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1. Oxford Dictionary

   pay

   • IPA[peɪ]

   英式

   • v.
     give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred；give (a sum of money) in exchange for goods or work done or to settle a debt
   • n.
     the money paid to someone for regular work

   • verb: pay, 3rd person present: pays, gerund or present participle: paying, past tense: paid, past participle: paid

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred the traveller paid a guide to show him across I'll pay for your ticket 同義詞 reward, reimburse, recompense, give payment to, settle up with, ... 更多remunerate, tip, indemnify
   • ▪ give (a sum of money) in exchange for goods or work done or to settle a debt the company was rumoured to have paid 450p a share you will have paid out more in premiums that you received from claims 同義詞 spend, expend, pay out, lay out, part with, ... 更多disburse, hand over, remit, render, informaldish out, shell out, fork out, cough up, ante up, pony up
   • ▪ hand over or transfer the amount due of (a debt, wages, etc.) to someone I always prefer to pay all my bills on time bonuses were paid to savers whose policies completed their full term 同義詞 discharge, settle, pay off, pay in full, meet, ... 更多clear, square, defray, honour, satisfy, make good, liquidate
   • ▪ (of work, an investment, etc.) provide someone with (a sum of money) jobs that pay £5 an hour
   • ▪ (of a business, activity, or an attitude) be profitable or advantageous crime doesn't pay it pays to choose varieties carefully 同義詞 yield, pay out, return, produce, bring in, ... 更多informalrake 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
   • 2. suffer a misfortune as a consequence of an action they paid for his impatience the destroyer responsible for these atrocities would have to pay with his life 同義詞 suffer, suffer the consequences, be punished, pay a penalty, atone, ... 更多make atonement, pay the price, get one's deserts, take one's medicine, informalget one's comeuppance
   • ▪ give what is due or deserved to ‘I'll pay you for that,’ he snarled it was his way of paying out Maguire for giving him the push
   • 3. give (attention, respect, or a compliment) to (someone) no one paid them any attention 同義詞 bestow, present, grant, give, hand out, ... 更多extend, offer, proffer, render, afford
   • ▪ make (a visit or call) to (someone) she has been prevailed upon to pay us a visit

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the money paid to someone for regular work an entitlement to sickness pay

   片語

   • he who pays the piper calls the tune
   • in the pay of
   • pay dearly
   • pay for itself
   • pay it forward
   • pay one's last respects
   • pay one's respects
   • pay one's way
   • pay through the nose
   • you pays your money and you takes your choice
   • pay back
   • pay down
   • pay in
   • pay off
   • pay out
   • pay up