简明英语-中文词典
pe; pei < pay >
[基本字汇]
<<动词>>
paid, paying, pays
<<及物动词>>
1 付 (款), 付给
pay the cashier 付钱给出纳员
2 报偿, 偿付
paid three dollars for a hamburger 付三美元买一个汉堡
paid an hourly wage 付时薪
3 偿还, 付清
paying taxes 缴税
paid the bill 付账单
4 a. 回报
a kindness that cannot be paid back 无法回报的仁慈
b. 以牙还牙; 回报
I'll pay him back for his insults. 对他的侮辱我一定会以牙还牙
5 受报应; 付代价
She paid the price for her unpopular opinions.她为自己风评不佳的意见付出了代价
6 酬劳
a savings plan that paid 12 percent interest利息百分之十二的存款方案
7 有利於
It paid us to be generous. 慷慨对我们是有好处的
8 给, 予
paying compliments 恭维
paying attention 给予关注
9 做 (拜访, 打电话)
10 (过去式及过去分词为 paid, payed) 慢慢放松 (线, 电缆等)
<<不及物动词>>
1 付款
2 偿清 (债款, 义务)
3 受报应; 付代价
You'll pay for this mischief. 你这样恶作剧会有报应的
4 有利; 值得
It doesn't pay to get angry. 为此生气不值得
<<形容词>>
1 付款的; 收款的
2 付费才可使用的
a pay telephone 付费式电话
3 (矿场) 有开采价值的
a pay streak 值钱的矿脉
<<名词>>
1 付款
2 酬金; 薪水; 工资
3 a. 报酬; 酬劳
Your thanks are pay enough.你的感谢就是足够的报酬了
b. 报复; 惩罚
4 雇用
the workers in our pay 我们雇用的工人
5 信用良好的人; 有支付能力的人
pay off
1 全额付清 (债务)
2 带来利益
a bet that paid off poorly 一项获利很少的赌注
3 报复
4 结算工资 (辞退员工)
5 ((口语)) 贿赂
6『航海』(船只) 使转向下风
pay out
1 支出
2 缓缓放出 (线, 绳子)
pay up
付清全部款项
<<惯用语>>
pay (one's) dues
奋斗有成
She paid her dues in small-town theaters before getting a part in a Broadway play. 在获得百老汇某出戏的演出机会之前, 她在小城的剧场努力奋斗
pay (one's) way
自己负担
pay the piper
承担後果
pay through the nose
((口语)) 付得过多