| 单词 | pay |
| 释义 | pay 1. v. & n. --vtr. (past and past part. paid) 1. (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for services done, goods received, debts incurred, etc. (paid him in full; I assure you I have paid). 2. a give (a usu. specified amount) for work done, a debt, a ransom, etc. (they pay {pound}6 an hour). b (foll. by to) hand over the amount of (a debt, wages, recompense, etc.) to (paid the money to the assistant). 3. a give, bestow, or express (attention, respect, a compliment, etc.) (paid them no heed). b make (a visit, a call, etc.) (paid a visit to their uncle). 4. (also absol.) (of a business, undertaking, attitude, etc.) be profitable or advantageous to (a person etc.). 5. reward or punish (can never pay you for what you have done for us; I shall pay you for that). 6. (usu. as paid adj.) recompense (work, time, etc.) (paid holiday). 7. (usu. foll. by out, away) let out (a rope) by slackening it. --n wages; payment. Phrases and idioms in the pay of employed by. paid holidays an agreed holiday period for which wages are paid as normal. paid-up member (esp. of a trade-union member) a person who has paid the subscriptions in full. pay-as-you-earn Brit. the deduction of income tax from wages at source. pay-bed a hospital bed for private patients. pay-claim a demand for an increase in pay, esp. by a trade union. pay-day a day on which payment, esp. of wages, is made or expected to be made. pay dearly (usu. foll. by for) 1. obtain at a high cost, great effort, etc. 2. suffer for a wrongdoing etc. pay dirt (or gravel) US 1. Mineral. ground worth working for ore. 2. a financially promising situation. pay envelope US = pay-packet. pay for 1. hand over the price of. 2. bear the cost of. 3. suffer or be punished for (a fault etc.). pay in pay (money) into a bank account. paying guest a boarder. pay its (or one's) way cover costs; not be indebted. pay one's last respects show respect towards a dead person by attending the funeral. pay off 1. dismiss (workers) with a final payment. 2. colloq. yield good results; succeed. 3. pay (a debt) in full. 4. (of a ship) turn to leeward through the movement of the helm. pay-off n. sl. 1. an act of payment. 2. a climax. 3. a final reckoning. pay out (or back) punish or be revenged on. pay-packet Brit. a packet or envelope containing an employee's wages. pay phone a coin-box telephone. pay the piper and call the tune pay for, and therefore have control over, a proceeding. pay one's respects make a polite visit. pay station US = pay phone. pay through the nose colloq. pay much more than a fair price. pay up pay the full amount, or the full amount of. put paid to colloq. 1. deal effectively with (a person). 2. terminate (hopes etc.). Derivatives payee n. payer n. Etymology: ME f. OF paie, payer f. L pacare appease f. pax pacis peace 2. v.tr. (past and past part. payed) Naut. smear (a ship) with pitch, tar, etc. as a defence against wet. Etymology: OF peier f. L picare f. pix picis PITCH(2) |
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