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| pay [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (return money) | SCSimplified Chinese 还… |
| | I can't afford to pay back the fifty pounds he lent me. |
| | 我还不起他借给我的五十英镑。 |
| pay [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | (return money to) | SCSimplified Chinese 还钱给 |
| | I will pay you back the £5 tomorrow. |
| | 明天我会还你5英磅。 |
| pay [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge on) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 算账 suàn zhàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 报复 suàn zhàng，bào fù
TCTraditional Chinese 報復 |
| | After John embarrassed Susan, she paid him back by playing a joke on him. |
| | 约翰让苏珊感到尴尬，她讲了一个玩笑报复他。 |
| pay [sb] back for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge for [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 因为…报复… |
| | How shall I pay him back for that dirty trick he played on me? |
| | 我应该怎么来回报他捉弄我的卑鄙行为？ |
| pay [sb] back for doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge for [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 因为…报复… |
| | I still haven't paid you back for humiliating me in front of all my friends. |
| | 我还没有跟你算在我朋友面前羞辱我的账。 |
| pay [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (make a down payment) | SCSimplified Chinese 付...的首付 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 为...支付头款 |
pay down [sth],
pay [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (partly pay off, pay back: debt) | SCSimplified Chinese 部分偿还... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 为...部分还款 |
pay in [sth],
pay [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (money: put into a bank) | SCSimplified Chinese 将钱存入 jiāng qián cún rù
TCTraditional Chinese 將錢存入 |
| | I went to the bank and paid in a cheque. |
| pay [sth] in full vtr phrasal sep | (pay completely) | SCSimplified Chinese 全额付款 quán é fù kuǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 全額付款 |
| | I was happy to pay the invoice in full and be free of debt. |
pay [sth] off,
pay off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (pay all of: money owed) (指债务) | SCSimplified Chinese 偿清，还清 cháng qīng，huán qīng |
| | I've nearly paid off my mortgage. |
| | The collection company kept calling me for weeks until I finally paid off my debt. |
| | 我几乎还清了房屋抵押贷款。催收公司连续几星期给我打电话，直到我还清欠款。 |
pay [sb] off,
pay off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (bribe: [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 付给…封口费，贿赂 fù gěi fēng kǒu fèi，huì lù
TCTraditional Chinese 賄賂 |
| | The businesswoman wanted Leo to stay quiet about her fraudulent practices, so she paid him off. |
| | 这位女商人想让里奥放过她的欺诈行为，所以她进行了贿赂。 |
| pay off vi phrasal | informal (have good consequences) | SCSimplified Chinese 成功，有好的结果，得到回报 chéng gōng，yǒu hǎo de jié guǒ，dé dào huí bào
TCTraditional Chinese 成功 |
| | Hard work and careful planning always pay off. |
| | 不懈的努力以及谨慎的计划总能有所回报。 |
| pay out vi phrasal | (yield a financial reward) | SCSimplified Chinese 赚钱, 盈利 |
| | It will take five years for your investment to pay out. |
| | 你的投资将需要五年才能赚回来。 |
| pay out [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (yield a sum of money) | SCSimplified Chinese 产生巨大收益 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 带来很多钱 |
| | This slot machine will pay out a fortune if you hit the jackpot. |
| | My pension fund will pay out enough to live on. |
| | 如果你中了头奖，这台老虎机就给你一大笔钱。//我的养老基金足以支付我生活费用。 |
| pay out [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (spend: a sum of money) | SCSimplified Chinese 支付巨款 zhī fù jù kuǎn |
| | I paid out a lot of money for this expensive computer. |
| | 我花了很多钱买了这台贵重的电脑。 |
| pay up vi phrasal | informal (pay an amount owed) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 付清，还清 fù qīng，huán qīng |
| | You've owed me that money for over a month. It's time to pay up. |
| | 那笔钱你已经欠了我一个多月了，是时候还清了。 |
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| back pay n | (law: wages for previous work) (法律) | SCSimplified Chinese 拖欠工资，欠薪 |
| | The court has ordered that Mr Smith's former employer pay him £20,000 in back pay. |
| base pay n | (basic salary) | SCSimplified Chinese 基本工资 jī běn gōng zī
TCTraditional Chinese 基本工資 |
| | The base pay for this job is low, but as you gain experience your pay will be increased. |
| pay ... cents on the dollar v expr | (pay less than original price) | SCSimplified Chinese 支付原价百分之几 |
| | I paid 20 cents on the dollar for 10,000 of these bonds, so they cost me $2,000. |
| draw a pay check v expr | US (be employed) | SCSimplified Chinese 领工资 lǐng gōng zī
TCTraditional Chinese 領工資 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 领薪水 lǐng gōng zī，lǐng xīn shuǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 領薪水 |
| | I've lived here ever since I first drew a pay check. |
| | 自从我领到第一笔工资以来就一直住在这里。 |
| draw a pay check from [sb] v expr | US (work for [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 从…处领薪水 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从…处领工资 |
| draw your pay v expr | (receive wage) | SCSimplified Chinese 领薪水 lǐng xīn shuǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 領薪水 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 领工资 lǐng xīn shuǐ，lǐng gōng zī
TCTraditional Chinese 領工資 |
| | The workers drew their pay at the end of each week. |
| equal pay n | (same salary for men and women) (男女) | SCSimplified Chinese 平等薪酬 |
| failure to pay n | (payment not made) | SCSimplified Chinese 未支付，未能支付 |
| half-pay adj | (half of normal salary) | SCSimplified Chinese 半薪的 |
| hazard pay n | (money for dangerous job) | SCSimplified Chinese 危险工作津贴 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 风险保障金 |
| incentive pay n | (bonus or pay rise based on performance) | SCSimplified Chinese 奖励津贴 jiǎng lì jīn tiē
TCTraditional Chinese 獎勵津貼 |
| net pay n | (total pay after tax) | SCSimplified Chinese 工资净额 gōng zī jìng é
TCTraditional Chinese 工資淨額 |
| pay [sb] a bribe v expr | (persuade [sb] with money, etc.) | SCSimplified Chinese 贿赂 huì lù
TCTraditional Chinese 賄賂 |
| | I wonder if that cop will let me off without a ticket if I pay him a bribe? |
pay a call on [sb],
pay [sb] a call v expr | (visit) | SCSimplified Chinese 拜访 bài fǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 拜訪 |
| | The doctor will pay you a call tomorrow. |
| pay [sb] a compliment v expr | (make a flattering comment to) | SCSimplified Chinese 赞美，夸奖 zàn měi，kuā jiǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 讚美 / 贊美 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 恭维 gōng wéi |
| | I was stunned when my boss said he liked my report; it was the first time he had ever paid me a compliment. |
pay a courtesy call to [sb],
pay [sb] a courtesy call v expr | (make diplomatic visit) | SCSimplified Chinese 国事访问 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 外交访问 |
| pay a high price v expr | figurative (suffer for [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 付出高昂代价 |
| pay a high price for [sth] v expr | figurative (suffer for [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 因...付出高昂代价 |
| pay a visit v expr | informal, euphemism, UK (go to the toilet) | SCSimplified Chinese 去方便 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 去上厕所 |
| | Let's stop at the next service station; I need to pay a visit! |
| pay [sb] a visit v expr | (go and see [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 去拜访某人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 去看某人 |
| | I haven't seen my parents since Christmas. It's time to pay them a visit. |
| pay an arm and a leg v expr | slang, figurative (pay a high price) | SCSimplified Chinese 付出高昂代价 |
| pay as you go n | (prepaid mobile phone use) (电话付费方法) | SCSimplified Chinese 手机预充值消费 |
| 备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
pay as you go,
pay-as-you-go adj | (debts paid as they are incurred) | SCSimplified Chinese 即付的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 即时还款的 |
| pay as you go v expr | (pay debts as they are incurred) | SCSimplified Chinese 即付 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 即时还款 |
| pay attention vtr + n | (be attentive) | SCSimplified Chinese 注意 zhù yì
TCTraditional Chinese 注意 |
| | Pay attention! Don't keep reading when I'm talking to you! |
| | 请注意！当我和你说话的时候请不要看书！ |
| pay attention to [sth] v expr | (take notice of) | SCSimplified Chinese 注意 zhù yì
TCTraditional Chinese 注意 |
| | Please pay attention to this important information. |
| | 请注意听这一条重要信息。 |
| pay attention to [sth] v expr | (concentrate on) | SCSimplified Chinese 注意 zhù yì
TCTraditional Chinese 注意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 仔细听 zhù yì，zǐ xì tīng |
| | Pay close attention to every word he says. |
| | 请仔细听他说的每一个字。 |
| pay attention to [sb] v expr | (listen to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 注意听…说 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 注意听…的话 |
| | Pay attention to me when I'm trying to tell you something important. |
| | 我试着告诉你一些重要的事情时，请注意听。 |
| pay [sb] back for [sth] v expr | (return money borrowed from [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 还…钱给某人 |
| | I paid him back for the drinks he had bought us. |
| | 我将他请我们喝酒的钱还了。 |
pay [sb] back in their own coin,
pay [sb] back in his own coin,
pay [sb] back in her own coin v expr | figurative (retaliate) | SCSimplified Chinese 以其人之道还治其人之身 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以牙还牙 yǐ yá huán yá |
| pay [sb] back in his/her/their own coin v expr | figurative (behave toward [sb] in a like way) | SCSimplified Chinese 以其人之道，还以其人之身 |
| pay cash v expr | (pay using coins or notes) | SCSimplified Chinese 现金支付 xiàn jīn zhī fù
TCTraditional Chinese 現金支付 |
| | You can't use a credit card here; you have to pay cash. |
| pay close attention v expr | (take notice) | SCSimplified Chinese 密切关注 mì qiè guān zhù
TCTraditional Chinese 密切關注 |
| | I was paying close attention but I still have no idea how the magician lifted your watch! |
| pay close attention to [sth] v expr | (take notice of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 密切注意... |
| | Pay close attention to what I say because I won't repeat it. |
| pay dirt n | figurative, informal ([sth] lucrative) | SCSimplified Chinese 有利可图的事物，有价值的发现 yǒu lì kě tú de shì wù，yǒu jià zhí de fā xiàn |
| | He knew he hit pay dirt when he was offered $100,000 for his story. |
| pay dirt n | (ore that is profitable for mining) | SCSimplified Chinese 贵金属砂土 guì jīn shǔ shā tǔ |
| pay dividends v expr | figurative (have beneficial effects) | SCSimplified Chinese 支付红利 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 产生效益 |
| paydown n | US (type of debt reduction) | SCSimplified Chinese 部分还款 |
| pay funds into v expr | (contribute money to) | SCSimplified Chinese 捐钱给 |
| pay good money for [sth] v expr | informal (pay a considerable sum for [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 花大价钱购买 |
| | I paid good money for this, but now I find it's a worthless piece of junk. |
| pay grade | (military: pay scale) (军队) | SCSimplified Chinese 薪酬等级 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 工资等级 |
pay heed,
take heed v expr | (take notice, listen) | SCSimplified Chinese 留意 liú yì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 关注 liú yì，guān zhù
TCTraditional Chinese 關注 |
| | Pay heed all of you, otherwise you will get into trouble. |
pay heed to [sth],
give heed to [sth],
take heed of [sth] v expr | (take notice of, listen to) | SCSimplified Chinese 留意 liú yì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 关注 liú yì，guān zhù
TCTraditional Chinese 關注 |
| | You need to pay heed to the explanation leaflet before you take the medication. |
| | Residents are urged to take heed of the weather warnings. |
| pay homage to [sb/sth] vtr | (show one's respect towards) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…表示敬意 xiàng biǎo shì jìng yì |
| | The worshippers paid homage to their leader. |
| pay homage to [sb/sth] vtr | (do [sth] as a tribute to) | SCSimplified Chinese 以…向…致敬 yǐ xiàng zhì jìng |
| | Fans organized a candlelit vigil to pay homage to their fallen star. |
| pay in advance v expr | (give money for [sth] to be obtained later) | SCSimplified Chinese 提前支付 tí qián zhī fù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 预先支付 tí qián zhī fù，yù xiān zhī fù
TCTraditional Chinese 預先支付 |
| | Some cell phone companies require you to pay in advance for your service. |
| pay in cash v expr | (pay in coins or notes) | SCSimplified Chinese 现金支付 xiàn jīn zhī fù
TCTraditional Chinese 現金支付 |
| | I don't have any credit cards: I always pay in cash. |
| pay [sth] in full⇒ vtr | (repay completely) | SCSimplified Chinese 全额偿还 quán é cháng huán
TCTraditional Chinese 全額償還 |
pay it forward,
pay [sth] forward n | (pass on good deed) | SCSimplified Chinese 让爱传出去 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 把这份情传递下去 |
| pay its way v expr | (covers expenses) | SCSimplified Chinese 报销开支 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 承担开支 |
pay lip service to [sth/sb],
pay [sth/sb] lip service v expr | figurative (give superficial attention) | SCSimplified Chinese 口惠而实不至 kǒu huì ér shí bú zhì |
| | Obama paid lip service to closing Guantanamo, but he hasn't taken action yet. |
| pay marked attentions to [sb] v expr | (attempt to seduce) (求爱时) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…殷情备至 |
| pay no attention v expr | (not take notice) | SCSimplified Chinese 没留意 méi liú yì |
| | Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. |
| pay no attention to v expr | (ignore, not take notice of) | SCSimplified Chinese 没留意 méi liú yì |
| | Pay no attention to his rudeness. |
| pay no mind v expr | informal (ignore or disregard [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 不在乎 bú zài hu
TCTraditional Chinese 不在乎 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不放在心上 bú zài hu ，bú fàng zài xīn shàng |
| | The deer was a good distance away and paid us no mind. |
| Pay On Delivery n | (payment on receipt of goods) | SCSimplified Chinese 货到付款 huò dào fù kuǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 貨到付款 |
| | Customers who choose Pay on Delivery can pay in cash or by credit card when the goods arrive. |
pay [sth] out,
pay out [sth] vtr + adv | (rope, line: slacken gradually) (绳索，线) | SCSimplified Chinese 逐渐变松
TCTraditional Chinese 逐漸變松 |
| | The belayer pays out the rope as needed. |
pay phone,
payphone n | (public phone: takes coins, card) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 投币式公用电话 tóu bì shì gōng yòng diàn huà |
| | I didn't have enough money to use the pay phone. |
pay raise (US),
pay rise (UK) n | (increase in wages, salary) | SCSimplified Chinese 涨工资 zhǎng gōng zī
TCTraditional Chinese 漲工資 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 加薪 zhǎng gōng zī，jiā xīn |
| | Staff are expected to settle for a pay rise of around 1%. |
| pay reparations vtr + n | (make financial compensation) | SCSimplified Chinese 赔款 péi kuǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 賠款 |
| | Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to pay reparations to the Allies. |
| pay scale n | (salary range) | SCSimplified Chinese 薪级，薪酬结构 |
pay sheet,
paysheet n | (payroll, list of salaried workers) | SCSimplified Chinese 工资单 gōng zī chán
TCTraditional Chinese 薪資單 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 薪水单 gōng zī chán，xīn shuǐ dān |
| | According to their accounting office, I'm still not on the pay sheet though I've been working there for weeks. |
| pay special attention to [sth] v expr | (take specific note of) | SCSimplified Chinese 特别留意 tè bié liú yì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 特别关注 tè bié liú yì，tè bié guān zhù |
| | The math teacher said we should pay special attention to the negative signs. |
| pay the bill v expr | (pay costs incurred) | SCSimplified Chinese 付账 fù zhàng |
| | I asked the waiter if I could pay the bill. |
| pay the costs v expr | (pay a price incurred) | SCSimplified Chinese 付钱 fù qián |
| | To be accepted to the exclusive country club, you must be willing to pay the costs associated with membership there. |
| pay the penalty v expr | figurative (suffer the consequences of [sth]) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 付出代价，自食其果，受到恶报 fù chū dài jià，zì shí qí guǒ，shòu dào è bào
TCTraditional Chinese 付出代價 |
| | The judge told the accused that he must pay the penalty for his crime. |
| pay the piper v expr | figurative (face the consequences) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 付出代价，受到恶报，自食其果，承担后果 fù chū dài jià，shòu dào è bào，zì shí qí guǒ，chéng dān hòu guǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 付出代價，承擔後果 |
| | If you keep treating people that way, you'll eventually have to pay the piper. |
| pay through the nose v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 花大价钱
TCTraditional Chinese 花大價錢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 支付高昂费用 |
| | Our train was cancelled, so we ended up paying through the nose to take a taxi. |
| pay through the nose for [sth] v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 为…支付高昂费用 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 为…花大价钱 |
| | He paid through the nose for that car, and it's nothing but a piece of junk. |
| pay to the order of expr | (cheque: pay amount specified to) (支票) | SCSimplified Chinese 收款人 shōu kuǎn rén |
| pay too much v expr | (be overcharged for [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 出价太高 chū jià tài gāo
TCTraditional Chinese 出價太高 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 付得过多 chū jià tài gāo，fù de guò duō |
| | I paid too much for the taxi from the airport to the city centre. |
| pay tribute v expr | (show one's respect) | SCSimplified Chinese 致敬 zhì jìng
TCTraditional Chinese 致敬 |
| pay tribute to [sb/sth] v expr | (speak respectfully of) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…致敬 |
| | Everyone paid tribute to the firemen's bravery in rescuing the child. |
| pay your dues v expr | figurative (do [sth] you are expected to do) | SCSimplified Chinese 恪尽职守 |
| pay your respects v expr | (honor [sb] who has died) (对死者) | SCSimplified Chinese 凭吊 |
| | 200 people turned up to Mr Smith's funeral to pay their respects. |
pay your respects to [sb],
pay your last respects to [sb],
pay your final respects to [sb] v expr | (honor [sb] who has died) | SCSimplified Chinese 向...告别 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 凭吊 |
| | He went to the funeral to pay his last respects to his beloved teacher. |
| | 他去了葬礼，向他挚爱的老师道别。 |
| pay your respects to [sb] v expr | (greet [sb] courteously) | SCSimplified Chinese （登门）问候…以示敬意 |
| | While I'm visiting in town I should pay my respects to the mayor; he's an old friend of my father's. |
| pay your share v expr | (contribute fairly to the cost of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 付自己的那份钱 fù zì jǐ de nà fèn qián |
| | Please pay your share of the rent before the end of the month. |
| pay your way v expr | (contribute fairly to expenses) | SCSimplified Chinese 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 自力更生 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自食其力 zì lì gēng shēng，zì shí qí lì |
| | When he got a job, Teresa told her teenage son that, if he wanted to continue living with her, he would have to pay his way. |
| | 当他找到一份工作时，特蕾莎告诉她十几岁的儿子，如果他想继续和她住在一起，他就得自力更生。 |
| pay-per-click n | (Internet: business model) (互联网) | SCSimplified Chinese 点击付费 |
| pay-per-click n as adj | (relating to this Internet business model) | SCSimplified Chinese 点击付费的 |
| pay-per-view adj | (TV) (电视) | SCSimplified Chinese 付费的 |
paycheck (US),
pay cheque (UK) n | (wage or salary check) | SCSimplified Chinese 薪水支票 xīn shuǐ zhī piào
TCTraditional Chinese 薪資支票 |
| | The company hands out paychecks every Friday. |
| payday n | (day when wages are paid) | SCSimplified Chinese 发薪日 fā xīn rì
TCTraditional Chinese 發薪日 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 发工资的日子 fā xīn rì，fā gōng zī de rì zi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 支付日 fā xīn rì，zhī fù rì
TCTraditional Chinese 給付日 |
| | Nick goes to the casino every payday. |