pays

英 [peɪz]

美 [peɪz]

v.  付费; 付酬; 交纳; 偿还; 赢利; 创收
pay的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 付；支付；偿还
  When youpayan amount of moneytosomeone, you give it to them because you are buying something from them or because you owe it to them. When youpaysomething such as a bill or a debt, you pay the amount that you owe.
  1. Accommodation is free — all you pay for is breakfast and dinner...
     住宿免费——你只需付早餐和正餐的钱。
  2. We paid £35 for each ticket...
     我们每张票付了35英镑。
  3. The wealthier may have to pay a little more in taxes...
     更富有的人可能得多缴一点儿税。
  4. He proposes that businesses should pay taxes to the federal government...
     他提议企业应该向联邦政府纳税。
  5. You can pay by credit card.
     你可以用信用卡付账。
• VERB 给…付工资；给…付酬
  When youare paid, you get your wages or salary from your employer.
  1. The lawyer was paid a huge salary...
     那位律师薪酬很高。
  2. I get paid monthly...
     我按月领工资。
  3. They could wander where they wished and take jobs from who paid best.
     他们可以想去哪儿就去哪儿，谁给的钱多就给谁干活儿。
• N-UNCOUNT 工资；薪水
  Yourpayis the money that you get from your employer as wages or salary.
  1. ...their complaints about their pay and conditions.
     他们对薪水和工作条件的不满
  2. ...the workers' demand for a twenty per cent pay rise.
     工人要求加薪20%
• VERB （为获得帮助或服务）付钱给
  If youare paid todo something, someone gives you some money so that you will help them or perform some service for them.
  1. Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed...
     学生们得到了一大笔钱，而所要做的就是整天躺在床上什么也不做。
  2. If you help me, I'll pay you anything.
     如果你帮我，你要多少钱我都给。
• VERB （政府或机构通过提高价格、税率等使某人）为…买单
  If a government or organization makes someonepay forsomething, it makes them responsible for providing the money for it, for example by increasing prices or taxes.
  1. ...a legally binding international treaty that establishes who must pay for environmental damage...
     规定谁该为环境破坏买单的有法律约束力的国际条约
  2. If you don't subsidize ballet and opera, seat prices will have to go up to pay for it.
     如果你不为芭蕾和歌剧提供补贴，就得提高剧场票价来为此买单。
• VERB （工作、交易或投资）有…报酬，产生…利润
  If a job, deal, or investmentpaysa particular amount, it brings you that amount of money.
  1. We're stuck in jobs that don't pay very well...
     我们深陷在工资低廉的工作中。
  2. The account does not pay interest on a credit balance.
     这个账户的贷方余额没有利息。
• VERB （工作、交易或投资）有收益，盈利
  If a job, deal, or investmentpays, it brings you a profit or earns you some money.
  1. There are some agencies now specialising in helping older people to find jobs which pay...
     现在有些机构专门帮助年龄较大的人找有报酬的工作。
  2. They owned land; they made it pay.
     他们拥有土地；他们让土地生钱。
• VERB 存（钱）；储蓄
  When youpaymoneyintoa bank account, you put the money in the account.
  1. He paid £20 into his savings account...
     他往自己的储蓄账户上存了20英镑。
  2. There is nothing more annoying than queueing when you only want to pay in a few cheques.
     没有比你只想存几张支票还得排队更令人恼火的了。
• VERB 有利；有好处；值得
  If a course of actionpays, it results in some advantage or benefit for you.
  1. It pays to invest in protective clothing...
     在防护服上投资是值得的。
  2. He talked of defending small nations, of ensuring that aggression does not pay.
     他谈到了保卫小国家，绝不让侵略得逞。
• VERB 付出代价；受到惩罚
  If youpay forsomething that you do or have, you suffer as a result of it.
  1. Britain was to pay dearly for its lack of resolve...
     英国将为缺乏决心付出惨痛的代价。
  2. Why should I pay the penalty for somebody else's mistake?...
     为什么我要代人受过？
  3. She feels it's a small price to pay for the pleasure of living in this delightful house.
     她觉得，和住在这套令人愉快的房子里的那种快乐相比，这点代价不算大。
• VERB （与某些名词连用，表示施予某物或做某事）进行（访问）/给予（注意）
  You usepaywith some nouns, for example in the expressionspay a visitandpay attention, to indicate that something is given or done.
  1. Do pay us a visit next time you're in Birmingham...
     下次你来伯明翰一定要来看看我们。
  2. He felt a heavy bump, but paid no attention to it...
     他觉得起了个大包，但是没有理会。
  3. He had nothing to do with arranging the funeral, but came along to pay his last respects.
     他不是来筹备葬礼的，只是过来向遗体告别的。
• ADJ （电视节目）付费的，收费的
  Paytelevision consists of programmes and channels which are not part of a public broadcasting system, and for which people have to pay.
  1. The company has set up joint-venture pay-TV channels in Belgium, Spain, and Germany.
     该公司已在比利时、西班牙和德国设立了合资付费电视频道。
• See also:paidsick pay
• PHRASE 赚回成本
  If something that you buy or invest inpays for itselfafter a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
  1. ...investments in energy efficiency that would pay for themselves within five years.
     将在5年内收回成本的能效投资
• PHRASE 受雇于；被…收买
  If you say that someone isin the pay ofa certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally.
  1. He was murdered at a presidential rally by gunmen in the pay of drug traffickers.
     他在一场总统竞选集会上被毒品贩子雇用的枪手谋杀了。
• PHRASE 自食其力；养活自己
  If youpayyourway, you have or earn enough money to pay for what you need, without needing other people to give or lend you money.
  1. I went to college anyway, as a part-time student, paying my own way...
     总之我上了大学，半工半读，自食其力。
  2. The British film industry could not pay its way without a substantial export market.
     没有广阔的出口市场，英国电影工业无以为继。
• → see:to pay dividends

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

双语例句

• The weasel pays a courtesy visit to the hen; not with the best of intentions.
  狼给鸡拜年，不怀好意。
• Every bank pays close attention to the speed and accuracy of its staff.
  每家银行都非常关注雇员的工作速度和无差错率。
• Her father pays for her rent and board but Lucy keeps herself in clothes.
  露西的父亲负担她的吃住，她自己则挣钱添置衣服。
• The ruins of the castle are an ancient monument, which the government pays money to preserve.
  这座城堡废墟是古代遗迹，政府花钱予以保护。
• Using the figures given above, it can be seen that machine A pays back the initial investment in two years
  从以上的数字我们可以看出，机器A在两年后就收回了最初的投资。
• She pays her rent by the quarter.
  她按季度付房租。
• This company pays high salaries.
  这家公司待遇很高。
• It pays to invest in protective clothing
  在防护服上投资是值得的。
• He pays out insurance every year.
  他每年付保险费。
• He just pays and carries the things.
  他只是付钱和拎东西。