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verbpaid, payed peɪpeɪ

  • 1with object Give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred.

    付钱给（某人）；偿还（债务）

    with object and infinitive the traveller paid a guide to show him across
    no object I'll pay for your ticket
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The chief executive was dismissed and staff were not paid for six months.
    • Workers were not paid for their time at the work place when they were not actually laboring.
    • The issue here is should players be paid for playing a game they love?
    • She and other staff members were not paid for expenses during the previous month of work.
    • Part-time doctors are paid for a fixed number of hours, even if they did not work some of them.
    • Every sound editor can't help but think of how to fill up a track; it's what we're paid for.
    • Though workers are paid for time at sea, most fish are shipped out, and processing jobs are given to other parts of the country.
    • He was paid for his services but there is no doubt that he was playing a very dangerous game.
    • I'm much more focused on the work side of it - that's what I'm paid for.
    • Yes, there is hard work to be done, but that is what the minister and his officials are paid for and that is what they must do.
    • Bad weather or no, the general consensus is that an employee is paid for 35 hours and he should work all of those hours.
    • I rubbed her arm and told her not to worry, that these people were paid for this kind of thing.
    • Will employees be paid for all the work they have done up to the point of redundancy?
    • But, excuse me, isn't playing sport before audiences what sportsmen are paid for?
    • He is paid for his knowledge and his ability to superintend and direct the work of those placed under him.
    • Accounts vary of how much the workers are paid for their labour.
    • I do not say this to brag, but because it is the one thing I am good at and what I'm paid for.
    • There also may be periods of time when no procedures are being performed, thus nurses are paid for down time.
    • Neither of us are paid for the work we do, but that's no big deal.
    • This means that workers are paid for fourteen months rather than twelve months every year.
    Synonyms
    reward, reimburse, recompense, give payment to, settle up with, remunerate, tip, indemnify
    defray the cost of, settle up for
    finance, endow, donate/leave money for
    support, back, stake, fund, capitalize, provide finance/capital for, furnish credit for, subsidize, sponsor
    treat someone to
    informal foot the bill for, shell out for, fork out for, cough up for
    North American informal ante up for, pony up for
    1. 1.1 Give (a sum of money) in exchange for goods or work done or to settle a debt.
      付费，支付（货款）；清偿，偿还（债务）
      the company was rumoured to have paid 450p a share

      有谣传说该公司每股支付了450便士。

      with two objects they paid him an annual retainer
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He pays outrageous sums of money at charity auctions.
      • Residents had traditionally signed long leases and paid an annual rent to the landowner.
      • I went there whenever I had a chance and the money to pay the entrance fee.
      • Television pays large sums of money to cover men's college basketball games because sponsors will pay for commercial space in conjunction with the game.
      • Banknotes were first issued by banks who undertook to pay the sum of money that appeared on the note from their deposits of gold.
      • It is true that the order is an order to pay a sum of money.
      • Customers paying annual premium for 10 or 15 years will get full benefits if they die during the cover period.
      • The city is booming, it is a beautiful place to live, and those who can afford it are willing to pay the price to settle here.
      • We are stuck with finding this additional money to pay staff salaries and wages.
      • However, hedge funds are risky in that if they lose money, clients pay no fee at all.
      • The booty enabled him to clear his debts and pay large sums into the treasury, all without incurring a risk of prosecution.
      • They are forced to take in three roomers who pay money in exchange for room and board.
      • And he says he barely makes enough money to pay wages and all the other bills.
      • I am staggered that our hard-earned council tax money goes towards paying their wages.
      • It will be student money that will pay the legal fees of the administration.
      • Many people are paying large sums of money for services which they are already entitled to.
      • I seem to have little money after being paid my monthly wage.
      • It encouraged families to enrol as subscribers, by paying an annual fee for free or subsidised treatment.
      • There is not enough money to pay fees for the other two children of primary school age.
      • It is a question as to whether you are liable to pay a sum of money under the Tax Act.
      Synonyms
      spend, expend, pay out, lay out, part with, disburse, hand over, remit, render
      informal dish out, shell out, fork out, cough up
      North American informal ante up, pony up
    2. 1.2 Hand over or transfer the amount due of (a debt, wages, etc.) to someone.
      将（应付的债款、工资等）交给，转交
      I always prefer to pay all my bills by cheque
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He therefore refuses to pay the outstanding instalments on the dynamite and, in fact, sells some of it to Edward.
      • Why are you allowed to exceed water allocation limits if you can simply afford to pay the surcharge?
      • If he does not pay that tax, the relief given to the approved body is limited to the amount of tax actually paid by the donor.
      • The existing two-week timeshare was never sold, and when they stopped paying the instalments, the new apartment was taken away.
      • John was asked why the Company stopped paying the mortgage instalments and he said that he did not know.
      • But on the face of it there was a seamless transfer with rents being paid by the same system and services unaffected.
      • He paid alimony, but it all went down the drain as soon as the check came in the mail.
      • Please have correct amount when paying your child's fee.
      • However, residents have until the beginning of May to pay their first instalment so the problem may only surface then.
      • The crew members were only released 10 days later after an unspecified amount of ransom was paid.
      • They will also take on responsibilities, and one partner may face paying alimony to the other in the event of the legal partnership being dissolved.
      • The courses are free for unemployed people, while wage earners pay a small fee.
      • This bill is about people using the bankruptcy system to evade paying alimony and child support payments.
      • The car becomes the property of the buyer only when they have paid the final instalment due under the agreement.
      • He had known this man for a couple of years and knew that he always paid his debts, no matter what.
      • Even if you pay your tax bill on time, you are still liable to pay a surcharge for late filing.
      • Tickled by the notion of this souvenir of my transgression, I paid the surcharge, and keep the photo in my album to this day.
      • I was commuting an hour each way from New Jersey and needed the rest of my wages to pay my rent.
      • Brian is surprised and please when Frank turns up each week to pay his instalments on the cost of the stolen tools.
      • The Egyptian government denies paying any ransom to secure his release.
      Synonyms
      discharge, settle, pay off, pay in full, meet, clear, square, defray, honour, satisfy, make good, liquidate
    3. 1.3 (of work, an investment, etc.) provide someone with (a sum of money)
      （投资等）产生…利润；（工作等）有…报酬
      jobs that pay £5 an hour

      每小时5或6美元报酬的工作。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I can whinge all I want about having a job, but it's a job that pays decent money.
      • Bar work pays a modest wage, so it's fortunate that Oceana helps by providing a subsidised cab service for its staff.
      • The investment, of time as much as money, paid early dividends.
      • Since most do not operate to earn profits, these enterprises do not pay dividends to shareholders.
      • So, one of the main reasons people often give for why it's the wife - and not the husband - who stays home is that her job pays less money.
      • It defends itself by saying it pays competitive wages and provides employees low cost, catastrophic healthcare coverage.
      • So, it is an investment that pays dividends not just for the family, which is very important, but for our economy as well.
      • Ultimately, the manager is confident his investments will pay handsome dividends.
      • Firms can apply for a £2,000 grant for each new job paying a salary of more than £14,000, up to a maximum of five jobs.
      • Issued by financially strong firms, these investments are paying an average yield of a little under 4.5% after tax.
      • These work projects will pay a minimum of the national minimum wage.
      • Most are fleeing high unemployment and wages as low as 50p an hour in search of low-skilled jobs paying salaries that remain a dream for people in Poland.
      • I need a job which pays enough money to cover rent, bills and family expenses.
    4. 1.4no object (of a business, activity, or an attitude) be profitable or advantageous.
      （生意、事业或看法）对某人有益（或有利）
      crime doesn't pay

      犯罪是得不偿失的。

      with infinitive it pays to choose varieties carefully

      仔细挑选各种种类是有好处的。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • That's because agriculture does not pay, both for the producer and for government.
      • In business it never pays to get indignant in any way.
      • The owners who didn't know how to sow kept wailing that agriculture was not paying.
      • Farming does not pay and many have had to look beyond the fields for additional ventures to earn a living wage.
      • His achievements should encourage any youngster from Mayo who wants to succeed in sport that dedication and hard work pays in the end.
      • Learning pays in all sorts of ways - it can be the first step to a job or better job and to making new friends.
      • Your education pays when you get married, she philosophises.
      • Education pays by increasing the stock of human quality through increasing the skills of the workforce.
      Synonyms
      yield, pay out, return, produce, bring in
      informal rake in
      be profitable, make money, make a profit, be remunerative, make a return, provide a living
      be advantageous to, benefit, be of advantage to, be of benefit to, be beneficial to, be profitable to, be worthwhile to, repay, serve

  • 2no object Suffer a misfortune as a consequence of an action.

    付出代价，受到惩罚

    the destroyer would have to pay with his life

    那个破坏者将不得不付出生命的代价。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Several upright officials have had to pay with their lives or career for daring the criminal.
    • What he didn't know was that he still had a debt to his brother that he would have to pay with his life.
    • Having to pay with your own life brings a chilling factor into the equation.
    • They say workers are made to pay with their livelihood for increased profits of corporations.
    • The media print only what will sell their papers regardless of the consequences and we are paying with our blood for this.
    • In the ruthless trade of people smuggling they will increasingly pay with their lives.
    • Workers will pay with their homes as well as their jobs when the economy hits the skids.
    • That is the price of using the crystal ball, or any magic item; you pay with your energy.
    • It was right now that Khira had made her fatal mistake and she was going to pay with everything that she had.
    • You fear they will make you pay with your life for your place in the world or the colour of your skin.
    • They are the ones who speak out, resist, and pay with their liberty or their lives.
    • The spokesman said that this time he may have to pay with his job.
    • I am happy to pay with my life for any possible reflection on the honour of the flag.
    • If we carry on for much longer in this uninspiring vein, he may pay with his head.
    • Our code is her code and our code says the jewel of our tribe shall pay with her life.
    • Presumably he shouldn't be put in a situation where he might have to pay with his life.
    • If you kill someone you must pay with your own life no matter what the cause.
    • The tragedy is that some of them have had to pay with their lives.
    • She's always afraid that someone is going to find out and that she'll pay with her life, like her father.
    Synonyms
    suffer, suffer the consequences, be punished, pay a penalty, atone, make atonement, pay the price, get one's deserts, take one's medicine
    informal get one's comeuppance
    1. 2.1with object Give what is due or deserved to.
      报偿；奖赏，惩罚
      ‘I'll pay you for that,’ he snarled
      it was his way of paying out Maguire for giving him the push

      这是他对马圭尔解雇他的回敬方式。

  • 3with two objects Give (attention, respect, or a compliment) to (someone)

    （向某人）予以 （关注），致以（问候），表达（敬意）

    no one paid them any attention

    没人注意他们。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Babs suffers a nervous breakdown when she realizes no one is paying attention to her.
    • They don't consider things like paying attention to their pet, or walking him, giving him exercise, etc.
    • Indeed, they were, and so intently that they paid no attention to me in the car next to them.
    • I'm trying to conjure up the good-fairy presence, trying to get her to pay attention to me.
    Synonyms
    bestow, present, grant, give, hand out, extend, offer, proffer, render, afford
    1. 3.1 Make (a visit or call) to (someone)
      访问（某人） ；打电话给（某人）
      she has been prevailed upon to pay us a visit

      她已经被说服来看看我们。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Unlike most offenders, they will not be paying a visit to their probation officer once every three weeks.
      • Her husband Gary still pays daily visits to her grave
      • Billy pays an informal visit to a policemen friend who dismisses it as a prank.
      • So in a bid not to hurt her in that sense, I chicken out of paying her visits.
      • A mysterious man pays a visit to the landlord, making inquiries about his tenants.
noun peɪpeɪ
mass noun

  • The money paid to someone for regular work.

    工资，薪金

    an entitlement to sickness pay
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The garment workers, who are owed back pay, have no money for return fares to China.
    • Pensions will continue to be based on a representative rate of pay for rank and length of service.
    • The rates of pay and allowances now paid to MPs must have affected their behaviour.
    • The drivers refused to comply with roster changes until they were put on this higher rate of pay.
    • This has nothing to do with resourcing or rates of pay, it's simply a matter of a lack of will.
    • The families also protested against expected rates of redundancy pay.
    • Theses are very interesting skilled jobs, which have quite rewarding rates of pay.
    • Some have taken a job at the same rate of pay, but have lost conditions of employment like vehicles.
    • Workers' hourly rates of pay also include allowances for board and lodgings.
    • One of the Irish employees claimed that by taking on migrant workers the company was pushing down the rates of pay.
    • The average hourly rate of pay must not be less than your minimum hourly rate of pay illustrated on the table above.
    • Certainly they demanded a higher rate of pay, asking double what a laborer received.
    • It's now got the lowest base rates of pay of any public service department.
    • Variable rates of pay will also create a factory system within schools.
    • That's one of the major problems for corporate regulators dealing with executive pay.
    • The additional pay was money intended for them, they said, and was in effect held in trust by their employer.
    • How fair is your rate of pay compared to others in the same company or organisation?
    • Most of the victims were thought to be police officers waiting to collect their pay.
    • This entitles employees to make regular savings from their pay over the next three or five years and earn a tax-free bonus.
    • We were hired at a particular rate of pay, which is just about a reasonable working wage.
    Synonyms
    salary, wages, wage, take-home pay, gross/net pay, payment
    earnings, fee(s), remuneration, stipend, emolument(s), honorarium, allowance, handout(s), recompense, compensation, reimbursement, reward, income, revenue, profit(s), proceeds, takings, gain, lucre

Phrases

  • he who pays the piper calls the tune

    • proverb The person who provides the money for something has the right to determine how it's spent.

      〈谚〉谁出钱谁做主；谁承担费用谁有决定权

      Example sentencesExamples
      • As we all know he who pays the piper calls the tune.
      • It's also worth remembering that he who pays the piper calls the tune and that in the English courts it's still the norm to have two expert witnesses, each paid by a separate party to the litigation.
      • Well, you can fall you back on the axiom that he who pays the piper calls the tune.
      • After all, the trade unions pay for the Labour Party - and he who pays the piper calls the tune.
      • Since he who pays the piper calls the tune, it was suggested that it was a propaganda vehicle for pro-American views.
      • I do understand the contrary view that he who pays the piper calls the tune.
      • ‘We understand that he who pays the piper calls the tune,’ he said.
      • They are contradicted by the old adage that he who pays the piper calls the tune.
      • I have always believed he who pays the piper calls the tune.

  • in the pay of

    • Employed by.

      受雇于

      mercenaries in the pay of one or other of the competing local rulers
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We used to ask ourselves which of the window-breakers were in the pay of the cops/feds/private right-wingers.
      • Those etymologists who can see through the mirrors of conspiracy and who are not in the pay of multinational interests will be aware of this.
      • It must be nice to be in the pay of eccentric old rich conservative men, who arrange for you to testify in congress about things you know nothing about.
      • Perhaps more so, when you consider that the four ‘civilian contractors’ would appear to be mercenaries in the pay of the occupation forces.
      • His timely rescue of London from a retreating force of Frankish mercenaries who had been in the pay of Allectus was a huge propaganda victory.
      • The films were ‘foreign-funded cinema,’ he declared, implying that the directors were in the pay of foreign masters.
      • Yes, he was a willing mercenary in the pay of the government of Canada and a Crown corporation.
      • As a long-time exile in the pay of the CIA, he was always a strong candidate in Washington and US officials were clearly involved in steering the choice.
      • In 1419, a Genoan captain in the pay of Prince Henry struck Madeira.
      • And he's been in the pay of the British for around 30 years.

  • pay dearly

    • 1Obtain something at a high cost or great effort.

      花大价钱（或努力）得到

      his master must have paid dearly for such a magnificent beast

      他的主人为这只了不起的动物一定花了不少钱。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • A country pays and pays dearly for the development of its populace.
      • Why is it that record companies pay dearly for radio play and fight Internet play?
      • And without toilets, they had to queue for hours and pay dearly for the privilege of using the smelly loo of some shopkeeper or building watchman who saw a profit in nature's most basic need.
      • However Irish viewers have to pay dearly for them.
      • Who would pay dearly to cross the ocean to teach middle-school math in one of Southern California's lowest-performing school districts?
      • But, I made her pay dearly for her purchases - $227 for four yearbooks and an old diploma and almost $150 for a collection of papers and photographs.
      • In other words you are paying dearly to maintain a loan while your ability to clear the debt is falling each year.
      • In fact, the vision requires vast sectors of society to pay dearly, and from their own pockets.
      • Because developers pay dearly to lease state-owned land for periods of years, there is great pressure to complete revenue-generating structures quickly.
      • The taxpayer has already paid dearly for the construction of these houses, which cost £78,000 each in 1984, he said.
      1. 1.1Suffer for a misdemeanour or failure.
        （因行为不端或失败而）遭受不幸；付出巨大代价
        they paid dearly for wasting goalscoring opportunities

        他们因浪费了许多破门得分良机而付出了巨大代价。

        Example sentencesExamples
        • They make false promises, fool themselves and people around them, and more often than not, pay dearly later.
        • The only condition is that the hapless Alfred must pay dearly for rejecting her many years before.
        • It is a grim irony lost on them, for which they will pay dearly in elections to come.
        • This was probably a mistake for which they would pay dearly.
        • In this case, they haven't, and now they're paying dearly for their candour.
        • It is a betrayal of civilised values and we shall pay dearly for it.
        • However, they made poor use of a lot of scoring chances for which they were to pay dearly later in the game.
        • This period of their game was marked by poor passing and indifferent play for which they would later pay dearly.
        • In both cases, they must pay dearly for their deeds.
        • And over 100,000 Americans have paid dearly for this failure.

  • pay for itself

    • (of a thing) earn or save enough money to cover the cost of its purchase.

      （物品，系统）赚（或节省）下足以支付购买费用的钱款

      the best insulation will pay for itself in less than a year
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In many parts of the country, this type of insulation will pay for itself in energy saved.
      • Best of all, the system's cost will pay for itself after just a few print runs.
      • With the money you will save on rent, the service pays for itself in a month or two.
      • A good quality pool cover is an investment which could literally pay for itself!
      • At $10 or less, this weatherstripping item pays for itself within a couple of years by reducing energy costs.
      • Not only can you work at your own pace, your hobby can pay for itself and you'll earn money as well!
      • Draft insulation on doors and windows also pays for itself.
      • Over its life span, the bulb saves $50 and actually pays for itself.
      • In general, the cost of training pays for itself in just nine months.
      • If you get a lot of faxes, an ink jet may pay for itself in saved paper costs within a year or two.

  • pay it forward

    • Respond to a person's kindness to oneself by being kind to someone else.

      I will take the support I have had and try to pay it forward whenever I can
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I wish I was in a position to help them out, but I will take the support I have had and try to pay it forward whenever I can.
      • You'll get your chance to pay it forward.
      • Stay honest, stay tight, pick your friends up when they fall and pay it forward.
      • If you can walk out of the hospital and you are well enough to get in a car - any car and *drive* it, you should thank your lucky stars and pay it forward.
      • I'm a big believer in the whole pay it forward idea.
      • One boy decides to do a good deed and thereby create a ripple effect by asking the beneficiaries of his kindness to pay it forward by helping others.
      • Trevor will perform three acts of unsolicited kindness with the only requirement being that each recipient of his goodwill must "pay it forward" to three other people.
      • Of course, as Girlfriend suggests, the ultimate way to bless yourself is to bless others (aka pay it forward).
      • Louise reminds us to pay the kindness forward after recounting a story about a friend of hers whose Harbour Bridge toll was paid for by the guy in the car in front of her who told the toll booth operator she had to pay it forward one day.
      • Helping three people might be easy, but asking them to pay it forward isn't.
      • Rather than accepting her money, Hyde told the motorist to "pay it forward to somebody else."
      • I truly believe when people do nice things for others, they will pay it forward.
      • I have been the recipient of a pay it forward type act recently and although in this particular instance I will pay it back, it has also strengthened my resolution to pay it forward.

  • pay its (or one's) way

    • (of an enterprise or person) earn enough to cover its or one's costs.

      （企业）赢利以支付开销；（人）挣钱以支付费用

      some students are paying their way through college
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The 31-year-old student of international relations is paying his way through grad school and doesn't have enough money left over for health insurance.
      • I made considerably more at my last job, but I make enough to live on and to pay my way through school.
      • We have no difficulty in paying our way and are not trying to freeload the system.
      • This had to be done because so few people were paying their way.
      • I don't object when some law school pays my way to a symposium, though I suppose I could view it as their self-promotion.
      • Are you paying your way through college, perhaps?
      • I'm quite content with the knowledge that I'm paying my way through school and living comfortably.
      • Aren't you as capable as him of earning a wage and paying your way?
      • Some of the guards are students, paying their way through college, but it's a job no one really wants.
      • Universities want returns, and so do the students willing to pay their way.

  • pay one's last respects

    • Show respect towards a dead person by attending their funeral.

      向（死者）告别

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Huge crowds attended to pay their last respects to a very popular gentleman.
      • His burial took place in Ballybracken Cemetery where a large crowd attended to pay their last respects.
      • He had many friends in the area and they all attended his funeral to pay their last respects to the popular Jim.
      • Many police officers, businessmen and members of the public attended the ceremonies to pay their last respects.
      • Mourners paid their last respects at the funeral of a teenager who died after playing in a football match.
      • Thousands thronged the streets of Paris at his funeral to pay their last respects.
      • Hundreds turned out for her funeral at Strandhill Church last Sunday to pay their last respects.
      • Nearly 300 plantation workers, young people and villagers attended to pay their last respects.
      • This week thousands of people will be expected to pay their last respects during the funerals on Wednesday.
      • Large crowds attended on both days to pay their last respects to Michael.
      Synonyms
      regards, kind regards, kindest regards, compliments, greetings, best wishes, good wishes, felicitations, salutations

  • pay one's respects

    • Make a polite visit to someone.

      拜访，拜望

      we went to pay our respects to the head lama

      我们前去拜望大喇嘛。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Several hundred people have been coming by throughout the day paying their respects.
      • Should I visit him and pay my respects, after the way he had treated me?
      • Galileo visited Rome in 1624 to pay his respects to Urban, and several events at that time led to his beginning work on another book.
      • Quite a few people I've spoken to will be going and paying their respects.
      • All around, people queued in a polite but formal way to pay their respects.
      • Earlier Wednesday, he visited the embassy to pay his respects.
      • A constant stream of visitors have been paying their respects to the family.
      • Traditionally, people visited their home villages to pay their respects to family.
      • I visit here every Valentine's to pay my respects and tell her what's been going on in my life.
      • Unlike my last visit, no one bothered us while we paid our respects.

  • pay through the nose

    • informal Pay much more than a fair price.

      〈非正式〉付费过高

      they paid through the nose for one-to-one intensive tuition
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Many companies must be paying through the nose on employees' medical bills.
      • People no longer have to compromise their standards or pay through the nose.
      • The charge payers are paying through the nose for nothing.
      • But you'll be paying through the nose for four years whereas I'll only have to survive a few more semesters.
      • For this, you need to know that you will pay through the nose; in fact you may well bleed through the nose when you see the bill.
      • Most cars drive better on the standard fit wheel, so you could be paying through the nose to make driving slightly less comfortable.
      • The people don't want to pay through the nose for even more spin.
      • More and more people are keeping pets as companions or substitutes for children, and paying through the nose for the privilege
      • We were paying through the nose for everything.
      • Detractors complain about the outrageous prices of tickets, yet punters have not stopped paying through the nose.

  • you pays your money and you takes your choice

    • informal Used to convey that there is little to choose between one alternative and another.

      〈非正式〉无所选择，无从选择

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is entirely reasonable - you pays your money and you takes your choice - but it also strengthens national stereotypes.
      • All-in-all, you pays your money and you takes your choice.
      • Well, as they say in the better places, you pays your money and you takes your choice…
      • As they say, you pays your money and you takes your choice.
      • So, you pays your money and you takes your choice.

Phrasal Verbs

  • pay someone back

    • 1Repay a loan to someone.

      偿付（借款）

      a regular amount was deducted from my wages to pay her back

      从我工资中扣固定数额的钱还她。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • If I can't make the moolah, how am I going to pay you back for my education?
      • He had been offered a job locally and said he wanted to pay us back.
      • ‘I thought it might be quicker if I went and got one myself,’ I said. ‘Do you mind paying me back out of petty cash?
      • They can always pay us back when things get better.
      • He'd obviously taken it from somebody else's account to pay us back, I think that's what had been happening.
      • Oh, and next time you pay her back on a loan ask for a receipt nicely.
      • I promise to pay you back in the middle of August.
      • The Irishman pays him back with interest in his own money.
      • Don't worry Kate, please, he said it was only a loan and we are going to pay him back.
      • My sister paid the wages of the funeral, so I have to pay her back.
      Synonyms
      repay, pay off, give back, return, remunerate, compensate, make amends to, make restitution to, reimburse, recoup, refund, restore, make good, indemnify, requite
      1. 1.1Take revenge on someone.
        〈喻〉报复
        when someone does you wrong, the first instinct is to pay them back for hurting you
        Example sentencesExamples
        • He will not only be happy to explain everything, but to find some way to pay me back for all this.
        • He added: ‘I'd like to think the games I have played for Walter have been my way of paying him back.’
        • This mass culture exacts a price, and people are paid back for what they do - or don't do - to the environment.
        • Then the universe or whatever is out there pays me back by making bad things happen to me and the people around me.
        • And somewhere down the road, she will be paying me back for all 118 guests who didn't show up.
        • I think my body is paying me back for subjecting it to a years' worth of hard shift work.
        Synonyms
        get one's revenge on, be revenged on, revenge oneself on, give someone their just deserts, reciprocate, punish, avenge oneself on, hit back at, get back at, get, get even with, settle a score with, settle the score with, settle accounts with, pay someone out, retaliate against, take reprisals against, exact retribution on

  • pay something back

    • Repay a loan to someone.

      偿付（借款）

      the money should be paid back with interest

      这笔钱应连本带利偿付。

      with two objects they did pay me back the money

      他们确实把钱还给了我。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • As profits begin to flow, the loan will be paid back.
      • All the while, they assure themselves the money will be paid back.
      • Part of the HUD loan would be paid back by the developers from property, sales and utility taxes.
      • Some put in several thousand pounds and all investors were warned that it might be many years before their money was paid back.
      • He noted that the three previous loans were paid back at the district's regularly scheduled Thursday night meeting.
      • The scheme allows them to live in a house owned by the agency, and at the end of two years, almost 50% of the rent will be paid back.
      • The European competition commission approved the loan last year provided it was paid back within a year.
      • In the case of the €250,000, the monies were paid back, the relevant authorities were informed and it is believed that just 1% of the bank's clients were affected.
      • If students defer payment until after they finish university the fees are paid back through the tax system.
      • Curiously, money ‘created out of thin air’ tends to disappear even when the loans are paid back.
      • He must spend the greater part of his time in the management of the company from the date of the investment until the loan has been paid back.
      • The Crown has not had any involvement other than at the start, and that money was paid back.
      • The loans will be paid back at variable interest over 17 years, he added; they are to be reviewed every six months.
      • The Council will also be legally bound to pay the loan back to the bank with interest.
      • It's true that loans are paid back in dollars that are more valuable than the ones borrowed.
      • If the loans are paid back on time, they could generate a profit for the bank, he said.
      • Until the money is paid back, their wages are being garnished $856 a month.
      • Over the long run, the additional cost is paid back many times over in energy savings.

  • pay something in

    • Pay money into a bank account.

      存钱（进银行户头）

      this statement may include cheques that you've recently paid in
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He said he left the cash in the car and only realised it had gone when he returned to the bank to pay it in.
      • The money left her account the day after I paid it in but it didn't surface in mine until four days later.
      • I have no idea why the cheque was not paid in, but I'm reluctant to try banking it after all this time.
      • I had no idea there was any problem with the new tax credits system until I checked my bank account this morning to see no money had been paid in.
      • Donations can be made to the appeal by paying them in to a special bank account or by sending cheques directly to the T & A.
      • First, this pre-dated the allegations of the conspiracy and second, the police never attempted to discover why that money was paid in.
      • But the amount they can earn tax-free on a standard equity fund or savings account drops to £100 a year if the money is paid in by a parent.
      • It was all in change and we had to lug it down to the bank to pay it in.
      • Mind you, the only reading Eric ever does is his bank statement to see if his expenses have been paid in.
      • On the Monday morning I went to the bank to pay the money in, and realised that it was not in my purse or my bag.

  • pay off

    • (of a course of action) yield good results; succeed.

      〈非正式〉（行动）取得好结果；成功

      all the hard work I had done over the summer paid off

      整个夏天我所做的所有艰辛工作都有了好结果。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In some cases of course, it can pay off handsomely, if the company makes a decent recovery.
      • Translating this complex novel for the stage is an ambitious undertaking, but it pays off richly.
      • Secondly, and crucially, we get the reward when the gamble pays off.
      • He's given me the courage to go out into the world knowing that being beautiful inside sometimes pays off.
      • Sometimes, all that fiddling with computers at home pays off extravagantly.
      • They have shown in the last few months that hard work in training pays off.
      • Refreshing your brain can sometimes be a little hard, but in the long run it always pays off.
      • When we invest ourselves in our children, it often pays off in surprising ways.
      • I guess listening in class pays off, even if you don't read the million and one readings.
      • We can only hope that, in the long term, the gamble pays off.
      Synonyms
      meet with success, be successful, succeed, be effective, work, get results, be profitable

  • pay someone off

    • Dismiss someone with a final payment.

      付清工资解雇

      when directors are fired, they should not be lavishly paid off

      当董事们被解雇时，他们不应得到一大笔清算工资。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Because investment bankers are paid very well (and I was paid off quite well) I was and am in no immediate danger of starving, but life was and is complicated.
      • They can't provide enough new business for me to get my teeth stuck into, so they decided to pay me off.
      • They essentially paid him off to let them phase out his show without a huge protest.
      • I think he's got another year but I don't know whether they want to keep him or pay him off.
      • He has just fired the boss of his French textiles business and paid him off with £1m.
      • Thinking about it, he's been there for some time, so they'll have to pay him off.
      • But the album was a complete flop, and led to the firm paying her off to the tune of £20m.
      • He remains a shareholder but it was renamed after he was paid off from his post as chief executive in February.
      • After she was paid off following poor sales of her last album, she came to see him.
      Synonyms
      pay what one owes

  • pay something off

    • Pay a debt in full.

      还清，全部付清借款

      I've saved up enough to pay off my mortgage

      你可能已经攒足钱来偿清第二次抵押借款。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • And I believe that our first obligation is to pay our debts off before we do anything else.
      • It was nearly a year before all of our debts were paid off.
      • The best advice to the individual is try to make sure your debts are paid off and don't borrow unnecessarily.
      • Every month you send the agency a single payment that is portioned out to each of your creditors until your debts are paid off.
      • When the debt is paid off, does he need to continue paying rent?
      • Alternatively, do you pay your card off in full each month?
      • Students may decide to study in other fields likely to return a higher income, so their debt can be paid off sooner.
      • The interest charged on credit is very high and every month a bill is not paid off in full, the debt is compounded.
      • I couldn't believe that people were still giving such great donations, even after the debt was paid off.
      • So, basically this debt has been paid off as far as the principle is concerned.
      Synonyms
      get one's revenge on, be revenged on, revenge oneself on, repay, give someone their just deserts, reciprocate, punish, avenge oneself on, hit back at, get back at, get, get even with, settle a score with, settle the score with, settle accounts with, pay someone back, retaliate against, retaliate on, take reprisals against, exact retribution on
      pay in full, pay, settle, discharge, meet, clear, square, honour, satisfy, make good, liquidate

  • pay something out (or pay out)

    • 1Pay a large sum of money from funds under one's control.

      （从某人控制的专款中）支付巨额款项

      she had to pay out £300 for treatment
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This means all buy-in money is paid out as prizes.
      • Recipients of this money bought more stocks, the government received more money, paid it out, and so on.
      • After the final roll-over the money will be paid out to the next division, the second division winners.
      • It also means that the money is paid out more quickly, bypassing the long wait until probate is granted.
      • In most cases, funds are paid out over a three-year period.
      • The advantage of a qualified annuity is tax-free growth on invested money, and tax is deferred until the money is paid out.
      • Immediately the money was paid out on the instructions of Des Traynor.
      • If the government gets the money, it is paid out to government workers, who then pay taxes on their income.
      • To confuse matters more, the states are allowed, under federal law, to take two days to process the undistributed money before paying it out.
      • My dad needed to feel comfortable that we would be able to pay the money out.
      Synonyms
      spend, expend, pay, lay out, put up, part with, hand over, remit, furnish, supply, disburse, contribute, give, donate, invest, advance, pledge

    • 2Let out (a rope) by slackening it.

      放开，放松（绳索）

      I began paying out the nylon line

      我开始放出尼龙绳。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some of the towline was paid out to send the commuter astern of the schooner.
      • All the instructions were given in Irish in those days and when the spyer saw the fish he'd tell the captain and the seine net would be paid out.
      • With a float tied to the end, we start to pay the line out to float behind us and arc round the stranded yacht.

  • pay up (or pay something up)

    • Pay a debt in full.

      还清，全部付清借款

      you've got ninety days to pay up the principal

      你有90天的时间来付清本金。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • They would pay a deposit on the item and then so much a week until it was paid up.
      • It would be appreciated if contributions for the upgrading of this water scheme could be paid up by 26th June.
      • All my properties were sold, my taxes were paid up, a trust fund was set up for my children and whatever cash was left was spent on my legal fees at the original trial.
      • The same applies to old life insurance policies where premiums have not been paid for some time, or where the policy is paid up but has been forgotten about.
      • But Reilly paid it up over the months, waiting for the final payment before he took the camera home.
      • Admission is by ticket only and no one can get in unless they are paid up and can produce their ticket.
      • I have 18 months left on my contract there and if the manager wants me out then they will have to pay my contract up.
      • And if you have old debts, pay them up, until you are free of outstanding financial debts.
      • He also said that no one should play until all his or her fees are paid up.
      Synonyms
      make payment, pay, settle up, pay in full, meet one's obligations, come up with the money

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'pacify'): from Old French paie (noun), payer (verb), from Latin pacare 'appease', from pax, pac- 'peace'. The notion of 'payment' arose from the sense of 'pacifying' a creditor.

  • The original meaning of pay was ‘to pacify’, and it goes back to Latin pax ‘peace’ (see peace). The notion of ‘payment’ arose from the sense of ‘pacifying’ a creditor. A cartoon caption from the magazine Punch in 1846 was the source of you pays your money and you takes your choice, used to convey that there is little to choose between one alternative and another.

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea

pay2

verbpaid, payed peɪpeɪ
[with object]Nautical

  • Seal (the deck or seams of a wooden ship) with pitch or tar to prevent leakage.

    〔航海〕用沥青（或焦油）填塞（甲板或木船接缝）以防止漏水

    an open groove between the planks had to be payed by running in hot pitch from a special ladle

Origin

Early 17th century: from Old Northern French peier, from Latin picare, from pix, pic- 'pitch'.

verb.1
phr.
phr.v.
verb.2

pay1

verbpāpeɪ

  • 1with object Give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred.

    付钱给（某人）；偿还（债务）

    with object and infinitive he paid the locals to pick his coffee beans
    no object TV licenses can be paid for by direct debit

    电视收看许可证可以通过直接借记方式付款。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Neither of us are paid for the work we do, but that's no big deal.
    • The issue here is should players be paid for playing a game they love?
    • He was paid for his services but there is no doubt that he was playing a very dangerous game.
    • Part-time doctors are paid for a fixed number of hours, even if they did not work some of them.
    • Yes, there is hard work to be done, but that is what the minister and his officials are paid for and that is what they must do.
    • Accounts vary of how much the workers are paid for their labour.
    • This means that workers are paid for fourteen months rather than twelve months every year.
    • Bad weather or no, the general consensus is that an employee is paid for 35 hours and he should work all of those hours.
    • Workers were not paid for their time at the work place when they were not actually laboring.
    • Every sound editor can't help but think of how to fill up a track; it's what we're paid for.
    • The chief executive was dismissed and staff were not paid for six months.
    • She and other staff members were not paid for expenses during the previous month of work.
    • I rubbed her arm and told her not to worry, that these people were paid for this kind of thing.
    • Will employees be paid for all the work they have done up to the point of redundancy?
    • There also may be periods of time when no procedures are being performed, thus nurses are paid for down time.
    • I'm much more focused on the work side of it - that's what I'm paid for.
    • I do not say this to brag, but because it is the one thing I am good at and what I'm paid for.
    • Though workers are paid for time at sea, most fish are shipped out, and processing jobs are given to other parts of the country.
    • He is paid for his knowledge and his ability to superintend and direct the work of those placed under him.
    • But, excuse me, isn't playing sport before audiences what sportsmen are paid for?
    Synonyms
    reward, reimburse, recompense, give payment to, settle up with, remunerate, tip, indemnify
    defray the cost of, settle up for
    1. 1.1 Give (a sum of money) in exchange for goods or work done or in discharge of a debt.
      付费，支付（货款）；清偿，偿还（债务）
      he paid $1,000 to have it built in 1977
      with two objects a museum paid him a four-figure sum for it

      一家博物馆为此向他支付了四位数金额。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • And he says he barely makes enough money to pay wages and all the other bills.
      • Banknotes were first issued by banks who undertook to pay the sum of money that appeared on the note from their deposits of gold.
      • There is not enough money to pay fees for the other two children of primary school age.
      • Many people are paying large sums of money for services which they are already entitled to.
      • I am staggered that our hard-earned council tax money goes towards paying their wages.
      • They are forced to take in three roomers who pay money in exchange for room and board.
      • It will be student money that will pay the legal fees of the administration.
      • He pays outrageous sums of money at charity auctions.
      • I seem to have little money after being paid my monthly wage.
      • However, hedge funds are risky in that if they lose money, clients pay no fee at all.
      • It encouraged families to enrol as subscribers, by paying an annual fee for free or subsidised treatment.
      • The booty enabled him to clear his debts and pay large sums into the treasury, all without incurring a risk of prosecution.
      • The city is booming, it is a beautiful place to live, and those who can afford it are willing to pay the price to settle here.
      • Television pays large sums of money to cover men's college basketball games because sponsors will pay for commercial space in conjunction with the game.
      • It is a question as to whether you are liable to pay a sum of money under the Tax Act.
      • I went there whenever I had a chance and the money to pay the entrance fee.
      • Customers paying annual premium for 10 or 15 years will get full benefits if they die during the cover period.
      • We are stuck with finding this additional money to pay staff salaries and wages.
      • It is true that the order is an order to pay a sum of money.
      • Residents had traditionally signed long leases and paid an annual rent to the landowner.
      Synonyms
      spend, expend, pay out, lay out, part with, disburse, hand over, remit, render
    2. 1.2 Hand over or transfer the amount due of (a debt, wages, etc.) to someone.
      将（应付的债款、工资等）交给，转交
      bonuses were paid to savers whose policies completed their full term

      红利被支付给那些保险单到期的储户。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • If he does not pay that tax, the relief given to the approved body is limited to the amount of tax actually paid by the donor.
      • This bill is about people using the bankruptcy system to evade paying alimony and child support payments.
      • He paid alimony, but it all went down the drain as soon as the check came in the mail.
      • John was asked why the Company stopped paying the mortgage instalments and he said that he did not know.
      • Why are you allowed to exceed water allocation limits if you can simply afford to pay the surcharge?
      • I was commuting an hour each way from New Jersey and needed the rest of my wages to pay my rent.
      • The Egyptian government denies paying any ransom to secure his release.
      • The courses are free for unemployed people, while wage earners pay a small fee.
      • The car becomes the property of the buyer only when they have paid the final instalment due under the agreement.
      • The existing two-week timeshare was never sold, and when they stopped paying the instalments, the new apartment was taken away.
      • Please have correct amount when paying your child's fee.
      • He had known this man for a couple of years and knew that he always paid his debts, no matter what.
      • But on the face of it there was a seamless transfer with rents being paid by the same system and services unaffected.
      • They will also take on responsibilities, and one partner may face paying alimony to the other in the event of the legal partnership being dissolved.
      • The crew members were only released 10 days later after an unspecified amount of ransom was paid.
      • Even if you pay your tax bill on time, you are still liable to pay a surcharge for late filing.
      • However, residents have until the beginning of May to pay their first instalment so the problem may only surface then.
      • He therefore refuses to pay the outstanding instalments on the dynamite and, in fact, sells some of it to Edward.
      • Brian is surprised and please when Frank turns up each week to pay his instalments on the cost of the stolen tools.
      • Tickled by the notion of this souvenir of my transgression, I paid the surcharge, and keep the photo in my album to this day.
      Synonyms
      discharge, settle, pay off, pay in full, meet, clear, square, defray, honour, satisfy, make good, liquidate
    3. 1.3 (of work, an investment, etc.) yield or provide someone with (a specified sum of money)
      （投资等）产生…利润；（工作等）有…报酬
      jobs that pay $5 or $6 an hour

      每小时5或6美元报酬的工作。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The investment, of time as much as money, paid early dividends.
      • So, it is an investment that pays dividends not just for the family, which is very important, but for our economy as well.
      • Bar work pays a modest wage, so it's fortunate that Oceana helps by providing a subsidised cab service for its staff.
      • Issued by financially strong firms, these investments are paying an average yield of a little under 4.5% after tax.
      • Firms can apply for a £2,000 grant for each new job paying a salary of more than £14,000, up to a maximum of five jobs.
      • I need a job which pays enough money to cover rent, bills and family expenses.
      • Most are fleeing high unemployment and wages as low as 50p an hour in search of low-skilled jobs paying salaries that remain a dream for people in Poland.
      • It defends itself by saying it pays competitive wages and provides employees low cost, catastrophic healthcare coverage.
      • So, one of the main reasons people often give for why it's the wife - and not the husband - who stays home is that her job pays less money.
      • Since most do not operate to earn profits, these enterprises do not pay dividends to shareholders.
      • I can whinge all I want about having a job, but it's a job that pays decent money.
      • These work projects will pay a minimum of the national minimum wage.
      • Ultimately, the manager is confident his investments will pay handsome dividends.
    4. 1.4no object (of a business or undertaking, or an attitude) be profitable or advantageous to someone.
      （生意、事业或看法）对某人有益（或有利）
      crime doesn't pay

      犯罪是得不偿失的。

      with infinitive it pays to choose varieties carefully

      仔细挑选各种种类是有好处的。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Farming does not pay and many have had to look beyond the fields for additional ventures to earn a living wage.
      • Your education pays when you get married, she philosophises.
      • Learning pays in all sorts of ways - it can be the first step to a job or better job and to making new friends.
      • That's because agriculture does not pay, both for the producer and for government.
      • His achievements should encourage any youngster from Mayo who wants to succeed in sport that dedication and hard work pays in the end.
      • Education pays by increasing the stock of human quality through increasing the skills of the workforce.
      • In business it never pays to get indignant in any way.
      • The owners who didn't know how to sow kept wailing that agriculture was not paying.
      Synonyms
      yield, pay out, return, produce, bring in
      be profitable, make money, make a profit, be remunerative, make a return, provide a living
      be advantageous to, benefit, be of advantage to, be of benefit to, be beneficial to, be profitable to, be worthwhile to, repay, serve

  • 2no object Suffer a loss or other misfortune as a consequence of an action.

    付出代价，受到惩罚

    the destroyer responsible for these atrocities would have to pay with his life

    那个破坏者将不得不付出生命的代价。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Presumably he shouldn't be put in a situation where he might have to pay with his life.
    • That is the price of using the crystal ball, or any magic item; you pay with your energy.
    • You fear they will make you pay with your life for your place in the world or the colour of your skin.
    • Having to pay with your own life brings a chilling factor into the equation.
    • If we carry on for much longer in this uninspiring vein, he may pay with his head.
    • Our code is her code and our code says the jewel of our tribe shall pay with her life.
    • They say workers are made to pay with their livelihood for increased profits of corporations.
    • They are the ones who speak out, resist, and pay with their liberty or their lives.
    • The tragedy is that some of them have had to pay with their lives.
    • I am happy to pay with my life for any possible reflection on the honour of the flag.
    • Several upright officials have had to pay with their lives or career for daring the criminal.
    • Workers will pay with their homes as well as their jobs when the economy hits the skids.
    • She's always afraid that someone is going to find out and that she'll pay with her life, like her father.
    • The spokesman said that this time he may have to pay with his job.
    • If you kill someone you must pay with your own life no matter what the cause.
    • In the ruthless trade of people smuggling they will increasingly pay with their lives.
    • What he didn't know was that he still had a debt to his brother that he would have to pay with his life.
    • It was right now that Khira had made her fatal mistake and she was going to pay with everything that she had.
    • The media print only what will sell their papers regardless of the consequences and we are paying with our blood for this.
    Synonyms
    suffer, suffer the consequences, be punished, pay a penalty, atone, make atonement, pay the price, get one's deserts, take one's medicine
    1. 2.1with object Give what is due or deserved to (someone); reward or punish.
      报偿；奖赏，惩罚
      “I'll pay you for that,” he snarled

  • 3with two objects Give or bestow (attention, respect, or a compliment) on (someone)

    （向某人）予以 （关注），致以（问候），表达（敬意）

    no one paid them any attention

    没人注意他们。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They don't consider things like paying attention to their pet, or walking him, giving him exercise, etc.
    • I'm trying to conjure up the good-fairy presence, trying to get her to pay attention to me.
    • Babs suffers a nervous breakdown when she realizes no one is paying attention to her.
    • Indeed, they were, and so intently that they paid no attention to me in the car next to them.
    Synonyms
    bestow, present, grant, give, hand out, extend, offer, proffer, render, afford
    1. 3.1 Make (a visit or call) to (someone)
      访问（某人） ；打电话给（某人）
      she has been prevailed upon to pay us a visit

      她已经被说服来看看我们。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • So in a bid not to hurt her in that sense, I chicken out of paying her visits.
      • A mysterious man pays a visit to the landlord, making inquiries about his tenants.
      • Unlike most offenders, they will not be paying a visit to their probation officer once every three weeks.
      • Her husband Gary still pays daily visits to her grave
      • Billy pays an informal visit to a policemen friend who dismisses it as a prank.
nounpāpeɪ

  • The money paid to someone for regular work.

    工资，薪金

    those working on contract may receive higher rates of pay

    按合同工作的人可能会得到更高的报酬。

    showing up and collecting your pay
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Workers' hourly rates of pay also include allowances for board and lodgings.
    • Variable rates of pay will also create a factory system within schools.
    • Most of the victims were thought to be police officers waiting to collect their pay.
    • That's one of the major problems for corporate regulators dealing with executive pay.
    • Certainly they demanded a higher rate of pay, asking double what a laborer received.
    • The rates of pay and allowances now paid to MPs must have affected their behaviour.
    • The drivers refused to comply with roster changes until they were put on this higher rate of pay.
    • This has nothing to do with resourcing or rates of pay, it's simply a matter of a lack of will.
    • We were hired at a particular rate of pay, which is just about a reasonable working wage.
    • The families also protested against expected rates of redundancy pay.
    • This entitles employees to make regular savings from their pay over the next three or five years and earn a tax-free bonus.
    • Theses are very interesting skilled jobs, which have quite rewarding rates of pay.
    • It's now got the lowest base rates of pay of any public service department.
    • The additional pay was money intended for them, they said, and was in effect held in trust by their employer.
    • The garment workers, who are owed back pay, have no money for return fares to China.
    • The average hourly rate of pay must not be less than your minimum hourly rate of pay illustrated on the table above.
    • How fair is your rate of pay compared to others in the same company or organisation?
    • Pensions will continue to be based on a representative rate of pay for rank and length of service.
    • Some have taken a job at the same rate of pay, but have lost conditions of employment like vehicles.
    • One of the Irish employees claimed that by taking on migrant workers the company was pushing down the rates of pay.
    Synonyms
    salary, wages, wage, take-home pay, gross pay, net pay, payment

Phrases

  • in the pay of

    • Employed by.

      受雇于

      Example sentencesExamples
      • As a long-time exile in the pay of the CIA, he was always a strong candidate in Washington and US officials were clearly involved in steering the choice.
      • In 1419, a Genoan captain in the pay of Prince Henry struck Madeira.
      • Yes, he was a willing mercenary in the pay of the government of Canada and a Crown corporation.
      • And he's been in the pay of the British for around 30 years.
      • His timely rescue of London from a retreating force of Frankish mercenaries who had been in the pay of Allectus was a huge propaganda victory.
      • Perhaps more so, when you consider that the four ‘civilian contractors’ would appear to be mercenaries in the pay of the occupation forces.
      • We used to ask ourselves which of the window-breakers were in the pay of the cops/feds/private right-wingers.
      • It must be nice to be in the pay of eccentric old rich conservative men, who arrange for you to testify in congress about things you know nothing about.
      • The films were ‘foreign-funded cinema,’ he declared, implying that the directors were in the pay of foreign masters.
      • Those etymologists who can see through the mirrors of conspiracy and who are not in the pay of multinational interests will be aware of this.

  • pay dearly

    • 1Obtain something at a high cost or great effort.

      花大价钱（或努力）得到

      his master must have paid dearly for such a magnificent beast

      他的主人为这只了不起的动物一定花了不少钱。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Who would pay dearly to cross the ocean to teach middle-school math in one of Southern California's lowest-performing school districts?
      • Why is it that record companies pay dearly for radio play and fight Internet play?
      • A country pays and pays dearly for the development of its populace.
      • However Irish viewers have to pay dearly for them.
      • And without toilets, they had to queue for hours and pay dearly for the privilege of using the smelly loo of some shopkeeper or building watchman who saw a profit in nature's most basic need.
      • The taxpayer has already paid dearly for the construction of these houses, which cost £78,000 each in 1984, he said.
      • In other words you are paying dearly to maintain a loan while your ability to clear the debt is falling each year.
      • But, I made her pay dearly for her purchases - $227 for four yearbooks and an old diploma and almost $150 for a collection of papers and photographs.
      • Because developers pay dearly to lease state-owned land for periods of years, there is great pressure to complete revenue-generating structures quickly.
      • In fact, the vision requires vast sectors of society to pay dearly, and from their own pockets.
      1. 1.1Suffer for an error or failure.
        （因行为不端或失败而）遭受不幸；付出巨大代价
        they paid dearly for wasting goalscoring opportunities

        他们因浪费了许多破门得分良机而付出了巨大代价。

        Example sentencesExamples
        • However, they made poor use of a lot of scoring chances for which they were to pay dearly later in the game.
        • This period of their game was marked by poor passing and indifferent play for which they would later pay dearly.
        • They make false promises, fool themselves and people around them, and more often than not, pay dearly later.
        • In this case, they haven't, and now they're paying dearly for their candour.
        • The only condition is that the hapless Alfred must pay dearly for rejecting her many years before.
        • In both cases, they must pay dearly for their deeds.
        • It is a betrayal of civilised values and we shall pay dearly for it.
        • It is a grim irony lost on them, for which they will pay dearly in elections to come.
        • And over 100,000 Americans have paid dearly for this failure.
        • This was probably a mistake for which they would pay dearly.

  • pay for itself

    • (of an object or system) earn or save enough money to cover the cost of its purchase.

      （物品，系统）赚（或节省）下足以支付购买费用的钱款

      the best insulation will pay for itself in less than a year
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In many parts of the country, this type of insulation will pay for itself in energy saved.
      • At $10 or less, this weatherstripping item pays for itself within a couple of years by reducing energy costs.
      • In general, the cost of training pays for itself in just nine months.
      • If you get a lot of faxes, an ink jet may pay for itself in saved paper costs within a year or two.
      • Not only can you work at your own pace, your hobby can pay for itself and you'll earn money as well!
      • With the money you will save on rent, the service pays for itself in a month or two.
      • A good quality pool cover is an investment which could literally pay for itself!
      • Draft insulation on doors and windows also pays for itself.
      • Best of all, the system's cost will pay for itself after just a few print runs.
      • Over its life span, the bulb saves $50 and actually pays for itself.

  • pay it forward

    • Respond to a person's kindness to oneself by being kind to someone else.

      I will take the support I have had and try to pay it forward whenever I can
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Rather than accepting her money, Hyde told the motorist to "pay it forward to somebody else."
      • Stay honest, stay tight, pick your friends up when they fall and pay it forward.
      • I truly believe when people do nice things for others, they will pay it forward.
      • You'll get your chance to pay it forward.
      • I'm a big believer in the whole pay it forward idea.
      • Of course, as Girlfriend suggests, the ultimate way to bless yourself is to bless others (aka pay it forward).
      • Louise reminds us to pay the kindness forward after recounting a story about a friend of hers whose Harbour Bridge toll was paid for by the guy in the car in front of her who told the toll booth operator she had to pay it forward one day.
      • I have been the recipient of a pay it forward type act recently and although in this particular instance I will pay it back, it has also strengthened my resolution to pay it forward.
      • If you can walk out of the hospital and you are well enough to get in a car - any car and *drive* it, you should thank your lucky stars and pay it forward.
      • I wish I was in a position to help them out, but I will take the support I have had and try to pay it forward whenever I can.
      • One boy decides to do a good deed and thereby create a ripple effect by asking the beneficiaries of his kindness to pay it forward by helping others.
      • Helping three people might be easy, but asking them to pay it forward isn't.
      • Trevor will perform three acts of unsolicited kindness with the only requirement being that each recipient of his goodwill must "pay it forward" to three other people.

  • pay its (or one's) way

    • (of an enterprise or person) earn enough to cover its or one's costs.

      （企业）赢利以支付开销；（人）挣钱以支付费用

      some students are paying their way through college
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I don't object when some law school pays my way to a symposium, though I suppose I could view it as their self-promotion.
      • This had to be done because so few people were paying their way.
      • Aren't you as capable as him of earning a wage and paying your way?
      • Some of the guards are students, paying their way through college, but it's a job no one really wants.
      • Are you paying your way through college, perhaps?
      • We have no difficulty in paying our way and are not trying to freeload the system.
      • I'm quite content with the knowledge that I'm paying my way through school and living comfortably.
      • The 31-year-old student of international relations is paying his way through grad school and doesn't have enough money left over for health insurance.
      • I made considerably more at my last job, but I make enough to live on and to pay my way through school.
      • Universities want returns, and so do the students willing to pay their way.

  • pay one's last respects

    • Show respect toward a dead person by attending their funeral.

      向（死者）告别

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Large crowds attended on both days to pay their last respects to Michael.
      • He had many friends in the area and they all attended his funeral to pay their last respects to the popular Jim.
      • Hundreds turned out for her funeral at Strandhill Church last Sunday to pay their last respects.
      • This week thousands of people will be expected to pay their last respects during the funerals on Wednesday.
      • Huge crowds attended to pay their last respects to a very popular gentleman.
      • Nearly 300 plantation workers, young people and villagers attended to pay their last respects.
      • Thousands thronged the streets of Paris at his funeral to pay their last respects.
      • Many police officers, businessmen and members of the public attended the ceremonies to pay their last respects.
      • Mourners paid their last respects at the funeral of a teenager who died after playing in a football match.
      • His burial took place in Ballybracken Cemetery where a large crowd attended to pay their last respects.
      Synonyms
      regards, kind regards, kindest regards, compliments, greetings, best wishes, good wishes, felicitations, salutations

  • pay one's respects

    • Make a polite visit to someone.

      拜访，拜望

      we went to pay our respects to the head lama

      我们前去拜望大喇嘛。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Traditionally, people visited their home villages to pay their respects to family.
      • Unlike my last visit, no one bothered us while we paid our respects.
      • A constant stream of visitors have been paying their respects to the family.
      • All around, people queued in a polite but formal way to pay their respects.
      • Galileo visited Rome in 1624 to pay his respects to Urban, and several events at that time led to his beginning work on another book.
      • I visit here every Valentine's to pay my respects and tell her what's been going on in my life.
      • Should I visit him and pay my respects, after the way he had treated me?
      • Earlier Wednesday, he visited the embassy to pay his respects.
      • Quite a few people I've spoken to will be going and paying their respects.
      • Several hundred people have been coming by throughout the day paying their respects.

  • pay through the nose

    • informal Pay much more than a fair price.

      〈非正式〉付费过高

      Example sentencesExamples
      • For this, you need to know that you will pay through the nose; in fact you may well bleed through the nose when you see the bill.
      • We were paying through the nose for everything.
      • The people don't want to pay through the nose for even more spin.
      • The charge payers are paying through the nose for nothing.
      • More and more people are keeping pets as companions or substitutes for children, and paying through the nose for the privilege
      • Most cars drive better on the standard fit wheel, so you could be paying through the nose to make driving slightly less comfortable.
      • Many companies must be paying through the nose on employees' medical bills.
      • People no longer have to compromise their standards or pay through the nose.
      • But you'll be paying through the nose for four years whereas I'll only have to survive a few more semesters.
      • Detractors complain about the outrageous prices of tickets, yet punters have not stopped paying through the nose.

Phrasal Verbs

  • pay someone back

    • 1Repay a loan to someone.

      偿付（借款）

      a regular amount was deducted from my wages to pay her back

      从我工资中扣固定数额的钱还她。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • My sister paid the wages of the funeral, so I have to pay her back.
      • If I can't make the moolah, how am I going to pay you back for my education?
      • Oh, and next time you pay her back on a loan ask for a receipt nicely.
      • The Irishman pays him back with interest in his own money.
      • He'd obviously taken it from somebody else's account to pay us back, I think that's what had been happening.
      • They can always pay us back when things get better.
      • I promise to pay you back in the middle of August.
      • ‘I thought it might be quicker if I went and got one myself,’ I said. ‘Do you mind paying me back out of petty cash?
      • Don't worry Kate, please, he said it was only a loan and we are going to pay him back.
      • He had been offered a job locally and said he wanted to pay us back.
      Synonyms
      repay, pay off, give back, return, remunerate, compensate, make amends to, make restitution to, reimburse, recoup, refund, restore, make good, indemnify, requite
      1. 1.1Take revenge on someone.
        〈喻〉报复
        when someone does you wrong, the first instinct is to pay them back for hurting you
        Example sentencesExamples
        • He will not only be happy to explain everything, but to find some way to pay me back for all this.
        • This mass culture exacts a price, and people are paid back for what they do - or don't do - to the environment.
        • He added: ‘I'd like to think the games I have played for Walter have been my way of paying him back.’
        • Then the universe or whatever is out there pays me back by making bad things happen to me and the people around me.
        • And somewhere down the road, she will be paying me back for all 118 guests who didn't show up.
        • I think my body is paying me back for subjecting it to a years' worth of hard shift work.
        Synonyms
        get one's revenge on, be revenged on, revenge oneself on, give someone their just deserts, reciprocate, punish, avenge oneself on, hit back at, get back at, get, get even with, settle a score with, settle the score with, settle accounts with, pay someone out, retaliate against, take reprisals against, exact retribution on
      2. 1.2Reward someone for something done earlier.
        I took Aunt Shirley a cake to pay her back for solving a problem my grandmother had

  • pay something back

    • Repay a loan to someone.

      偿付（借款）

      the money should be paid back with interest

      这笔钱应连本带利偿付。

      with two objects they did pay me back the money

      他们确实把钱还给了我。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Council will also be legally bound to pay the loan back to the bank with interest.
      • It's true that loans are paid back in dollars that are more valuable than the ones borrowed.
      • If the loans are paid back on time, they could generate a profit for the bank, he said.
      • Part of the HUD loan would be paid back by the developers from property, sales and utility taxes.
      • Some put in several thousand pounds and all investors were warned that it might be many years before their money was paid back.
      • The scheme allows them to live in a house owned by the agency, and at the end of two years, almost 50% of the rent will be paid back.
      • As profits begin to flow, the loan will be paid back.
      • The European competition commission approved the loan last year provided it was paid back within a year.
      • He must spend the greater part of his time in the management of the company from the date of the investment until the loan has been paid back.
      • In the case of the €250,000, the monies were paid back, the relevant authorities were informed and it is believed that just 1% of the bank's clients were affected.
      • If students defer payment until after they finish university the fees are paid back through the tax system.
      • He noted that the three previous loans were paid back at the district's regularly scheduled Thursday night meeting.
      • Until the money is paid back, their wages are being garnished $856 a month.
      • All the while, they assure themselves the money will be paid back.
      • The loans will be paid back at variable interest over 17 years, he added; they are to be reviewed every six months.
      • The Crown has not had any involvement other than at the start, and that money was paid back.
      • Curiously, money ‘created out of thin air’ tends to disappear even when the loans are paid back.
      • Over the long run, the additional cost is paid back many times over in energy savings.

  • pay something in

    • Pay money into a bank account.

      存钱（进银行户头）

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I have no idea why the cheque was not paid in, but I'm reluctant to try banking it after all this time.
      • On the Monday morning I went to the bank to pay the money in, and realised that it was not in my purse or my bag.
      • I had no idea there was any problem with the new tax credits system until I checked my bank account this morning to see no money had been paid in.
      • First, this pre-dated the allegations of the conspiracy and second, the police never attempted to discover why that money was paid in.
      • But the amount they can earn tax-free on a standard equity fund or savings account drops to £100 a year if the money is paid in by a parent.
      • It was all in change and we had to lug it down to the bank to pay it in.
      • Donations can be made to the appeal by paying them in to a special bank account or by sending cheques directly to the T & A.
      • Mind you, the only reading Eric ever does is his bank statement to see if his expenses have been paid in.
      • He said he left the cash in the car and only realised it had gone when he returned to the bank to pay it in.
      • The money left her account the day after I paid it in but it didn't surface in mine until four days later.

  • pay off

    • (of a course of action) yield good results; succeed.

      〈非正式〉（行动）取得好结果；成功

      all the hard work I had done over the summer paid off

      整个夏天我所做的所有艰辛工作都有了好结果。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • They have shown in the last few months that hard work in training pays off.
      • Translating this complex novel for the stage is an ambitious undertaking, but it pays off richly.
      • Refreshing your brain can sometimes be a little hard, but in the long run it always pays off.
      • When we invest ourselves in our children, it often pays off in surprising ways.
      • Sometimes, all that fiddling with computers at home pays off extravagantly.
      • He's given me the courage to go out into the world knowing that being beautiful inside sometimes pays off.
      • I guess listening in class pays off, even if you don't read the million and one readings.
      • We can only hope that, in the long term, the gamble pays off.
      • Secondly, and crucially, we get the reward when the gamble pays off.
      • In some cases of course, it can pay off handsomely, if the company makes a decent recovery.
      Synonyms
      meet with success, be successful, succeed, be effective, work, get results, be profitable

  • pay someone off

    • Dismiss someone with a final payment.

      付清工资解雇

      when directors are fired, they should not be lavishly paid off

      当董事们被解雇时，他们不应得到一大笔清算工资。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He remains a shareholder but it was renamed after he was paid off from his post as chief executive in February.
      • They essentially paid him off to let them phase out his show without a huge protest.
      • But the album was a complete flop, and led to the firm paying her off to the tune of £20m.
      • Because investment bankers are paid very well (and I was paid off quite well) I was and am in no immediate danger of starving, but life was and is complicated.
      • Thinking about it, he's been there for some time, so they'll have to pay him off.
      • He has just fired the boss of his French textiles business and paid him off with £1m.
      • After she was paid off following poor sales of her last album, she came to see him.
      • They can't provide enough new business for me to get my teeth stuck into, so they decided to pay me off.
      • I think he's got another year but I don't know whether they want to keep him or pay him off.
      Synonyms
      pay what one owes

  • pay something off

    • Pay a debt in full.

      还清，全部付清借款

      you may have saved up enough to pay off your second mortgage

      你可能已经攒足钱来偿清第二次抵押借款。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was nearly a year before all of our debts were paid off.
      • The best advice to the individual is try to make sure your debts are paid off and don't borrow unnecessarily.
      • When the debt is paid off, does he need to continue paying rent?
      • The interest charged on credit is very high and every month a bill is not paid off in full, the debt is compounded.
      • Every month you send the agency a single payment that is portioned out to each of your creditors until your debts are paid off.
      • And I believe that our first obligation is to pay our debts off before we do anything else.
      • I couldn't believe that people were still giving such great donations, even after the debt was paid off.
      • Alternatively, do you pay your card off in full each month?
      • Students may decide to study in other fields likely to return a higher income, so their debt can be paid off sooner.
      • So, basically this debt has been paid off as far as the principle is concerned.
      Synonyms
      get one's revenge on, be revenged on, revenge oneself on, repay, give someone their just deserts, reciprocate, punish, avenge oneself on, hit back at, get back at, get, get even with, settle a score with, settle the score with, settle accounts with, pay someone back, retaliate against, retaliate on, take reprisals against, exact retribution on
      pay in full, pay, settle, discharge, meet, clear, square, honour, satisfy, make good, liquidate

  • pay something out (or pay out)

    • 1Pay a large sum of money from funds under one's control.

      （从某人控制的专款中）支付巨额款项

      insurers can refuse to pay out

      保险公司可以拒绝理赔。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • To confuse matters more, the states are allowed, under federal law, to take two days to process the undistributed money before paying it out.
      • It also means that the money is paid out more quickly, bypassing the long wait until probate is granted.
      • Recipients of this money bought more stocks, the government received more money, paid it out, and so on.
      • In most cases, funds are paid out over a three-year period.
      • The advantage of a qualified annuity is tax-free growth on invested money, and tax is deferred until the money is paid out.
      • Immediately the money was paid out on the instructions of Des Traynor.
      • My dad needed to feel comfortable that we would be able to pay the money out.
      • After the final roll-over the money will be paid out to the next division, the second division winners.
      • This means all buy-in money is paid out as prizes.
      • If the government gets the money, it is paid out to government workers, who then pay taxes on their income.
      Synonyms
      spend, expend, pay, lay out, put up, part with, hand over, remit, furnish, supply, disburse, contribute, give, donate, invest, advance, pledge

    • 2Let out (a rope) by slackening it.

      放开，放松（绳索）

      I began paying out the nylon line

      我开始放出尼龙绳。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some of the towline was paid out to send the commuter astern of the schooner.
      • All the instructions were given in Irish in those days and when the spyer saw the fish he'd tell the captain and the seine net would be paid out.
      • With a float tied to the end, we start to pay the line out to float behind us and arc round the stranded yacht.

  • pay up (or pay something up)

    • Pay a debt in full.

      还清，全部付清借款

      you've got ninety days to pay up the principal

      你有90天的时间来付清本金。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • And if you have old debts, pay them up, until you are free of outstanding financial debts.
      • All my properties were sold, my taxes were paid up, a trust fund was set up for my children and whatever cash was left was spent on my legal fees at the original trial.
      • He also said that no one should play until all his or her fees are paid up.
      • It would be appreciated if contributions for the upgrading of this water scheme could be paid up by 26th June.
      • The same applies to old life insurance policies where premiums have not been paid for some time, or where the policy is paid up but has been forgotten about.
      • They would pay a deposit on the item and then so much a week until it was paid up.
      • Admission is by ticket only and no one can get in unless they are paid up and can produce their ticket.
      • But Reilly paid it up over the months, waiting for the final payment before he took the camera home.
      • I have 18 months left on my contract there and if the manager wants me out then they will have to pay my contract up.
      Synonyms
      make payment, pay, settle up, pay in full, meet one's obligations, come up with the money

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘pacify’): from Old French paie (noun), payer (verb), from Latin pacare ‘appease’, from pax, pac- ‘peace’. The notion of ‘payment’ arose from the sense of ‘pacifying’ a creditor.

pay2

verbpāpeɪ
[with object]Nautical

  • Seal (the deck or hull seams of a wooden ship) with pitch or tar to prevent leakage.

    〔航海〕用沥青（或焦油）填塞（甲板或木船接缝）以防止漏水

    an open groove between the planks had to be payed by running in hot pitch from a special ladle

Origin

Early 17th century: from Old Northern French peier, from Latin picare, from pix, pic- ‘pitch’.

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