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IELTS BNC: 227 COCA: 286
payverbuk/peɪ/ us/peɪ/ paid, paid

pay verb BUY

A1 [ I or T ] to give money to someone for something you want to buy or for services provided付费;付酬

How much did you pay for the tickets?你买那些票花了多少钱?
I pay my taxes.我缴付税款。
[ + two objects ] I'll pay you the fiver back tomorrow.我明天还你那5英镑。
I paid the driver (in/with) cash.我付给司机现金。
Would you prefer to pay with/by cash, cheque, or credit card?你喜欢用现金、支票还是信用卡支付?
[ + obj + to infinitive ] I think we'll need to pay a builder to take this wall down.我想我们得雇个建筑工人来把这面墙推倒。
Did Linda pay you for looking after her cats while she was away?琳达出门时让你替她照看她的猫,有没有付钱给你?
I paid (out) a lot of money to get the washing machine fixed and it still doesn't work!我花了一大笔钱修洗衣机,结果还是不能用!
pay for itself

If something pays for itself, it works so well that it saves the same amount of money that it cost.使损益相当;够本

The advertising should pay for itself.这则广告所带来的收益应该能够本。

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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.

pay verb WORK

B1 [ I or T ] to give money to someone for work that they have done付钱(给…),支付(…)报酬

The company pays its interns $4,000 a month.这家公司给实习生每个月4千美元的报酬。
We pay €200 a day for this kind of work.这样的工作我们每天付200欧元。
Accountancy may be boring but at least it pays well.当会计可能很乏味,但至少收入可观。
Most of these women are very poorly paid and work in terrible conditions.这些妇女大多工资很低,且工作条件恶劣。

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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.

pay verb PROFIT

[ I ] to give a profit or advantage to someone or something有收益,有利可图,有好处

It never pays to take risks where human safety is concerned.凡是涉及人身安全时,冒险决不会有什么好处。

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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.

pay verb GIVE

C2 [ T ] to give or do something给予,致以;进行

The commander paid tribute to the courage of his troops.司令员高度赞扬了部队官兵的勇敢无畏。
It's always nice to be paid a compliment.被人赞扬总是件好事。
A crowd of mourners gathered to pay their respects to the dead man.一群哀悼者聚集在一起向死者告别。
pay attention (to sth)

B1 to watch, listen to, or think about something carefully(通过仔细看、听或思考)关注(某事)

You weren't paying attention to what I was saying.你没有注意听我的话。
pay (sb/sth) a call/visit

B2 to visit a person or place, usually for a short time拜访(某人)

I'll pay you a call when I'm in the area.我到这一带来时会去拜访你的。
We thought we'd pay a visit to the museum while we were in Lisbon.我以为在里斯本时我们会去参观那家博物馆。
If you leave your address, I'll pay a call on you when I'm in the area.如果你留下地址,我到这一带来时会去拜访你的。

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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.

B1 the money you receive for doing a job工资,薪金

It's a nice job but the pay is appalling.这份工作不错,但工资低得不像话。
be in the pay of sb

to work for someone, especially secretly(尤指秘密地)受雇于(某人)

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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.


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