| 单词 | pay |
| 释义 | Word Frequency pay 1(peɪ) verbWord forms: pays, paying or paid 1. to discharge (a debt, obligation, etc) by giving or doing something he paid his creditors 2. (when intr, often foll by for) to give (money) to (a person) in return for goods or services they pay their workers well they pay by the hour 3. to give or afford (a person) a profit or benefit it pays one to be honest 4. (transitive) to give or bestow (a compliment, regards, attention, etc) 5. (transitive) to make (a visit or call) 6. (intransitive; often foll by for) to give compensation or make amends 7. (transitive) to yield a return of the shares pay 15 per cent 8. to give or do (something equivalent) in return; pay back he paid for the insult with a blow 9. (tr; past tense and past participle paid or payed) nautical to allow (a vessel) to make leeway 10. Australian informal to acknowledge or accept (something) as true, just, etc 11. pay one's way noun 12. a. money given in return for work or services; a salary or wage b. (as modifier) pay claim pay grade 13. paid employment (esp in the phrase in the pay of) 14. (modifier) requiring the insertion of money or discs before or during use a pay phone a pay toilet 15. (modifier) rich enough in minerals to be profitably mined or worked pay gravel Word origin C12: from Old French payer, from Latin pācāre to appease (a creditor), from pāx peaceWord Frequency pay 2(peɪ) verbWord forms: pays, paying or payed (transitive) nautical to caulk (the seams of a wooden vessel) with pitch or tar Word origin C17: from Old French peier, from Latin picāre, from pix pitch |
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