pay

[peɪ]
  • 释义
  • v.

    付款;偿还;盈利;划算;付代价;

  • n.

    薪水;

  • paid
  • paid
  • paying
  • pays
  • 词义辨析
  • pay, pay for
  • pay和pay for都表示“付钱”,它们的区别在于：当表示为所买的东西付钱时,一般用pay for,后面接表示货物的名词; 当表示向某人付款时,一般用pay,后面接表示受款人的名词。例如:
    Will you pay the waiter?你愿意付钱给侍者吗?
    We refused to pay them their wages.我们拒绝付给他们工资。
    I'll pay for my ticket.我将为我的票付款。
    How much did you pay for the book?那本书你付了多少钱?
  • pay down, pay up
  • 这两个短语的意思不同,前者的意思是付一部分款,后者是全部付清。例如:
    He paid $500 down and agreed to pay the rest in monthly installments.他先付500美元,余款答应分月支付。
    If you don't pay up,I'll resort to the law.如果你不全部还清,我就要诉诸法律了。
  • 下面短语的意思不同：
  • pay one's way 自食其力
    pay one's own way 自己付自己的账
  • pay attention to,pay one's attentions to
  • 两者的意思不同。它们的区别在于：pay attention to的意思是“注意,留心”, pay one's attentions to的意思则是“向…献殷勤,向…求婚”。后者中的attentions用复数形式,前面还有物主代词, to后接人。例如:
    You should pay more attention to your health.你应多加注意你的身体。
    The newspapers report that at the moment he is paying his attentions to an Italian countess.报纸报道说当时他正在追求一位意大利女伯爵。
  • pay, compensate, indemnify, reimburse, remunerate, satisfy
  • 这组词都可表示“报偿”。它们的区别在于：
    1.pay的基本意思是“偿还债务”,引申可表示多种意思,不一定指实际上的“金钱”。
    2.compensate强调用相等的金钱或者价值相当的东西来“赔偿”失去的东西或“酬劳”他人付出的劳力。例如:
    Many firms compensate their workers if they are hurt at work.许多公司都对工作时受伤的工人给予赔偿。
    3.remunerate暗示或许诺要给予“报答”,但不一定兑现。例如:
    I will remunerate you my debt for gratitude.我要报答我对你的感激之情。
    We only hope we can remunerate you for the pleasure you have given us.我们只希望能够报答你给我们带来的快乐。
    4.satisfy特指依据法律或法庭的判决加以“赔偿”,以满足其要求或还清某种债务。例如:
    He had to satisfy all claims for the damage he had caused.他必须赔偿他造成的所有损失。
    We are never late in satisfying him for his labour.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
    5.reimburse专指为他人报销办事时的花销。例如:
    All expenses will be reimbursed to the customer for any loss or damage.一切费用都能给你报销。
    6.indemnify指允诺或实际赔偿损失,但赔偿额不一定同损失额持平。例如:
    Their former enemies indemnified the victorious nations for the huge loss.战胜国要求战败国交付巨额赔款。
  • pay, cost, spend, take
  • 这组词共同的意思是“花费”,指某人买或做某事所花费的时间或金钱。它们的区别是：
    1.spend和pay的主语只能是人; cost的主语是物或事; take后接时间时，主语也可以是人。此外，take和cost还可以用动词不定式或动词不定式短语作真实主语,而it为形式主语。例如:
    I paid him $200 for this painting.我付他200美元买了这幅画。
    She spent ten dollars shopping for food.她购买食品花了10美元。
    The work cost me a lot of time and effort.这本著作花费了我大量的时间和精力。
    We took a week to finish the work.我们花了一个星期完成这项工作。
    It costs us a lot of money to build a house.盖房子花了我们很多钱。
    It took me one year to read this book.我用一年时间读了这本书。
    2.pay的搭配范围最窄,只接金钱; cost的搭配范围最宽,除接金钱和时间外，还可接劳力、精力、财富、健康、职位甚至生命等。例如:
    “Are you paying cash?”“No,I will pay by cheque.”“你付现金吗?”“不,我用支票支付。”
    Careless driving cost him his life.粗心大意地开车使他丧了命。
    3.spend可接动名词，而cost, pay, take可接动词不定式。
    4.spend, take, pay都可用于被动结构，而cost不能用于被动结构。
  • pay, salary, wages
  • 这组词都有“薪水”“工资”的意思。它们的区别在于：
    1.pay是普通用词,不可数,意思是“工资,薪水”,指工作所得到的酬金,也可特指发给军人的薪饷,强调付了钱,不如salary和wages正式。
    2.salary一般指脑力劳动者的月薪或年俸。例如:
    He lived on his salary.他靠薪水生活。
    The company pays good salary.这个公司的薪金高。
    His regular salary doesn't come to much, but he gets bonuses too.他的固定薪水并不高,但他还有奖金。
    3.wages多指体力劳动者按天或按周领取的工钱。例如:
    Her wages are one hundred dollars a week.她的工资为每周100美元。
    He takes his wages home to his wife every Friday.他每星期五把工资带回家交给妻子。
  • cost，expend，spend，take，pay
  • 这些动词都含“花费”之意。
    cost指花费时间、金钱、劳力等。其主语是物，而不能由人充当，也不用被动形式。
    expend较正式用词，通常指为某一专门目的而花费大量金钱、时间或精力。
    spend普通用词，与cost基本同义，但主语必须是人。
    take普通用词，指需要占用空间、时间或精力等，其主语可以是人，也可以是一件事情。
    pay“付款、给……报酬”，它可作及物动词也可作不及物动词。pay常用于以下几种句型：①Sb．pay（s）sb．money意为“某人付款给另一个人或某人给另一个人多少报酬”。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.

    总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知,她才付应该交的房租.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    You have to pay ￡2 admission.

    你须付2英镑入场费.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    People considered it as an honor to pay strength and perspire for it.

    大家把为大桥出的一点力,流的一点汗,当作光荣和幸福.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    You have to pay on the nail before you can leave the shop with your goods.

    你在带货出店前必须当场付款.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 5、

    I have no cash on me. May I pay by check?

    我没带现款,我可以用支票付款 吗 ?

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 6、

    He came back to earth when the teacher told him to pay more attention.

    当老师告诉他要认真的时候,他回到了现实中来.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    He owed me ￡１００ but could pay only half that amount.

    他欠我100英镑,但是只能偿还总数的一半.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    He is disposed to accept the new job, for the pay is higher.

    他倾向于接受这个新的工作, 因为工资高一些.

    ——《用法词典》
  • 9、

    You pay her a few compliments and she immediately rises above herself.

    你只要稍许赞扬她几句,她即会沾沾自喜.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 10、

    The society was not even in funds to pay its out of pocket disbursements.

    该社团甚至没有经费应付日常开支.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    His pay goes up every year.

    他的工资每年都有增加.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 12、

    Farmers often like to pay their bills in kind.

    农民往往愿用实物抵账.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 13、

    How much tax do they take out of your monthly pay?

    他们从你的月薪中抽出多少税?

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 14、

    His savings were just enough to pay for a respectable funeral.

    他的存款刚好够办一个体面的葬礼.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 15、

    I pay only fifty dollars at ( the ) most .

    我 顶破 天能付50美元.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 16、

    Pay half now and the rest later.

    现在付一半,剩下的以后再付.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 17、

    The judge pronounced for the defendant, and also said that his opponent should pay the court costs.

    法官作出有利于被告的判决, 并要原告偿付法庭费用.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 18、

    Passengers have to pay additional charges for their extra luggages.

    旅客们超量携带的行李要额外付费.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    We reckon your pay with our adding machine.

    我们用加算器来计算你的薪金.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 20、

    She laid a little of her pay away each week.

    她每周将薪水储蓄一点.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 21、

    The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay.

    损坏东西的费用将从你的工资中扣除.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    Two members were booted out for failing to pay the money they owed.

    两名会员由于没付欠款而被开除.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    You'll have to pay for your crime.

    你得为你的罪行付出代价.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 24、

    I'll pay off my debt with this check.

    我将用这张支票清偿欠债.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 25、

    I shall duly pay you back.

    我将如期还你钱.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 26、

    If I pay all my debts I'll have no money left.

    若还清所有欠债我就分文不剩了.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 27、

    Large numbers of female workers are employed at the lowest rates of pay.

    大批女工以最低工资受雇.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 28、

    He incurred a suspension on reduced pay.

    他受到了降薪停职处分.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 29、

    It didn't pay to run such a big plant for a few orders.

    为了少量订货办这么大的厂划不来.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
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