英语词汇“in a person's pay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. in (also †under) the pay of: in the paid employment of; (figurative) under the control or sway of. Also in a person's pay.

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society > occupation and work > working > [phrase] > in the paid employment of

at or of (a person's) wage or wages?a1400

in (also under) the pay of1838

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [phrase] > in receipt of pay

in pay1567

in (also under) the pay of1838

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. ii. 126 Like enough..To fight against me vnder Percies pay.

c1625 J. Smith Hist. Bermudaes (1882) 294 We haue nine fortes and two plattformes..but one only gunner in the Companyes pay to plie them all.

1757 B. Franklin in London Chron. 20 Sept. Troops in the Pay of the Province.

1798 T. Morton Secrets Worth Knowing iii. iii. 36 When I had given thee all, I sought my fortunes in a German regiment in the pay of England.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. 197 Unless we should suppose that the murderers were in the pay of Sparta.

1886 Dict. National Biogr. VIII. 315/1 The queen regent proceeded to..garrison the city with Scotch soldiers in the pay of France.

1933 Mod. Psychologist Nov. 249/2 The rickshaw coolies, in the pay of the brothel keepers, will automatically trundle off in the direction of the brothels any drunken man or stranger.

2003 F. Shaw Sweetest Thing 343 Richards' man is keeping the secret for us. He's in our pay.

单词	in a person's pay
释义	> as lemmas in a person's pay c. in (also †under) the pay of: in the paid employment of; (figurative) under the control or sway of. Also in a person's pay. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > [phrase] > in the paid employment of at or of (a person's) wage or wages?a1400 in (also under) the pay of1838 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [phrase] > in receipt of pay in pay1567 in (also under) the pay of1838 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. ii. 126 Like enough..To fight against me vnder Percies pay. View more context for this quotation c1625 J. Smith Hist. Bermudaes (1882) 294 We haue nine fortes and two plattformes..but one only gunner in the Companyes pay to plie them all. 1757 B. Franklin in London Chron. 20 Sept. Troops in the Pay of the Province. 1798 T. Morton Secrets Worth Knowing iii. iii. 36 When I had given thee all, I sought my fortunes in a German regiment in the pay of England. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. 197 Unless we should suppose that the murderers were in the pay of Sparta. 1886 Dict. National Biogr. VIII. 315/1 The queen regent proceeded to..garrison the city with Scotch soldiers in the pay of France. 1933 Mod. Psychologist Nov. 249/2 The rickshaw coolies, in the pay of the brothel keepers, will automatically trundle off in the direction of the brothels any drunken man or stranger. 2003 F. Shaw Sweetest Thing 343 Richards' man is keeping the secret for us. He's in our pay. extracted from payn. < as lemmas
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