英语词汇“it pays to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. intransitive. To yield an adequate return; to recompense one's expense or trouble; (also) to be profitable or advantageous. it pays to: it is advantageous or worthwhile to (do something).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial [verb (intransitive)] > result in (adequate) advantage

to turn to accounta1632

pay1774

to bear fruit1889

to pay out1909

to pay off1946

1774 J. Bentham Let. 19 Apr. in Corr. (1968) I. 181 Any thing may do for a trough for an experiment or two to try how things pay.

1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 32 The fireman..thought it would not pay To dig him out.

1842 T. P. Thompson Exercises I. 200 If land is uncultivated, it is because it will not pay.

1850 L. Sawyer in Way Sketches (1926) 113 Some of the claims on the rivers are paying well.

1885 ‘F. Anstey’ Tinted Venus iv. 44 You won't find it pay in the long run.

1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier i. 8 I doubt whether any of their businesses had ever paid.

1960 Today 25 June 25 The French find it pays not to complain.

1994 Which? July 36/1 The most expensive policies were two to three times the cheapest, so it pays to shop around for the best deal.

单词	it pays to
释义	> as lemmas it pays to c. intransitive. To yield an adequate return; to recompense one's expense or trouble; (also) to be profitable or advantageous. it pays to: it is advantageous or worthwhile to (do something). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial [verb (intransitive)] > result in (adequate) advantage to turn to accounta1632 pay1774 to bear fruit1889 to pay out1909 to pay off1946 1774 J. Bentham Let. 19 Apr. in Corr. (1968) I. 181 Any thing may do for a trough for an experiment or two to try how things pay. 1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 32 The fireman..thought it would not pay To dig him out. 1842 T. P. Thompson Exercises I. 200 If land is uncultivated, it is because it will not pay. 1850 L. Sawyer in Way Sketches (1926) 113 Some of the claims on the rivers are paying well. 1885 ‘F. Anstey’ Tinted Venus iv. 44 You won't find it pay in the long run. 1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier i. 8 I doubt whether any of their businesses had ever paid. 1960 Today 25 June 25 The French find it pays not to complain. 1994 Which? July 36/1 The most expensive policies were two to three times the cheapest, so it pays to shop around for the best deal. extracted from payv.¹ < as lemmas
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