v.(动词)

1. 偿清，偿还，付清，偿还债务
2. 付款，支付，付款给
3. 补偿
4. 有报酬
5. 生利
6. 受到惩罚，得到报应
7. 致以（问候），给予（注意） ，进行（访问）
8. 向...报复
9. 把(钱)存入(或转入)(银行或银行账户等)
10. 对...有利，受益
11. 付（代价）
12. 发（薪水）
13. 在上涂柏油，涂油以防水
14. 缴纳，交纳
15. 划算，合算，有利

n.(名词)

1. 工资，报酬，报偿，薪水
2. 惩罚，罚
3. 支付，付
4. 有支付能力的人
5. 津贴
6. 偿还
7. 报答
8. 报应
9. 按期付款的人
10. 含有富矿藏的土
11. 可采矿石
12. 产（石）油地带
13. 秘密工作
14. 受雇佣

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 付给; 付款 give sb money for goods, services, etc.
2. vt. 给予 give, e.g. attention, respect, etc. to

n.(名词)

1. [U]工资 money received for work

Noun:

1. something that remunerates;

   "wages were paid by check"
   "he wasted his pay on drink"
   "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
   

Verb:

1. give money, usually in exchange for goods or services;

   "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"
   "pay the waitress, please"
   

2. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow;

   "Don't pay him any mind"
   "give the orders"
   "Give him my best regards"
   "pay attention"
   

3. cancel or discharge a debt;

   "pay up, please!"
   

4. bring in;

   "interest-bearing accounts"
   "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
   

5. do or give something to somebody in return;

   "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
   

6. dedicate;

   "give thought to"
   "give priority to"
   "pay attention to"
   

7. be worth it;

   "It pays to go through the trouble"
   

8. render;

   "pay a visit"
   "pay a call"
   

9. 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"
   

10. make a compensation for;

    "a favor that cannot be paid back"
    

11. discharge or settle;

    "pay a debt"
    "pay an obligation"
    

1.付；支付；偿还
When youpay an amount of moneyto someone, you give it to them because you are buying something from them or because you owe it to them. When youpay something such as a bill or a debt, you pay the amount that you owe.

e.g. Accommodation is free — all youpay for is breakfast and dinner...
住宿免费——你只需付早餐和正餐的钱。
e.g. We paid £35 for each ticket...
我们每张票付了35英镑。

2.给…付工资；给…付酬
When youare paid, you get your wages or salary from your employer.

e.g. The lawyer was paid a huge salary...
那位律师薪酬很高。
e.g. I get paid monthly...
我按月领工资。

3.工资；薪水
Yourpay is the money that you get from your employer as wages or salary.

pay是什么意思

e.g. ...their complaints about theirpay and conditions.
他们对薪水和工作条件的不满
e.g. ...the workers' demand for a twenty per centpay rise.
工人要求加薪20%

4.（为获得帮助或服务）付钱给
If youare paid to do something, someone gives you some money so that you will help them or perform some service for them.

e.g. Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed...
学生们得到了一大笔钱，而所要做的就是整天躺在床上什么也不做。
e.g. If you help me, I'llpay you anything.
如果你帮我，你要多少钱我都给。

5.（政府或机构通过提高价格、税率等使某人）为…买单
If a government or organization makes someonepay for something, it makes them responsible for providing the money for it, for example by increasing prices or taxes.

e.g. ...a legally binding international treaty that establishes who mustpay for environmental damage...
规定谁该为环境破坏买单的有法律约束力的国际条约
e.g. If you don't subsidize ballet and opera, seat prices will have to go up topay for it.
如果你不为芭蕾和歌剧提供补贴，就得提高剧场票价来为此买单。

6.（工作、交易或投资）有…报酬，产生…利润
If a job, deal, or investmentpays a particular amount, it brings you that amount of money.

e.g. We're stuck in jobs that don'tpay very well...
我们深陷在工资低廉的工作中。
e.g. The account does notpay interest on a credit balance.
这个账户的贷方余额没有利息。

7.（工作、交易或投资）有收益，盈利
If a job, deal, or investmentpays, it brings you a profit or earns you some money.

e.g. There are some agencies now specialising in helping older people to find jobs whichpay...
现在有些机构专门帮助年龄较大的人找有报酬的工作。
e.g. They owned land; they made itpay.
他们拥有土地；他们让土地生钱。

8.存（钱）；储蓄
When youpay moneyinto a bank account, you put the money in the account.

e.g. He paid £20 into his savings account...
他往自己的储蓄账户上存了20英镑。
e.g. There is nothing more annoying than queueing when you only want topay in a few cheques.
没有比你只想存几张支票还得排队更令人恼火的了。

9.有利；有好处；值得
If a course of actionpays, it results in some advantage or benefit for you.

pay在线翻译

e.g. It pays to invest in protective clothing...
在防护服上投资是值得的。
e.g. He talked of defending small nations, of ensuring that aggression does notpay.
他谈到了保卫小国家，绝不让侵略得逞。

10.付出代价；受到惩罚
If youpay for something that you do or have, you suffer as a result of it.

e.g. Britain was topay dearly for its lack of resolve...
英国将为缺乏决心付出惨痛的代价。
e.g. Why should Ipay the penalty for somebody else's mistake?...
为什么我要代人受过？

11.（与某些名词连用，表示施予某物或做某事）进行（访问）/给予（注意）
You usepay with some nouns, for example in the expressionspay a visit andpay attention, to indicate that something is given or done.

e.g. Dopay us a visit next time you're in Birmingham...
下次你来伯明翰一定要来看看我们。
e.g. He felt a heavy bump, but paid no attention to it...
他觉得起了个大包，但是没有理会。

12.（电视节目）付费的，收费的
pay television consists of programmes and channels which are not part of a public broadcasting system, and for which people have to pay.

e.g. The company has set up joint-venturepay-TV channels in Belgium, Spain, and Germany.
该公司已在比利时、西班牙和德国设立了合资付费电视频道。

13. see also: paid;sick pay

14.赚回成本
If something that you buy or invest inpays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.

pay的翻译

e.g. ...investments in energy efficiency that wouldpay for themselves within five years.
将在5年内收回成本的能效投资

15.受雇于；被…收买
If you say that someone isin the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally.

pay

e.g. He was murdered at a presidential rally by gunmen in thepay of drug traffickers.
他在一场总统竞选集会上被毒品贩子雇用的枪手谋杀了。

16.自食其力；养活自己
If youpay yourway, you have or earn enough money to pay for what you need, without needing other people to give or lend you money.

pay在线翻译

e.g. I went to college anyway, as a part-time student, paying my own way...
总之我上了大学，半工半读，自食其力。
e.g. The British film industry could notpay its way without a substantial export market.
没有广阔的出口市场，英国电影工业无以为继。

17. -> see to pay dividends
-> see dividend
topay through the nose -> see nose
he who pays the piper calls the tune -> see piper

Do not confusepay andbuy. If youpay someone,pay them money, orpay for something, you give someone money for something they are selling to you.I paid the taxi driver… I need some money to pay the window cleaner… Some people are forced to pay for their own medicines.If youpay a bill or debt, you pay the amount of money that is owed.He paid his bill and left…We were paying £50 for a single room.If youbuy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.Gary's bought a bicycle.
不要混淆 pay 和 buy。pay指为购买某物付钱给某人，例如：I paid the taxi driver（我付钱给出租车司机），I need some money to pay the window cleaner（我需要一些钱付给窗户清洁工），Some people are forced to pay for their own medicines（一些人被迫自付药费）。付账或还债用pay，例如：He paid his bill and left（他付完账走了)，We were paying £50 for a single room（一个单人间我们要付50英镑）。buy表示通过付钱获得某物，例如：Gary's bought a bicycle（加里买了辆自行车）。

相关词组：pay backpay offpay outpay up

1. 支付：单击支付(pay)钮,可以通知商家将订购单在线传送给客户(消费者),客户填写姓名、信用卡号和商品或服务需求等信息,Cybercash将客户信用卡号译成密码传送给商家,商家再将订购单和标识号传送给Cybercash服务器,

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. This job pays well.
   这份工作报酬不错。
2. How much did you pay?
   你付了多少钱?
3. The shop will give a discount of ten percent as long as you don't want credit but pay in cash.
   要是你不赊账而立刻付钱,商店可以打9折。
4. He says that sheep farming doesn't pay.
   他说养羊不赚钱。
5. The shop closed because it didn't pay.
   该店因不挣钱而关闭。

It ～s+to- v

1. It pays to advertise.
   登广告很有用。
2. It pays to follow his advice.
   听他的忠告是值得的。
3. It always pays to give your paper one final check.
   写了文章最后检查一遍总是有好处的。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. I haven't paid my tailor yet.
   我还没付钱给裁缝。
2. Have you paid the milkman this month?
   你这个月付款给送牛奶的人了吗?
3. Our trade union paid my train fare.
   我的火车费由工会支付。
4. The patients pay only a tiny registration fee and the cost of meals while in the hospital.
   病人住医院只缴少许挂号费和伙食费。
5. That's a beautiful leather jacket, but I can't afford to pay that much.
   那件皮夹克很漂亮,但是我付不起那么多钱。
6. He ought to pay his share.
   他应该付他那一份。
7. He ought to pay the rent.
   他应该付房租。
8. He has paid his taxes.
   他已付清税金。
9. The bank pays interest of 9％ on savings.
   这家银行支付9％的存款利息。
10. Have you paid what you owe him yet?
    你把欠他的钱还了吗?
11. The teacher told the student to pay attention to his spelling.
    老师提醒那个学生要注意拼法。
12. You must pay attention to what you are doing. You should not let your thoughts wander.
    做什么事情都必须专心致志,不能分神。
13. If you had paid attention to what he said, you could have avoided repeating such a bad mistake.
    如果你当初认真听了他说的话,本来可以避免重犯如此严重的错误。
14. The smallest detail has never been paid attention to.
    最微小的细节从未得到注意。
15. It was obvious that the matter had never been paid attention to.
    显然,这件事从来没有得到过重视。
16. pay attention to me, children,I shall not repeat these instructions.
    孩子们,注意听我讲这些要求,我只讲一遍。
17. You will have to pay more attention to your work if you wish to get a rise.
    如果你想要加薪,就必须更加用心地工作。
18. She was careless, and didn't pay slightest attention to the detail.
    她很马虎,对细节毫不在意。
19. She wasted many materials owing to mismanagement, so now she must pay the piper.
    由于管理不善,她浪费了大量物资,所以现在她必须承担后果。
20. He who pays the piper calls the song.
    谁花钱谁就点歌。
21. A considerate leader should always pay respects to his employees' wishes.
    一位通情达理的领导应当考虑下属的愿望。
22. Citizens lit torches along the railroad track to pay their last respects to Lincoln.
    老百姓点着火把,站在铁路两旁,向林肯的遗体告别。
23. Mr. Macheod has paid tribute to Dr. Bandas' desire that the tension should be lowered.
    麦克劳德先生对班达斯博士希望缓解紧张局势的建议表示赞同。
24. He fought against the robber and protected the public property.We must pay tribute to his great courage.
    他与抢劫犯搏斗,保护了公共财产,我们应当对他的大无畏精神表示敬佩。
25. Many overseas Chinese donated money to last year's flood victims.I want to take this opportunity to pay a public tribute to them.
    许多华侨为我们去年的水灾解囊捐助,我想借此机会公开向他们表示敬佩。
26. Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.
    许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者纳贡。
27. We had to offer our new cook a large salary, but he was a capable man, and paid his way.
    我们得付给新厨师一大笔钱,不过这也值得,他是个能干的人。
28. He paid his way by acting as a guide.
    他当导游能挣钱。
29. The big truck paid its way from the start.
    那辆大卡车一开始就赚钱。
30. The corner shop is convenient if you forget to get something in town, although you pay through the nose for anything you buy there.
    如果你在镇上忘了买什么,在这个拐角商店里可非常方便地买到,然而价格要贵得多。
31. I wouldn't climb to the top of that ladder, even if you paid me.
    无论如何我也不愿爬到那个梯子的顶端。
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32. I am not well paid here.
    我在这里赚钱不多。
33. We are paid by day.
    我们按日计酬。
34. She complained about her husband's job and how poorly it was paid.
    她埋怨丈夫的工作,并报怨报酬是多么的低。
35. No attention was paid to his remark.
    没有人理会他的评论。

用作双宾动词S+～+ pron./n. + n./pron.

1. We refused to pay them their wages.
   我们拒绝付给他们工资。
2. I'll pay you a visit next week.
   下周我来拜访你。
3. He paid China a friendly visit from March 16 to 23.
   从3月16日至23日,他对中国进行了友好访问。
4. Every time I went back to my hometown I would pay the middle school teachers my visit.
   每次回到故乡,我都去拜访我的中学老师。
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5. You are paid your portion not later than a week.
   不会晚于一周你就可以得到你那一部分报酬。

S+～+ n./pron. +to pron./n.

1. I've come to pay my respects to you.
   我特来拜访您。
2. She stopped paying her dues to the union.
   她不再向工会缴纳会费了。
3. He was named Minister for Information and would pay a visit to Canada this summer.
   他被任命为新闻部长,今年夏天要去访问加拿大。
4. It is a tradition in China that on big occasions the young generation should pay a visit to the old.
   每逢大节日晚辈要看望长辈,这是中国的传统。
5. I'm looking forward to paying a call to you next week.
   我期待着下星期去拜访你。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

1. You may pay me to type the proper forms.
   我打印表格,你可以把钱付给我。

S+～+ n./pron. + adv.

1. He paid the money back promptly.
   他立即还了钱。
2. Soon after he left school, he paid all his debt off.
   他毕业后不久便还清了全部债务。

1. His pay goes up every year.
   他的工资每年都有增加。
2. The workers declared for the offer of increased pay and holidays.
   工人们拥护提高工资、延长假期的提议。
3. The workers banded together against the employers' position on their pay.
   工人们联合起来,反对雇主在工资问题上所持的立场。
4. He got an increase in pay.
   他加了薪。
5. The workers went on strike for higher pay.
   工人举行罢工,要求增加工资。
6. The machinists wanted more pay for running new machines.
   机械师们以操作新机器为理由要求增加工资。
7. The monthly pay was eighty dollars, for officer and man alike.
   工资每月80美元,官兵一样。
8. My heart aches for you!
   你的薪水仅增加了20%,太可怜了!
9. The trade unions bargained away their rights in exchange for a small pay raise.
   工会不惜牺牲自己的权利以换取微薄的加薪。

pay back (v.+adv.)

报复take revenge on

pay down (v.+adv.)

即时支付,付定金,先付部分款give partial payment at the time of purchase and agree to pay the rest installments
pay sth ⇔ down

How much did you have to pay down on the car?

这辆车你当时得付出多少钱?

pay for (v.+prep.)

替某人付款 give money to sb for sb
pay for sth

How much did you pay for the book?

那本书你付了多少钱?

I haven't paid yet for this suit.

我还没为这套衣服付款。

You pay for it at the time you order it.

订购时就得付款。

I pay weekly for my board and lodging.

我按周付食宿费。

We got to the hotel, and I paid for the taxi.

我们到了旅馆,我付了出租汽车费。

pay sb/sth for sth

I have to pay 150 yuan for the sewing machine.

我得花150元买这台缝纫机。

He was promptly paid for it.

他为那事立即得到报酬。

pay for sth

Let me pay for the broken window.

我来赔打破的玻璃窗的费用。

pay for sth

You'll have to pay for your crime.

你得为你的罪行付出代价。

He paid dearly for his mistake.

他为他的错误付出了高昂的代价。

He paid for his negligence by losing his job.

他因为粗心大意而丢了工作。

Loss of health is too high a price to pay for success in your studies.

为了学习上有成就而搞坏身体,代价太高了。

pay for sb

I'll pay for her, and you'll pay yourself.

我替她付账,你自己付款。

pay in (v.+adv.)

把钱(支票)存入银行make a deposit with a bank or pay cheque into the bank
pay sth ⇔ in

Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office.

这些杂志的订购费可以付给邮局。

pay into (v.+prep.)

把钱(支票)存入银行make a deposit with a bank or pay cheque into the bank
pay sth into sth

Please pay this sum into my wife's account.

请把这笔钱存入我太太的账户。

His monthly salary is paid into the bank by his employer.

他的月薪由雇主替他存入银行。

pay off (v.+adv.)

〈非正〉取得成功succeed
pay off

The gamble paid off.

赌赢了。

The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.

这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

His patience and hard work finally paid off with a gold medal.

他的耐心和刻苦训练最终使他赢得了金牌。

It has been rather costly to install the machine, but it should pay off in the long run.

安装这台机器是相当昂贵的,但长远来看是合算的。

pay sth ⇔ off

It's a good feeling to pay off the house after all these years.

经过了这么多年,终于付清了购买房屋的债款,感觉真好。

Once we have paid off the store, we shall not owe money to any one.

我们一旦付清这家商店的欠款,就再也不欠任何人的钱了。

All his debt was paid off with cash.

他所有的债务都是用现金付清的。

pay sb ⇔ off

They are usually paid off at weekends.

他们一般在周末领工资。

pay sb ⇔ off

When the building was completed, he paid off the labourers.

大楼完工后,他就给了工资把工人打发走。

The hired hands were paid off at the end of the harvest season.

收割一结束,雇工们就被结清工钱解雇了。

It is expected that another twenty of their employees will be paid off before long.

预料他们另有20名雇员不久将遭解雇。

pay sb ⇔ off

The shop owner paid off the robbers so that they didn't wreck his shop.

店主给那些强盗行贿以免他们破坏他的店。

We had to pay off the man who got us the contract, with 15% of the profit.

我们得付给那位为我们弄到这份合同的人百分之十五的利润。

pay off

Did your daring plan pay off?

你那项大胆的计划成功了吗?

pay out (v.+adv.)

惩罚,报复punish; revenge
pay out

When one buys something on hire purchase, one has to pay out each month.

如果按照分期付款购买东西,得每月付款。

pay sth ⇔ out

When you move into a house you really have to start paying out money.

当你迁入新居,你就得开始付钱了。

The bank pays out interest on its savings accounts every six months.

该银行每六个月结算一次利息。

pay sth ⇔ out

John was paid out for the trick he played on James.

约翰捉弄詹姆斯,但受到了报复。

pay up (v.+adv.)

全部还清,付清pay in full
pay up

My goods were lost in the fire and the insurance company will have to pay up.

我的货在大火中烧毁了,保险公司将不得不赔偿。

pay sth ⇔ up

Every club member must pay up his membership money before the end of the season.

每一位俱乐部成员必须在赛季以前缴清会费。

in the pay of

受…雇用 employed by sb secretly

买衣服

B：I’d like (to buy/pay for/ purchase) this dress.
我想买这件衣服。

A：O.K.
好的。

付款

pay是什么意思

A：(How would you like/ How do you want/ What would you like to use) topay for these?
你想（如何/怎么/以何种方式）付款？

B：Cash.
现金。

付账

A：I‘ll get the check.
我来付帐。

B：No, let mepay this time.
不，这次由我付。

pay的解释

A：No, I insist.
不，还是我来。

B：Well, thank you very much.
好吧，那就谢谢你啦?

I'd like to pay with my credit card.

我想用信用卡支付。

My firm pays well.

我公司工酬优厚。

Let me pay for dinner.

晚饭让我来付。

You've got to be able to make your business pay well.

你得设法使你的生意赢利。

It would probably pay you to hire an accountant.

聘一位会计师或许对你有好处。

They will pay for their arrogance!

他们会为自大付出代价!

He'll have to pay for what he has done.

他将为自己所做的一切付出代价。

He doesn't like that job, but the pay is good.

他不喜欢那工作,但薪水很高。

The workers in our pay work very hard.

我们雇用的员工工作很努力。

This is a pay telephone.

这是缴费电话。

There is a pay streak here.

这里有开采价值的矿层。

I'll pay for the tickets.

我来买票。

Are you paying in cash or by credit card ?

您付现金还是用信用卡？

Her parents paid for her to go to Canada.

她父母出钱送她去加拿大。

Accommodation is free 'u2014 all you pay for is breakfast and dinner...

住宿免费——你只需付早餐和正餐的钱。

We paid 'u00a335 for each ticket...

我们每张票付了35英镑。

The lawyer was paid a huge salary...

那位律师薪酬很高。

I get paid monthly...

我按月领工资。

...their complaints about their pay and conditions.

他们对薪水和工作条件的不满

...the workers' demand for a twenty per cent pay rise.

工人要求加薪20%

Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed...

学生们得到了一大笔钱，而所要做的就是整天躺在床上什么也不做。

If you help me, I'll pay you anything.

如果你帮我，你要多少钱我都给。

...a legally binding international treaty that establishes who must pay for environmental damage...

规定谁该为环境破坏买单的有法律约束力的国际条约

If you don't subsidize ballet and opera, seat prices will have to go up to pay for it.

如果你不为芭蕾和歌剧提供补贴，就得提高剧场票价来为此买单。

We're stuck in jobs that don't pay very well...

我们深陷在工资低廉的工作中。

The account does not pay interest on a credit balance.

这个账户的贷方余额没有利息。

There are some agencies now specialising in helping older people to find jobs which pay...

现在有些机构专门帮助年龄较大的人找有报酬的工作。

They owned land; they made it pay.

他们拥有土地；他们让土地生钱。

He paid 'u00a320 into his savings account...

他往自己的储蓄账户上存了20英镑。

There is nothing more annoying than queueing when you only want to pay in a few cheques.

没有比你只想存几张支票还得排队更令人恼火的了。

It pays to invest in protective clothing...

在防护服上投资是值得的。

He talked of defending small nations, of ensuring that aggression does not pay.

他谈到了保卫小国家，绝不让侵略得逞。

Britain was to pay dearly for its lack of resolve...

英国将为缺乏决心付出惨痛的代价。

Why should I pay the penalty for somebody else's mistake?...

为什么我要代人受过？

Do pay us a visit next time you're in Birmingham...

下次你来伯明翰一定要来看看我们。

He felt a heavy bump, but paid no attention to it...

他觉得起了个大包，但是没有理会。

The company has set up joint-venture pay-TV channels in Belgium, Spain, and Germany.

该公司已在比利时、西班牙和德国设立了合资付费电视频道。

...investments in energy efficiency that would pay for themselves within five years.

将在5年内收回成本的能效投资

He was murdered at a presidential rally by gunmen in the pay of drug traffickers.

他在一场总统竞选集会上被毒品贩子雇用的枪手谋杀了。

I went to college anyway, as a part-time student, paying my own way...

总之我上了大学，半工半读，自食其力。

The British film industry could not pay its way without a substantial export market.

没有广阔的出口市场，英国电影工业无以为继。

v.(动词)

1. pay的基本意思是“付给”“付出”,指某人买东西或做某事所花费的金钱。引申可表示为“给予”。
2. pay既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作不及物动词时,多作“合算,值得”解; 用作及物动词时,其搭配范围比较窄,主语只能是人,宾语常是人、钱或账单,而不能是其他物品,如果其客体是物品,则须用for引导。可用于被动结构。
3. pay可接双宾语,其间接宾语可转化为介词to的宾语。也可接由动词不定式或副词充当补足语的复合宾语。

n.(名词)

1. pay是不可数名词,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。

1. pay作及物动词，后面可直接跟宾语，但一般是表示钱，账单或人的词。如果要表示为某事或某物付钱时，需要用介词for或是to的不定式来引导。

   I will pay for that book.
   He paid us to watch his house.

2. 在美国，pay可作形容词，表示“付费的”或是“收费的”，例如pay hospital（收费的医院）和pay patient（付费的病人）；
3. pay后可接介词by，表示“由……支付”。

   Their nursing costs are paid by the Government.
   他们的护理费用由政府来支付。

4. pay bills表示“付帐”，pay homage to a person表示“向某人表示敬意”，pay tribute to a person表示“赞扬某人”。

v.(动词)

pay, pay for

pay和pay for都表示“付钱”,其区别在于：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。其区别在于：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

这组词均可表示“报偿”。其区别在于：

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

这组词的共同意思是“花费”,指某人买或做某事所花费的时间或金钱。其区别是：

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。

n.(名词)

pay, salary, wages

这组词都有“薪水”“工资”的意思。其区别在于：

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

这些动词均含“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”。

v.(动词)

他付给我10元钱。

误 He paid for me ten yuan .

正 He paid me ten yuan.

析 pay表示“付某人多少钱”时,接双宾语,间接宾语前不用介词for。

学生们在毕业前都要以某种方式向老师表示敬意。

误 The students will pay their respects for the teachers in one way or another before leaving school.

正 The students will pay their respects to the teachers in one way or another before leaving school.

晚辈要向长辈们致以问候,这是中国的传统。

误 It is a tradition in China that the young generation should pay their respects for the old.

正 It is a tradition in China that the young generation should pay their respects to the old.

析 pay respect(s)之后接to,不可接for。但 have〔show〕 respect之后可以接to也可以接for。

经过十年的辛勤劳动,他们终于还清了债务。

误 After ten years of hard work, they finally paid their debts.

正 After ten years of hard work, they finally paid off their debts.

析 pay off是“还清”的意思。而误句中没有off,只是说“还了债务”。

要多加注意你的发音。

误 Much attention should be paid on your pronunciation.

正 Much attention should be paid to your pronunciation.

析 pay attention to为固定词组,表示“注意…”,表此义时不可说pay attention on。

你腋下夹的物品已付钱了吗?

误 Have you paid the article under your arm?

正 Have you paid for the article under your arm?

我已经为此付了100元。

误 I have paid 100 yuan on it.

正 I have paid 100 yuan for it.

析 “付…的钱”“为…付钱”,要用pay for。

我还没付车钱。

误 I haven't paid for the driver yet.

正 I haven't paid the driver yet.

析 当动词pay后面所跟是人或钱一类的名词时不需接for。

来吧,我给你买点饮料。

误 Come on.I'll pay you a drink.

正 Come on.I'll buy〔get〕 you a drink.

析 表示“出钱请客人”时不用pay sb sth 结构,应该用buy或get。

他上个月借的书还了没有?

误 Did he pay back the book he borrowed last month?

正 Did he return the book he borrowed last month?

析 “还钱”“还损坏的东西”用pay,“归还原物”应该用return。

n.(名词)

办公室工作人员中很少有人挣大钱的。

误 Very few office workers get a good pay.

正 Very few office workers get good pay.

析 pay作“工资,薪水”解时是不可数名词,前面不能加a。

• ☆ 1200年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的paiier；最初源自古典拉丁语的pacare，意为取悦，满足。