| 单词 | pay |
| 释义 | pay (once / 24 pages) 1vn 2v When you pay, you give money in return for something. It’s not always money, though. If your brother says, “You’ll pay for this!” after you snooped in his room, he’s not talking about money. He means you’re going to get it! Your neighbor might pay you to shovel his driveway — and you can take the money you earn and pay for movie tickets for you and your best friend. Whenever there's an exchange of money and goods (or services), someone pays someone else. It can also be used for ideas. If your teacher warns your class that "crime doesn't pay," she means you might get money but it's not worth it. Education does pay, though, because it makes you smarter. WORD FAMILYpay: overpay, payable, payee, payer, paying, payment, pays, prepay, repay, underpay+/nonpayment: nonpayments/overpay: overpaid, overpaying, overpayment, overpays/overpayment: overpayments/payable: payables/payee: payees/payer: payers/paying: non-paying, payingest/payment: nonpayment, payments/prepay: prepaying, prepayment, prepays/prepayment: prepayments/repay: repaid, repayable, repaying, repayment, repays/repayment: repayments/underpay: underpaid, underpaying, underpayment, underpays/underpayment: underpayments USAGE EXAMPLESThe state pays for roads with the transportation fund, which is built on gas tax revenue and vehicle registration fees. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Should they use the franchise tag again, paying him $24 million for one year? Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “The instructors still pay attention to you, even when there are more people at the beginning of the year.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v give money, usually in exchange for goods or services I paid four dollars for this sandwich Pay the waitress, please Hypo|Hyper subsidise, subsidize secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces financeobtain or provide money for contribute, put upprovide compensate, recompense, remuneratemake payment to; compensate overpaypay too much underpaypay too little prepaypay for something before receiving it go Dutchshare expenses equally and split the cost of something compensate, indemnify, recompense, repairmake amends for; pay compensation for tithepay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church remitsend (money) in payment pay off, redeempay off (loans or promissory notes) drop, expend, spendpay out bribe, buy, corrupt, grease one's palmsmake illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence give back, refund, repay, returnpay back foot, pickpay for something disburse, pay outexpend, as from a fund chargepay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt pay cashpay (for something) with cash defraybear the expenses of kick backpay a kickback; make an illegal payment prefergive preference to one creditor over another consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe outuse up (resources or materials) consume, squander, ware, wastespend extravagantly affordbe able to spare or give up seedhelp (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money backsupport financial backing for refinancerenew the financing of fundconvert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds recoup, reimbursereimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss blowspend lavishly or wastefully on trifle away, wanton, wanton awayspend wastefully underspendspend at less than the normal rate misspendspend (money or other resources) unwisely nickel-and-dime, penny-pinchspend money frugally; spend as little as possible commit, invest, place, putmake an investment sopgive a conciliatory gift or bribe to buy off, pay offpay someone with influence in order to receive a favor reimbursepay back for some expense incurred restitute, restoregive or bring back economise, economize, savespend sparingly, avoid the waste of givedeliver in exchange or recompense lay outspend or invest piddle, piddle away, trifle, wanton, wanton awaywaste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently misspendspend time badly or unwisely give transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody 2v do or give something to somebody in return Does she pay you for the work you are doing? Syn|Hyper compensate, make up, pay off settle dispose of; make a financial settlement 3v discharge or settle pay a debt pay an obligation Hypo|Hyper ante up, pay up cancel or discharge a debt liquidate, pay offeliminate by paying off (debts) settle dispose of; make a financial settlement 4v cancel or discharge a debt pay up, please! Syn|Ant|Hypo ante up, pay up default, default on fail to pay up liquidate, pay off eliminate by paying off (debts) liftpay off (a mortgage) amortise, amortizeliquidate gradually 5v be worth it It pays to go through the trouble Hyper be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 6v bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action You'll pay for this! She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly You'll pay for this opinion later Hypo|Hyper get one's lumps, take one's lumps suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate put up with something or somebody unpleasant 7v make a compensation for a favor that cannot be paid back Syn|Hyper fix, get, pay back, pay off take vengeance on or get even repay, requite make repayment for or return something 8v bring in How much does this savings certificate pay annually? Syn|Hypo|Hyper bear, yield clear, net yield as a net profit pay offyield a profit or result bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages 9n something that remunerates 2wages were paid by check he wasted his pay on drink Syn|Hypo|Hyper earnings, remuneration, salary, wage combat pay extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat double timea doubled wage (for working overtime) foundfood and lodging provided in addition to money half-payreduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time living wagea wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably merit payextra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers) minimum wagethe lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law pay envelope, pay packetwages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner sick paywages paid to an employee who is on sick leave strike paymoney paid to strikers from union funds take-home paywhat is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc regular payment a payment made at regular times 1v convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow Don't pay him any mind pay attention Syn|Hypo|Hyper give extend, offer offer verbally communicate, intercommunicate transmit thoughts or feelings 2v dedicate pay attention to Syn|Hyper devote, give give, sacrifice endure the loss of cerebrate, cogitate, think use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments 3v render pay a visit pay a call Hyper make perform or carry out |
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