I'll pay you double if you get the work finished by Friday.» This magazine has considerable financial muscle and can afford to pay top journalists.» They pay me next to nothing but I really enjoy the work.» The law obliges companies to pay decent wages to their employees.» You'll be paid on completion of the project.Common mistake: pay! Warning: Check your verb endings!! Many learners make mistakes when using pay in the past tense.! In the past simple and past participle, don't write 'paied' or 'payed', write paid.! The -ing form is paying. Ⅴ verb [I] (paid, paid) (PROFIT) ↑Verb Endings for pay ► F0 to give a profit or advantage to someone or something: » It never pays to take risks where human safety is concerned.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Helping and co-operating • • • Extra Examples:» Crime really doesn't pay.» It always pays to keep on top of your work.» It would pay you to be more cautious about future investments.» It pays to get some professional advice first.» It never pays to rush into things.Common mistake: pay! Warning: Check your verb endings!! Many learners make mistakes when using pay in the past tense.! In the past simple and past participle, don't write 'paied' or 'payed', write paid.! The -ing form is paying.
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