- 词义辨析
pay, pay for
pay和pay for都表示“付钱”,它们的区别在于:当表示为所买的东西付钱时,一般用pay for,后面接表示货物的名词; 当表示向某人付款时,一般用pay,后面接表示受款人的名词。例如:
Will you pay the waiter?你愿意付钱给侍者吗?
We refused to pay them their wages.我们拒绝付给他们工资。
I'll pay for my ticket.我将为我的票付款。
How much did you pay for the book?那本书你付了多少钱?
pay down, pay up
这两个短语的意思不同,前者的意思是付一部分款,后者是全部付清。例如:
He paid $500 down and agreed to pay the rest in monthly installments.他先付500美元,余款答应分月支付。
If you don't pay up,I'll resort to the law.如果你不全部还清,我就要诉诸法律了。
下面短语的意思不同:
pay one's way 自食其力
pay one's own way 自己付自己的账
- 速记技巧
谐音记忆法
记忆法谐音赔。赔付,赔钱。给钱,偿还。短语=pay back偿还(借款);报复/pay back偿还(借款)/pay off还清(债务等)
词源词缀法
来自古法语paier,支付,来自拉丁语pacare,平息,安抚,使满意,来自pacis,和平,平静,词源同peace,pacify.
- 近义词
- 反义词
- dischargevt.下(客);卸船;免除(自己的义务、负担等);执行;
- rewardn.报酬;奖励,回报;赏金;
- servev.为…服务/效力;任职;可用作;提供;接待;送交;服刑;发球;对…有用;端上(食物);足够…吃/用;
- presentadj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的;存在;当前的;出现;出席;在场;现存的
- repayvt.偿还;付还;报答;酬报;
- paymentn.支付,付款;款项;报答;
- salaryn.薪金,工资;
- earningsn.收入,所得;工资,报酬;收益,利润;
- rewardn.报酬;奖励,回报;赏金;
- wagesn.工资;报酬;薪金;工钱;工资( wage的名词复数 );
- feen. (加入组织或做某事付的)费;专业服务费,业务报酬;小费,赏钱;[法] 继承的产业;
- hirev.雇用,临时雇佣;租用;
- allowancen.津贴,补贴,零用钱;限额;折扣;默许,默认;
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n.
- 双语例句 更多例句
It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.
总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知,她才付应该交的房租.
《简明英汉词典》
He came back to earth when the teacher told him to pay more attention.
当老师告诉他要认真的时候,他回到了现实中来.
《简明英汉词典》
People considered it as an honor to pay strength and perspire for it.
大家把为大桥出的一点力,流的一点汗,当作光荣和幸福.
《简明英汉词典》
The judge pronounced for the defendant, and also said that his opponent should pay the court costs.
法官作出有利于被告的判决, 并要原告偿付法庭费用.
《简明英汉词典》
Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay.
有些家庭因无力支付医疗费用而得不到医治。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 相关词组
- pay through the nosev.被勒索;花大钱;
- dock pay码头付款
- flight payn.飞行津贴;
- net pay净薪金;
- pay the price付出代价;得到报应;
- base payn.基本工资;底薪;
- extra pay奖励;
- gross pay薪工总额;
- hit pay dirt发现矿藏,找到富矿;
- pay up全部还清,付清;
- holiday pay休假工资;
- performance-related payn.与业绩挂钩的工资;绩效工资;
- pay tribute to称赞,歌颂;
- pay the bill付帐,买单;
- equal pay for equal work同工同酬;
- competency based pay技能工资;
- back payn.欠薪;欠付工资;
- pay attention to(对某人/某事)注意
- pay tribute[法]朝贡;致敬;
- merit payn.功绩酬劳,绩效工资;
- 今日热词
- 热门搜索
- edge n. 边;优势;(悬崖、峭壁的)边缘,端;锋利,尖锐;vt. 在…上加边界;使渐进;给(刀刃)磨边,使锋利;修整;
- remember v.记得,想起;不忘(去做);纪念;代为问候;给送礼物;
- transport n.交通工具;交通运输系统;运输;运输工具;激情;v.运输;传播;使身处他境;流放;
- around adv. 大约;旋转;到处,四处;在周围;prep. 围绕;在附近;前后,左右;在…周围;
- may the force be with you 愿原力与你同在;愿力量与你同在
- 3d 三维;three dimensional 三维
- early adj.早的;早期的;早日的;(果实等)早熟的;adv.早;在初期;先前;提早;
- peasant n.农民;农夫;佃农;粗俗的人;
- such adj.(指上文)那样的; 类似的; (指后文)下述一类的; (强调程度)非常; 如此程度;pron.这样;
- canteen n.食堂;餐厅;水壶;餐具盒;
- monocloud 单色的
- lie to me 别对我撒谎;

