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pay /peɪ/► SEE ALLbe in the pay of sb/sthbe in sb’s/sth’s payhell/the devil to payhit/strike pay dirtpay dividendspay for itselfpay lip-service to sthpay the price/penalty (for sth/for doing sth)pay your respects (to sb)pay through the nose (for sth)pay tribute to sb/sthpay sb/sth a visitpay a visit to sb/sthpay your/its (own) waycost/pay an arm and a legcost/pay/charge the earthgive/pay heed (to sb/sth)take heed (of sb/sth)pay sth back/return sth with interestrob Peter to pay Paul
●be in the pay of sb/sth●be in sb’s/sth’s pay (usually disapproving) be working for sb or for an organization, often secretly 拿…的钱；（常指秘密地）为…工作；由…豢养◆He’s been in the pay of our rivals for the last ten years.
过去十年来他一直在秘密地为我们的对手工作。●ˈhell/the ˈdevil to pay (informal) a lot of trouble 大麻烦；大乱子◆There’ll be hell to pay when your father sees that broken window.
一旦你父亲看到那扇打破的窗子，麻烦就大了。●hit/strike ˈpay dirt (informal, especially NAmE) suddenly be in a successful situation, especially one that makes you rich 骤然成功；（尤指）发现财源，暴富◆The band hit pay dirt two years ago with their first album, but have since been less successful.
这个乐队两年前出第一张专辑时一炮打响，后来却不像当初那么成功。 ORIGIN This comes from mining. Pay dirt is earth that contains valuable minerals or metal such as gold. 这个习语源于采矿。pay dirt 指含诸如金子等贵重矿物或金属的矿砂。●pay ˈdividendsproduce great advantages or profits 有所收益；带来好处；产生效益◆Learning a foreign language will always pay dividends.
学会一门外语总是会有好处的。◆Hard work while you’re young pays dividends later.
少年时努力以后总会有回报。 NOTE If you invest in a company, the money you receive as your share of the profit is called a dividend. 在公司投资所得的利润叫 dividend （红利）。 ●pay for itˈself (of a new system, sth you have bought, etc. 新系统、所买的东西等) save as much money as it cost 省下相当于购买的钱；损益相当；够本◆The rail pass will pay for itself after only about two trips.
一张火车月票大约只须乘两次车就够本儿了。●pay ˈlip-service to sthif a person pays lip-service to sth, they pretend to support or agree with sth, without proving their support by what they actually do 嘴上说得好听；口惠而实不至◆He doesn’t really believe in equal opportunities. He just pays lip-service to it because he doesn’t want to appear old-fashioned.
他并不是真的相信机会均等，他口头上赞成只不过是不想显得守旧。●pay the ˈprice/ˈpenalty (for sth/for doing sth)suffer as a result of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done （因…）吃苦头，付出代价；自食其果◆They’ve made a lot of mistakes in the past and now they’re paying the price.
他们过去犯了不少错误，现在正在为此付出代价。◆I’m really paying the penalty for all those late nights. I feel terrible today.
我正在为熬了那么多天的夜付出代价。我今天难受死了。●pay your reˈspects (to sb) (formal) show respect for sb by visiting them, attending their funeral, etc. （向…）表示敬意，致问候，作礼节性拜访◆At the funeral the whole neighbourhood came out to pay their respects (to him).
葬礼上所有的邻居都来（向他）告别。●pay through the ˈnose (for sth) (informal) pay a very high price for sth 付过高的价钱；被敲竹杠；挨宰◆Why pay through the nose for a used car? Come to Smith’s for prices you can afford!
为什么要花那么多钱买辆二手车呢？来史密斯公司买你能买得起的车吧！●pay ˈtribute to sb/sthshow that you respect or admire sb/sth 向…致敬◆Members of the musical profession paid tribute to the late Leonard Bernstein.
音乐界人士向已故的莱纳德 ∙ 伯恩斯坦致敬。 ORIGIN In the past, people often had to pay tribute to a ruler, which meant paying money in return for protection or for not being attacked. 旧时，人们经常被迫向统治者进贡（pay tribute），以期得到对方的保护或免受攻击。●pay sb/sth a visit●pay a visit to sb/sthvisit sb/sth 拜访◆I think it’s time we paid Jo a visit, don’t you?
我想我们该去拜访乔了，你说呢？●pay your/its (own) ˈway (of a person, group, etc. 人、团体等) have or make enough money to support yourself/itself 有自己偿付的能力；自食其力◆I had to work in a cafe in order to pay my way through college.
为了能够自食其力读完大学，我不得不在咖啡馆打工。◆Each part of the business must be able to pay its own way.
每一块业务都必须自筹运营经费。●cost/pay an ˌarm and a ˈleg (informal) cost/pay a lot of money 花／支付一大笔钱◆We want to redecorate the living room, but I’m afraid it’s going to cost us an arm and a leg.我们想重新装修客厅，可是这恐怕得花血本。●cost/pay/charge the ˈearth (BrE, informal) cost/pay/charge a lot of money 花／付／索要一大笔钱◆It needn’t cost the earth to refurbish your offices.重新装修一下你们的办公室花不了多少钱。●give/pay ˈheed (to sb/sth)●take ˈheed (of sb/sth) (formal) pay careful attention to sb/sth 留心；注意；理会◆They gave little heed to the rumours.他们对流言蜚语不予理睬。◆I paid no heed at the time but later I had cause to remember what he’d said.我当时没在意，但后来的事让我想起了他的话。●pay sth back/return sth with ˈinterestreact to the harm sb has done to you by doing sth even worse to them 加倍回击（或惩罚）◆Peter pushed his sister, so she paid him back with interest by kicking him hard.彼得推了妹妹一下，妹妹连本带利，反过来狠狠踢了他一脚。 NOTE Interest is the extra money you receive or pay when you lend or borrow money. * interest 指利息。 ●rob ˌPeter to pay ˈPaul (saying) take money from one area and spend it in another 借新债还旧账；拆东墙补西墙◆Government spending on education has not increased. Some areas have improved, but only as a result of robbing Peter to pay Paul.政府的教育支出并没增加。虽然有些地区得到改善，但只不过是拆了东墙补西墙而已。 |