例如下面的例句
It pays to advertise.
登廣告很有用。
It pays to follow his advice.
聽他的忠告是值得的。
It always pays to give your paper one final check.
寫了文章最後檢查壹遍總是有好處的。
（2）help protect the animals =help (to) protect the animals=有助於保護動物
help to do sth :幫助做某事
pay英 [pe?] 美 [pe]
vt.& vi. 付款；償還；補償；（對…）有利
vt. 給予；支付
n. 工資；薪水；報答
adj. 收費的；需付費的
過去式：paid
過去分詞：paid
現在分詞：paying
第三人稱單數：pays
用作動詞 (v.)
My firm pays well.
我公司工酬優厚。
Let me pay for dinner.
晚飯讓我來付。
You've got to be able to make your business pay well.
妳得設法使妳的生意贏利。
It would probably pay you to hire an accountant.
聘壹位會計師或許對妳有好處。
They will pay for their arrogance!
他們會為自大付出代價!
He'll have to pay for what he has done.
他將為自己所做的壹切付出代價。
用作名詞 (n.)
He doesn't like that job, but the pay is good.
他不喜歡那工作,但薪水很高。
The workers in our pay work very hard.
我們雇用的員工工作很努力。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
This is a pay telephone.
這是繳費電話。
There is a pay streak here.
這裏有開采價值的礦層。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作不及物動詞S+～(+A)
This job pays well.
這份工作報酬不錯。
How much did you pay?
妳付了多少錢?
The shop will give a discount of ten percent as long as you don't want credit butpay in cash.
要是妳不賒賬而立刻付錢,商店可以打9折。
He says that sheep farming doesn't pay.
他說養羊不賺錢。
The shop closed because it didn't pay.
該店因不掙錢而關閉。
收起It ～s+to- v
It pays to advertise.
登廣告很有用。
It pays to follow his advice.
聽他的忠告是值得的。
It always pays to give your paper one final check.
寫了文章最後檢查壹遍總是有好處的。
用作及物動詞S+～+ n./pron.
I haven't paid my tailor yet.
我還沒付錢給裁縫。
Have you paid the milkman this month?
妳這個月付款給送牛奶的人了嗎?
Our trade union paid my train fare.
我的火車費由工會支付。
The patients pay only a tiny registration fee and the cost of meals while in the hospital.
病人住醫院只繳少許掛號費和夥食費。
That's a beautiful leather jacket, but I can't afford to pay that much.
那件皮夾克很漂亮,但是我付不起那麽多錢。
He ought to pay his share.
他應該付他那壹份。
He ought to pay the rent.
他應該付房租。
He has paid his taxes.
他已付清稅金。
The bank pays interest of 9％ on savings.
這家銀行支付9％的存款利息。
Have you paid what you owe him yet?
妳把欠他的錢還了嗎?
The teacher told the student to pay attention to his spelling.
老師提醒那個學生要註意拼法。
The workers declared for the offer of increased pay and holidays.
工人們擁護提高工資、延長假期的提議。
The workers banded together against the employers' position on their pay.
工人們聯合起來,反對雇主在工資問題上所持的立場。
He got an increase in pay.
他加了薪。
The workers went on strike for higher pay.
工人舉行罷工,要求增加工資。
The machinists wanted more pay for running new machines.
機械師們以操作新機器為理由要求增加工資。
The monthly pay was eighty dollars, for officer and man alike.
工資每月80美元,官兵壹樣。
My heart aches for you!
妳的薪水僅增加了20%,太可憐了!
The trade unions bargained away their rights in exchange for a small pay raise.
工會不惜犧牲自己的權利以換取微薄的加薪。
用作動詞 (v.)
pay back (v.+adv.)
償還return what is owing
I must remember to pay you back for the concert tickets. 我必須記住把買音樂會的票錢還給您。
Have I paid you back the $50 you lent me for those books? 妳借給我買那些書的50美元我還了沒有?
I am sure that he will pay back every cent he owes you. 我敢肯定,他會分文不差地把欠款還給妳。
How can I pay you back for all your kindness? 我怎樣報答妳所有的好意呢?
報復take revenge on
I'll pay him back blow for blow. 我會對他以牙還牙地進行報復。
pay down (v.+adv.)
即時支付,付定金,先付部分款give partial payment at the time of purchase and agree to pay the rest installmentspay sth ? down
How much did you have to pay down on the car?這輛車妳當時得付出多少錢?
pay for (v.+prep.)
為…付錢give money to sb for sthpay for sth
How much did you pay for the book?那本書妳付了多少錢?
I haven't paid yet for this suit.我還沒為這套衣服付款。
You pay for it at the time you order it.訂購時就得付款。
I pay weekly for my board and lodging.我按周付食宿費。
We got to the hotel, and I paid for the taxi.我們到了旅館,我付了出租汽車費。
pay sb/sth for sth
I have to pay 150 yuan for the sewing machine.我得花150元買這臺縫紉機。
用於 be ～ed 結構
He was promptly paid for it.他為那事立即得到報酬。
賠償compensate forpay for sth
Let me pay for the broken window.我來賠打破的玻璃窗的費用。
因…受罰; 因…遭受痛苦; 付出代價 be punishedpay for sth
You'll have to pay for your crime.妳得為妳的罪行付出代價。
He paid dearly for his mistake.他為他的錯誤付出了高昂的代價。
He paid for his negligence by losing his job.他因為粗心大意而丟了工作。
Loss of health is too high a price to pay for success in your studies.為了學習上有成就而搞壞身體,代價太高了。
替某人付款 give money to sb for sbpay for sb
I'll pay for her, and you'll pay yourself.我替她付賬,妳自己付款。
pay in (v.+adv.)
把錢(支票)存入銀行make a deposit with a bank or pay cheque into the bankpay sth ? in用於 be ～ed 結構
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When you move into a house you really have to start paying out money.當妳遷入新居,妳就得開始付錢了。
The bank pays out interest on its savings accounts every six months.該銀行每六個月結算壹次利息。
懲罰,報復punish; revengepay sth ? out用於 be ～ed 結構
John was paid out for the trick he played on James.約翰捉弄詹姆斯,但受到了報復。
pay up (v.+adv.)
全部還清,付清pay in fullpay up
My goods were lost in the fire and the insurance company will have to pay up.我的貨在大火中燒毀了,保險公司將不得不賠償。
pay sth ? up
Every club member must pay up his membership money before the end of the season.每壹位俱樂部成員必須在賽季以前繳清會費。
用作名詞 (n.)
in the pay of
受…雇用 employed by sb secretly
The woman spy in the pay of the enemy was afraid to betray herself and escaped from that country. 那位被敵人雇用的女間諜怕暴露自己便逃離了那個國家。
They alleged that Abell was a spy in the pay of the enemy. 他們聲稱艾貝爾是敵人雇用的間諜。
The man was accused of being a spy in the pay of the enemy. 那人被指控是敵人雇用的間諜。
pay the train fare 支付火車票費用
pay away 付掉
pay back 償還,報答,向…報復
pay back debt 付清欠債
pay down 用現金支付,當場支付
pay down debt 即時付清欠債
pay off 付清,償清
pay off loan 還清貸款
pay sb off without notice 未事先通知就解雇某人
pay out 付出,對(某人)進行報復
pay up 全部付清
pay up debt 付清欠債
～+介詞
pay at rate 按利率支付
pay by check 用支票支付
pay by installments 分期付款
pay by year 拿年薪
pay for articles 付貨款
pay for book 付書款
pay for education 支付某人的教育費用
pay in advance 預付
pay in cash 以現款支付
pay in full 全部付清
pay in instalments 分期付款
pay in kind 以實物支付
pay in money 付現款
pay into 存入…(賬戶)
pay into pension fund 把錢交入退休基金
pay on delivery 貨到付款
用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+～
accept pay 接受薪水
advance pay 預支薪水
affect pay 影響工資
attach pay 扣發薪金
attain pay 取得薪金
back pay 欠薪
boost pay 提高工資
collect pay 領工資
cut down pay 削減工資,降低工資
deduct pay 扣發工資
distribute pay 分發工資
dock sb's pay 扣(減)某人的工資
draw pay 支領薪水
earn a pay 掙工資
freeze pay 凍結工資
get pay 得到工資
increase pay 增加薪水
live on pay 靠薪金收入生活
make pay 掙工資
negotiate pay 協商薪金的數目
offer pay 提供薪水
pay out the pay 發薪水
pull down pay 拿薪水
pull in pay 拿薪水
raise pay 加薪
receive pay 支領薪水
reduce pay 減少工資
refuse pay 拒收工資
seek higher pay 想得到更高的工資
stop pay 停發工資
take pay 領工資
形容詞+～
adequate pay 足夠的工資
annual pay 年薪
average pay 平均工資
bad pay 低微的工資
basic pay 基本工資
daily pay 日薪,日工資
decent pay 相當不錯的工資
double pay 雙倍的工資
fair pay 相當金額的工資
fixed pay 固定工資
floating pay 浮動工資
good pay 高薪
high pay 高薪
living pay 能維持普通家庭生活的工資,最低生活工資
low pay 低薪,低工資
lucrative pay 容易賺的工資
maximum pay 法定最高限度工資
meager pay 微薄的工資
minimum pay 法定最低限度工資
net pay 凈得工資
nominal pay 名義工資
poor pay 微薄的工資
real pay 實際工資
reasonable pay 合理的工資
regular pay 固定工資
sick pay 病假津貼
subsistent pay 維持最低生活的工資
take-home pay 實得的工資(指扣除稅金等的余額)
weekly pay 周薪,周工資
名詞+～
board pay 夥食工資
overtime pay 加班費
severance pay 遣散費
starvation pay 不夠夥食開銷的工資
strike pay 罷工津貼
～+名詞
pay freeze 工資凍結
pay scale 工資等級
pay system 工資制度
介詞+～
at pay 付款
for pay 為了報酬
in pay of 豢養下的,…禦用下的,被…收買的
on pay 領薪
under pay 由誰付酬
with pay 帶薪
without pay 無酬的,名譽的
～+介詞
pay for 用於…的酬金
pay作及物動詞，後面可直接跟賓語，但壹般是表示錢，賬單或人的詞。如果要表示為某事或某物付錢時，需要用介詞for或是to的不定式來引導。
I will pay for that book.
He paid us to watch his house.
在美國，pay可作形容詞，表示“付費的”或是“收費的”，例如pay hospital（收費的醫院）和pay patient（付費的病人）；
pay後可接介詞by，表示“由……支付”。
Their nursing costs are paid by the Government.
他們的護理費用由政府來支付。
pay bills表示“付帳”，pay homage to a person表示“向某人表示敬意”，pay tribute to a person表示“贊揚某人”。
n.(名詞)
pay, salary, wages
這組詞都有“薪水”“工資”的意思。其區別在於：
1.pay是普通用詞,不可數,意思是“工資,薪水”,指工作所得到的酬金,也可特指發給軍人的薪餉,強調付了錢,不如salary和wages正式。
2.salary壹般指腦力勞動者的月薪或年俸。例如:
He lived on his salary.他靠薪水生活。
The company pays good salary.這個公司的薪金高。
His regular salary doesn't come to much, but he gets bonuses too.他的固定薪水並不高,但他還有獎金。
3.wages多指體力勞動者按天或按周領取的工錢。例如:
Her wages are one hundred dollars a week.她的工資為每周100美元。
He takes his wages home to his wife every Friday.他每星期五把工資帶回家交給妻子。
cost expend spend take pay
這些動詞均含“花費”之意。
cost:cost指花費時間、金錢、勞力等。其主語是物，而不能由人充當，也不用被動形式。
expend:expend較正式用詞，通常指為某壹專門目的而花費大量金錢、時間或精力。
spend:spend普通用詞，與cost基本同義，但主語必須是人。
take:take普通用詞，指需要占用空間、時間或精力等，其主語可以是人，也可以是壹件事情。
pay:pay“付款、給……報酬”，它可作及物動詞也可作不及物動詞。pay常用於以下幾種句型：①Sb．pay（s）sb．money意為“某人付款給另壹個人或某人給另壹個人多少報酬”。
他每周給我五十元的報酬。 ②pay for sth．意為“付……款、給……報酬”。 He has paid for the meal．
He pays me fifty yuan a week．
他付給我10元錢。
誤 He paid for me ten yuan .
正 He paid me ten yuan.
析 pay表示“付某人多少錢”時,接雙賓語,間接賓語前不用介詞for。
學生們在畢業前都要以某種方式向老師表示敬意。
誤 The students will pay their respects for the teachers in one way or another before leaving school.
正 The students will pay their respects to the teachers in one way or another before leaving school.
晚輩要向長輩們致以問候,這是中國的傳統。
誤 It is a tradition in China that the young generation should pay their respects for the old.
正 It is a tradition in China that the young generation should pay their respects to the old.
析 pay respect(s)之後接to,不可接for。但 have〔show〕 respect之後可以接to也可以接for。
經過十年的辛勤勞動,他們終於還清了債務。
誤 After ten years of hard work, they finally paid their debts.
正 After ten years of hard work, they finally paid off their debts.
析 pay off是“還清”的意思。而誤句中沒有off,只是說“還了債務”。
要多加註意妳的發音。
誤 Much attention should be paid on your pronunciation.
正 Much attention should be paid to your pronunciation.
析 pay attention to為固定詞組,表示“註意…”,表此義時不可說pay attention on。
妳腋下夾的物品已付錢了嗎?
誤 Have you paid the article under your arm?
正 Have you paid for the article under your arm?
我已經為此付了100元。
誤 I have paid 100 yuan on it.
正 I have paid 100 yuan for it.
析 “付…的錢”“為…付錢”,要用pay for。
我還沒付車錢。
誤 I haven't paid for the driver yet.
正 I haven't paid the driver yet.
析 當動詞pay後面所跟是人或錢壹類的名詞時不需接for。
來吧,我給妳買點飲料。
誤 Come on.I'll pay you a drink.
正 Come on.I'll buy〔get〕 you a drink.
析 表示“出錢請客人”時不用pay sb sth 結構,應該用buy或get。
他上個月借的書還了沒有?
誤 Did he pay back the book he borrowed last month?
正 Did he return the book he borrowed last month?
析 “還錢”“還損壞的東西”用pay,“歸還原物”應該用return。
收起n.(名詞)
辦公室工作人員中很少有人掙大錢的。
誤 Very few office workers get a good pay.
正 Very few office workers get good pay.
析 pay作“工資,薪水”解時是不可數名詞,前面不能加a。
錯句舉例與錯句分析
錯句：have you paid the skirt she bought you？
糾正：have you paid for the skirt she bought you？
翻譯：妳付了她給妳買的裙子的錢嗎？
分析：pay如果要表示為某事或某物付錢時，需要用介詞for來引導。