n 工資，薪水，報(bào)酬 (money given in return for regular work) [U]：What's your monthly～? 你月薪多少?My～is 200 pounds a week. 我每周收入200鎊。a～increase of $10 a week 每周10美元加薪;an increase in～收入的增加;His～went up every year. 他的收入逐年增加。What's the～like in his job? (infml) 他的工作能掙多少錢?The workers went on strike for higher～. 工人們罷工要求增加工資。～dirt值得開采的礦藏;～phone (～station) 投幣式電話;〖同〗wages，salary，income，fee;
?in the pay of 受……雇用的 (尤指秘密雇用)(derog)： (sb/spy) be in the～of the enemy (某人/間諜)被敵人所雇用;
?→′pay-claim n (工會(huì)為其會(huì)員提出的) 加薪要求;′pay-day n 發(fā)薪日;(股票市場的)交割日;′payload n (船，飛機(jī)等)有酬載荷;飛機(jī)或?qū)棓y帶的炸藥量;(衛(wèi)星或宇宙飛船)有效的載荷;′paymaster n 負(fù)責(zé)發(fā)放薪餉的官員;出錢讓人做事并對(duì)其實(shí)施控制的人;′pay-packet n 工資袋;′payroll n 工資表，薪水冊(cè);工資表上應(yīng)付工資的總額;′pay-slip n 工資條;
?v(1) 1) 付錢，為(向)……付費(fèi)，付給(give (money) to (sb) in exchange for goods， services， etc) [I， I+prep(for)， T+n， T+n+prep(to/for)， D+n+n， Dn+prep(to)]：～in cash/by cheque 用現(xiàn)金/支票付款;They had to～rather heavily. 他們得付相當(dāng)多的錢。My company/The job～s well. 我的公司/這件工作薪水很高。～to do sth 付錢做某事;～for the book/the meal/the car/the house 交書款/付飯費(fèi)/交購車款/付房款;His parents paid for him to go to America. 他的父母為他負(fù)擔(dān)去美國的費(fèi)用。They paid the cashier and left. 他們向收款(銀)員付了款就走了。We're paid on Friday. 我們星期五發(fā)工資。I'll～you for the damage. 我將賠償你的損失。We've paid a lot of money/2000 dollars/a high enough price for it. 我們已為此付出了很多錢/2000美元/足夠高的價(jià)錢。She's paid 10 dollars a week. 她每周掙10美元。P～your entrance money to the man at the door. 把你的入場費(fèi)交給門口的那個(gè)人。I'll～you $500 for the car.我付你500美元買那輛汽車。2) 付(費(fèi))，還(欠款) (give (sb) money that one owes) [T+n， D+n+n， Dn+prep(to)]：～a bill/a fine/a rent/a subscription/a debt付賬單/交罰款/交房租/交訂閱費(fèi)/還賬;～the income tax/one's dues 繳納所得稅/交會(huì)費(fèi);He paid me the $5/money he had borrowed. 他把向我借的五美元/錢還給了我?！玱ne's membership fee to sb 向某人繳納會(huì)費(fèi);〖同〗settle，clear;〖反〗owe;
?(2) 1)有利(收益)，合算 ((of a business，etc) be profitable)： [I]： His bookshop did not～so he sold it. 他的書店無利可圖，因此他就把它賣了。make a farm～讓農(nóng)場盈利;〖同〗y(tǒng)ield，return，profit，benefit; 2)對(duì)(某人)有利 (be useful or profitable to (sb)) [I， T+n]： Honesty always～s. 誠實(shí)總能得到好報(bào)。It～s to get a good education/be honest. 受良好教育/誠實(shí)對(duì)人有好處。It doesn't～to waste time. 浪費(fèi)時(shí)間沒有好處。It will～you to work hard. 努力工作必有所獲。〖同〗y(tǒng)ield，return，benefit;
?pay attention to sb/sth 傾聽，注意：Now～attention to me. 請(qǐng)注意聽我說。You should～attention to your health. 你應(yīng)該注意自己的健康。
?pay sb a compliment/pay a compliment to sb 恭維(某人)：Other artists～me empty compliments which only humiliate me. 其他藝術(shù)家空洞地恭維我，這只不過是對(duì)我的侮辱。
?pay dividends 日后有好處：The time she has spent learning French now～s dividends. 她花在學(xué)法語上的時(shí)間現(xiàn)在得到了報(bào)償。
?pay heed (to sb/sth) 注意(留意)……： He paid no heed to our warnings. 他把我們的警告當(dāng)作耳邊風(fēng)。
?pay sb (back) in his own/the same coin 以其人之道還治其人之身： I was determined to get revenge， to～him back in his own coin for the wrongs he had done to us. 我決心以其人之道還治其人之身，報(bào)復(fù)他對(duì)我們的不公平。
?pay the penalty (for sth/doing sth) 自食其果：They had to～the penalty for the wrong decisions they made. 他們得為自己所作的錯(cuò)誤決定而自食其果。
?pay a/the price (for sth) (為所得)付出代價(jià)：This was the price that had to be paid for peace. 這就是為和平而必須付出的代價(jià)。
?pay one's respects (to sb) (向某人)表示敬意(致敬)(fml)： Please～my respects to your father. 請(qǐng)代我向您父親致意。
?pay through the nose (for sth) (為某物)付高價(jià)：I've got a ticket for tonight's football match， but I had to～through the nose for it. 我弄到了一張今晚足球比賽的票，但為這張票花掉了很多錢。
?pay (a) tribute to sb/sth 對(duì)……表示敬佩： I want to take this opportunity to～a public tribute to him/his courage. 我想借此機(jī)會(huì)公開對(duì)他/他的勇氣表示敬佩。
?pay sb/sth a visit 拜訪，訪問：～a visit to a friend/a patient/the United States 拜訪朋友/探望病人/訪問美國;
?pay one's/its way (某人)維持生活，(企業(yè)等)維持營業(yè)： I never borrow money because I believe one ought always to～one's way. 我從不向人借錢，因?yàn)槲蚁嘈乓粋€(gè)人應(yīng)該始終靠自己維持生活。
?put paid to sth 停止，毀壞 (infml)： Three days of continuous sunshine put paid to his usual complaints about the bad weather. 連續(xù)三天的大晴天使他不再喋喋不休地抱怨天氣不好。
?pay back (v adv) 1) 還(某人)錢，償還(vt)： She paid me back the $100 she owed me. 她把欠我的100美元還給了我。He paid the money back promptly. 他很快就把錢還了回來。2) 報(bào)復(fù)(vt)： I'll～them back for the treatment. 我要為這種待遇向他們報(bào)復(fù)。
?pay for (v prep) 為……付出代價(jià)(vt)： You'll have to～(heavily/dearly) for your mistakes/your crime. 你要為你所犯的錯(cuò)誤/罪行付出(沉重的/昂貴的)代價(jià)。
?pay in (v adv) 將(錢)存入(銀行賬戶) (vt)： I have to～in $20 to cover a cheque that I wrote. 我得存入20美元以支付我開的一張支票。
?pay off (v adv) 1)有利可圖，沒有白費(fèi)勁，成功(vt) (infml)： The deal/Your daring plan will～off， I'm sure. 我肯定這筆交易有利可圖/你大膽的計(jì)劃會(huì)成功。2) 付清工資后予以解雇(vt)： 200 workers will be paid off when the factory closes next week. 下周工廠關(guān)閉時(shí)將有200名工人被遣散。3)用錢來堵住(某人的)嘴(vt) (infml)： We had to～off the man who got us the contract， with 5% of the profit. 我們得用5%的利潤來堵住為我們弄到合同的那個(gè)人的嘴。4)全部付(還)清(vt)：～off one's debts/one's loan/one's taxes/one's house 全部付清債務(wù)/貸款/稅款/購房款;
?pay out (v adv) 1) (定期為某物)付大筆款項(xiàng)(vt)： They're～ing out $500 a month on their mortgage. 他們每月要為抵押貸款支付500美元。2) (把繩子等)一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)放出(vt)： P～the rope out a little at a time. 將繩子每次放松一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。
?pay up (v adv) 還清全部欠款(vt)： The landlord demanded that the man～up or go to jail. 房主要求那人付清全部欠款，否則他就去坐班房。
?→′payable adj 必須(可以)支付的;pay′ee n 受(收)款人;′payer n 付款人;paid-′up adj 付清全部應(yīng)付款項(xiàng)的;′pay-as-you-′earn n (略作PAYE) 發(fā)工資時(shí)預(yù)扣所得稅法;′pay-bed n (BrE) 在全民保健醫(yī)院中由病人付費(fèi)的病床;′pay-off n 發(fā)工資;行賄;報(bào)酬;報(bào)應(yīng);(故事，事件等的)高潮;′payment n;
?【說明】pay 作及物動(dòng)詞表示“付款”時(shí)，只能后接表示人或錢的賓語，不能直接接表示事物的詞作賓語;如： Who paid for the tickets? (誰付票錢?) 注意，tickets前的for不可少。
?【辨異】pay與fee、income、wage(s)和salary的區(qū)別見FEE。