pay
- n.工资；薪水
- v.付费；偿还；交纳；付酬
- adj.需付费的；含贵重矿物的；矿藏丰富的；有关支付的
- 网络付款；付钱；付出
过去式：paid 第三人称单数：pays 现在分词：paying
paypay
1.[i][t]付费；付酬to give sb money for work, goods, services, etc.
2.[t]交纳；偿还to give sb money that you owe them
3.[i]赢利；创收to produce a profit
4.[i][t]受益；划算to result in some advantage or profit for sb
5.[i]付代价；遭受惩罚to suffer or be punished for your beliefs or actions
6.[t]~ sth（与某些名词结合使用，表示将要做或付出某事物）used with some nouns to show that you are giving or doing the thing mentioned
the devil/hell to pay
大麻烦；大乱子a lot of trouble
he who pays the piper calls the tune
花钱的人说了算；财大者气粗the person who provides the money for sth can also control how it is spent
pay court to sb
献殷勤；奉迎；讨好to treat sb with great respect in order to gain favour with them
pay dividends
有所收获；产生效益to produce great advantages or profits
pay for itself
使损益相当；够本to save as much money as it cost
pay good money for sth
为…花费很多钱（尤指钱白花了）used to emphasize that sth cost(s) a lot of money, especially if the money is wasted
pay its way
赢利运作；不负债；收支平衡to make enough money to pay what it costs to keep it going
pay the penalty (for sth/for doing sth)|pay a/the price (for sth/for doing sth)
因…受害╱付代价to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done
pay your respects (to sb)
（拜访或问候某人）表示敬意to visit sb or to send a message of good wishes as a sign of respect for them
pay through the nose (for sth)
（为…）付过高的价to pay too much money for sth
pay your way
独立偿付一切；自食其力to pay for everything yourself without having to rely on anyone else's money
you pays your money and you takes your choice
如何选择由你做主（表示各种选择的分别不大）used for saying that there is very little difference between two or more things that you can choose