pay

[peɪ]
  • v.

    付款;偿还;盈利;划算;付代价;

  • n.

    薪水;

  • 单词变形

    过去式: paid 过去分词: paid 现在分词: paying 第三人称单数: 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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