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【释义】：

(paid，paid)vt．❶ 付给，付(款)：pay cash付现款．pay sb the money付款给某人．pay taxes纳税．I paid two yuan for the book．我花两元买这本书．pay money in存款．❷ 偿还，还清：pay a debt还债．pay money back还钱，还债．pay money out还清债务．pay(money)up还清，付清．pay one’s way不负债．❸ 报酬，酬谢，偿还：pay sb．for his help酬谢某人的帮助．pay sb．out惩罚某人，向某人报复．❹ 给予：pay a friendly visit(to)(对…)进行友好访问．pay sb．a compliment称赞，夸奖某人．pay one’s respects to向…致敬．pay lip service to sth．空口讲．pay attention to注意…：We must pay close attention to the new trends of class struggle．我们必须密切注视阶级斗争的新动向．❺ 有利．合算：It pays you to rise early．早起对你是有好处的．

－vi．❶ 支付，偿还：pay in advance预付．pay by instal(l)ments分期付款．pay for负担…费用，付…代价，受惩罚：a lesson paid for with blood血的教训．The bread is paid for．此面包已交款．He will have to pay for what he did．他这样做必然要受到惩罚．❷ 值得，合算，有利：It pays well to do so．这样做很合算．

△pay out(or away)放出(绳等)，放松(绳等)：He called to the workers to pay out the rope：他要工人们把绳子放松些．pay sb．off 1)给薪解雇．2)(债务)全部还清．put′paid’to sth．【口语】解决(某事物)，结束(某事物)以免再有麻烦．

－n．薪水，工资：full(half) pay 全(半)薪．draw one’s pay 领工资．be in the pay of受…雇用．without pay 无报酬地．