[peI]
vt., vi.
paid, paying
1.付（款）；支付；繳納
He paid ￡5 for the book.
他買這本書花了五英鎊。
"I'd like to pay by cheque, please."
我想用支票支付。
I paid $150 for that walki-lookie.
我花了壹百五十美元買了那臺輕便電視攝影機。
"The international corporation paid $50,000 for the firm, and $2,000 for its goodwill."
"這家跨國公司用五萬美元買下了這家商號,兩千美元買下了它的信譽。"
2.付清（賬單、債務）
Can you lend me some money - I can pay you back tomorrow.
妳能借給我點兒錢嗎？我明天就可以還給妳。
Have I paid you back the $20 you lent me?
妳借給我的二十美元我還給妳了嗎?
Have you paid the electricity bill for the last month yet?
妳繳了上個月的電費了嗎?
3.生利；有…收益；值得（麻煩）；合算
It pays me to keep that stock.
持有那種股票對我有利。
It will pay to read a dictionary if you have time.
"如果妳有時間,翻翻詞典是值得的。"
It will pay in the long run if the setting off of firecrackers is effectively banned in the cities.
"從長遠來看,在城市裏真正有效地禁放鞭炮,是值得的。"
4.做；致；說
pay a visit
訪問
pay a call
拜會
pay a compliment
致意
pay one's respects
致敬
The workers paid homage to the king when he came to the factory for a visit.
"當國王來到工廠參觀時,工人們向他致敬。"
5.給；與
pay attention
註意
6.遭受懲罰
She has paid the penalty for her theft.
她犯的偷竊罪已受到懲罰。
He paid dearly for his careless slip.
他為自己粗心的失誤付出了巨大的代價。
pay
n.
工資；薪金；津貼
in the pay of
被收買的；被豢養的；當狗腿子的
This man is in the pay of the enemy.
此人是被敵人收買的。
pay back
報復 (= pay off, pay out, serve out)
I'll certainly pay you back for what you did to me!
"妳那樣對待我,我壹定要回敬妳的!"
償還；償付
How can I pay you back for all your kindness?
妳的這番好意我該怎麽報答呢?
pay off
還清；償清
報復；償還
結清工資解雇（某人）
成功
Did your plan pay off?
妳的計劃成功了嗎？
Our plan certainly paid off; it was a great idea.
"我們的計劃當然成功了,那是個很好的主意。"
pay out
花費；支出
I paid out a lot of money for that car.
為了那輛汽車我花了不少錢。
放松（繩子）；放出
pay up
（不情願地）付清；還清（債務）